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Table 1 The prevalence of antibody to HCMVpp65386-439 in patients with autoimmunity and healthy controls

From: B cell epitope of human cytomegalovirus phosphoprotein 65 (HCMV pp65) induced anti-dsDNA antibody in BALB/c mice

  

SLE-dsDNA(+)

SLE-dsDNA(-)

AS

RA

Normal

Age (years)

 

16-77

22-75

15-66

20-89

32-64

Mean (years)

 

39.5

35.2

37.1

56.2

43.2

Total specimen

 

119

119

86

78

84

Female (%)

 

100

100

18

82

100

Responsiveness

pp65386 to 439 (%)

52/119

31/119

1/86 (1.16)

4/78 (5.13)

1/84 (1.19)

  

(43.70)

(26.05)

   
  1. RA: rheumatoid arthritis; AS: ankylosing spondylitis
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