Table 2

Number of patients with SLE and pSS having various combinations of detectable IgA, IgG and IgM autoantibodies

Ro 52 kDaRo 60 kDaLa
IgG/IgM2-150IgAn (%)IgG/IgMIgA n (%)IgG/IgMIgA n (%)
positivitynpositivitynpositivityn
SLE+/+1919 (100)+/+66 (100)+/+1817
+/−52 (40)+/−106 (60)+/−33
−/+21 (50)−/+10 (0)−/+30
−/−40 (0)−/−132 (15)−/−60
pSS+/+1919 (100)+/+54 (8)+/+1919
+/−22 (100)+/−98 (89)+/−11
−/+00 (0)−/+11 (100)−/+00
−/−40 (0)−/−100 (0)−/−50
  • 2-150 Indicates the number of patients (n) with detectable levels of IgG and/or IgM autoantibodies (that is, ⩾1+ reactivity in immunoblotting). Indicates the number of patients (n) with detectable IgA autoantibodies.