Table 1

Prevalence of anti-chromatin antibodies in systemic autoimmune diseases and controls

GroupAnti-chromatin antibodies No (%)p
Systemic lupus erythematosus (n=100)69 (69)<0.05
Primary Sjögren’s syndrome (n=100)8 (8)
Systemic sclerosis (n=10)1 (10)
Primary antiphospholipid syndrome (n=30)2 (7)
Healthy blood donors (n=100)0 (0)