Table 2

Characteristics of autoantibody pattern in JSLE subgroups at diagnosis

Subgroup 1
n=31 (35.6%)
Subgroup 2
n=56 (64.4%)
Anti-Sm22 (71.0%)0 (0.0%)
Anti-u1-RNP31 (100.0%)0 (0.0%)
Anti-dsDNA23 (74.2%)31 (55.4%)
Anti-nucleosome22 (71.0%)27 (48.2%)
Anti-ribosomal P protein22 (71.0%)26 (46.4%)
Anti-histone21 (67.7%)27 (48.2%)
Anti-Ro52/SSA20 (64.5%)14 (25.0%)
Anti-Ro60/SSA24 (77.4%)16 (28.6%)
Anti-La/SSB7 (22.6%)11 (19.6%)
Anti-CL IgG8 (25.8%)3 (5.36%)
Anti-CL IgM6 (19.4%)2 (3.57%)
Anti-β2GP1 IgG8 (25.8%)3 (5.36%)
  • CL, cardiolipin; dsDNA, double-stranded DNA; JSLE, juvenile-onset SLE; RNP, ribonucleoprotein; Sm, Smith; SSA, Sjögren’s syndrome antigen A; SSB, Sjögren’s syndrome antigen B; β2GP1, β2 glycoprotein I.