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Table 3 Anti-scl-70 autoantibodies

From: Long-term immune reconstitution and T cell repertoire analysis after autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in systemic sclerosis patients

 

Group A patients

Group B patients

 

1

2

3

4

5

1

2

3

4

5

Anti-Scl-70 antibodies, U/ml

 Baseline

120

+a

0

10.2

+a

0

+a

39.1

130

21.3

 2–3 years

32.9

0

0

0

390

0

240

31.1

106.5

0

 4–5 years

11.6

0

0

0

257

0

352

15.9

+a

0

 Long term

0

0b

0b

0

>8b

0

3.8b

>8b

250

0

  1. Anti-Scl-70 antibodies were measured at pre-transplant period (baseline) and sequentially during follow-up by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay as described in methods section. Quantified results are expressed in arbitrary units/ml as previously published ([8])
  2. aPositive for Anti-Scl-70 antibodies
  3. bAnti-Scl-70 antibodies levels measured by BioPlex ANA Screen