title: [Autoantibody profile in collagen diseases. A clinical-serological study of 250 patients from Tuebingen clinics].
abstract: Sera from 250 patients with connective tissue diseases were tested for antinuclear antibodies by immunofluorescence (IFL) and immunodiffusion. In patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE, n = 49), progressive systemic sclerosis (PSS, n = 30) and Sjögren's syndrome (n = 20), IFL showed antinuclear antibodies with a frequency of 70 to 100%. Patients with localized scleroderma (n = 16) and discoid LE (n = 38) had antinuclear antibodies in 31 and 21% of cases, respectively. In patients with vasculitis (n = 32), fluorescent antinuclear antibodies were only rarely detected (0-6%). In the immunodiffusion LE-specific anti-Sm antibodies were demonstrated in 10%, anti-nRNP nRNP antibodies in 20%, and anti-Ro antibodies in 37% of patients with SLE. In Sjögren's syndrome, anti-Ro antibodies were found in 45% and anti-La antibodies in 35% of patients. 57% of patients with PSS had the disease-specific anti-Scl-70 antibody, while only 19% had antinucleolar antibodies as detected by IFL. In patients with localized scleroderma, dermatomyositis (n = 6) or vasculitis, no precipitating antibodies were detectable. The demonstration by immunodiffusion of nuclear antibodies in patients with discoid LE could be connected with a transition to a systemic course of the disease.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000974:Antibodies, Antinuclear / Q000276:immunology; D001323:Autoantibodies / Q000032:analysis*; D002466:Cell Nucleolus / Q000276:immunology; D002648:Child; D003095:Collagen Diseases / Q000276:immunology*; D003882:Dermatomyositis / Q000276:immunology; D005260:Female; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D006801:Humans; D005779:Immunodiffusion; D008179:Lupus Erythematosus, Discoid / Q000276:immunology; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000276:immunology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012594:Scleroderma, Localized / Q000276:immunology; D012595:Scleroderma, Systemic / Q000276:immunology; D012859:Sjogren's Syndrome / Q000276:immunology; D014657:Vasculitis / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D000974:Antibodies, Antinuclear; D001323:Autoantibodies
vernacular_title: Autoantikörper-Profile bei Kollagenerkrankungen. Eine klinisch-serologische Studie an 250 Patienten aus Tübinger Kliniken.