title: Fetal wastage in women with anti-Ro(SSA) antibody.
abstract: Retrospective obstetric histories were obtained in 50 anti-Ro(SSA) antibody positive women (aged 15-50 years) and 47 anti-nRNP antibody positive women of similar age range. Twenty (40%) anti-Ro(SSA) positive women and 33 (70%) anti-nRNP positive women fulfilled the revised ARA criteria for systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Thirty-four anti-Ro(SSA) positive women had a total of 84 pregnancies with a fetal loss of 28%; 29 anti-nRNP positive women had a total of 63 pregnancies with a fetal loss of 19%. Although the overall frequency of fetal wastage between the 2 groups was not significantly different, analysis of the subgroup of SLE patients demonstrated a significantly greater fetal wastage in black anti-Ro(SSA) positive women (15 of 21, 71%) compared with black anti-nRNP positive women (5 of 28, 18% p less than .001). No significant difference in fetal wastage was noted between either the white SLE or the non-SLE women in either antibody group. These data suggest that black SLE patients with anti-Ro(SSA) antibody may be at increased risk of fetal wastage.
mesh_terms: D000022:Abortion, Spontaneous / Q000453:epidemiology; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000906:Antibodies / Q000032:analysis; D000974:Antibodies, Antinuclear / Q000032:analysis*; D001324:Autoantigens / Q000276:immunology; D005260:Female; D005313:Fetal Death / Q000453:epidemiology; D005315:Fetal Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000150:complications / Q000276:immunology; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications; D055517:snRNP Core Proteins
chemical_list: D000906:Antibodies; D000974:Antibodies, Antinuclear; D001324:Autoantigens; C035356:SS-A antibodies; D055517:snRNP Core Proteins