title: Comparisons of double immunodiffusion, ELISA, western blot and CAPE blot for the detection of anti-SSA antibody: study of anti-SSA prevalence in systemic lupus erythematosus.
abstract: The specificity and sensitivity of anti-SSA (Ro) antibody detection by double immunodiffusion, ELISA, western blot and a new method named CAPE blot were studied. Using 79 normal sera, 61 sera positive for anti-SSA (Ro) antibodies (double immunodiffusion), and 39 sera without anti-SSA (Ro) antibodies but containing anti-Sm, anti-RNP, anti-SSB (La), anti-Scl 70 and anti-PCNA antibodies, we compared ELISA, western blot and CAPE blot with the immunodiffusion assay. The sensitivities of the three methods were 100, 62 and 100%, respectively. Sera from 196 patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) were tested. The prevalence of anti-SSA (Ro) antibodies in this group was scored as 26% by double immunodiffusion, 47% by ELISA, 25% by western blot and 38% by CAPE blot.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire d'Immunologie et d'Hématologie, Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal de Creteil, France.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Chretien
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Soulie
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Johanet
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Abuaf
mesh_terms: D000974:Antibodies, Antinuclear / Q000032:analysis*; D001323:Autoantibodies / Q000032:analysis*; D001324:Autoantigens / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D006801:Humans; D015151:Immunoblotting; D005779:Immunodiffusion; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000276:immunology*; D015995:Prevalence; D020733:RNA, Small Cytoplasmic; D012261:Ribonucleoproteins / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D000099207:SS-A Antigen
chemical_list: D000974:Antibodies, Antinuclear; D001323:Autoantibodies; D001324:Autoantigens; D020733:RNA, Small Cytoplasmic; D012261:Ribonucleoproteins; D000099207:SS-A Antigen; C116006:RO60 protein, human; C035356:SS-A antibodies