Table 1 Titers of antinuclear antibody and auto-Abs before and after allogeneic-hematopoietic stem cell transplantation

From: Changes in the autoantibody pattern during allogeneic stem-cell transplantation for acute myeloid leukemia complicated by systemic lupus erythematosus

 

Normal range

Before AML

Onset of AML

Recurrence of AML

Post allo-HSCT

     

50 D

6 M

12 M

18 M

24 M

42 M

Last follow-up

ANA

 

~640

40

40

40

40

40

80

NA

640

320

Staining pattern of ANA

 

Homo, Spec

Spec

Homo

Homo

Nucleolar

Nucleolar

Nucleolar

NA

Nucleolar

Nucleolar

Anti-ssDNA Ab

<40 AU/mL

~100

NA

NA

24.4

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

Anti-ssDNA IgG-Ab

<7 U/mL

5.3

Anti-dsDNA Ab

<20 IU/mL

~40.2

12.4

8

2.8

2.4

2.5

4.5

NA

NA

Anti-dsDNA IgG-Ab

<10 IU/mL

1.3

Anti-Ro/SS-A Ab

<10 U/mL

~32.5

11.9

9.9

<7.0

<7.0

<7.0

<5.0

NA

NA

0.8

Anti-TPO Ab

<0.1 U/mL

positive

91.7

53.4

23.4

0.5

<0.3

<0.3

 

<15 IU/mL

8

29

103

149

Chimerism (% donor)

 

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

  1. Abbreviations: allo-HSCT=allogeneic-hematopoietic stem cell transplantation; ANA=antinuclear antibody; D=day; dsDNA=double-stranded DNA; Homo=homogeneous; M=month; NA=not available; Spec=speckled.