Table 1 Characteristics of the enrolled study participants.

From: Human cytomegalovirus pp65 peptide-induced autoantibodies cross-reacts with TAF9 protein and induces lupus-like autoimmunity in BALB/c mice

Characteristics

SLE

SS

RA

AS

Gout

Normal

Age (years)

19-73

23-78

22-80

20-72

27-77

32-64

Mean (years)

40.7 ± 1.5

50.41 ± 2.7

52.5 ± 2.0

43.5 ± 3.4

53.8 ± 2.1

43.2 ± 2.1

Total no. of specimen

67

23

38

18

40

72

Female (%)

95.5%

91.3%

65.8%

22.2%

0%

100%

  1. RA, rheumatoid arthritis; AS, ankylosing spondylitis; SS, primary Sjögren’s syndrome; SLE, systemic lupus erythematosus.
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