Table 5

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reference standards tested for anti-Rib-P antibodies

Sample

Specificity

ELISA, RUa

Interpretation

ALBIA, LUb

Interpretation

LIA

Interpretation


CDC1

Anti-dsDNA

1.0

Borderline

143

Negative

0

Negative

CDC2

Anti-SS-B/La

0.3

Negative

97

Negative

0

Negative

CDC3

Speckled ANA

0.4

Negative

80

Negative

0

Negative

CDC4

U1-RNP

0.6

Negative

157

Negative

0

Negative

CDC5

Sm

0.6

Negative

89

Negative

0

Negative

CDC6

Nucleolar; anti-fibrillarin

0.3

Negative

210

Negative

0

Negative

CDC7

SS-A/Ro60

0.8

Negative

149

Negative

0

Negative

CDC8

Centromere

0.5

Negative

119

Negative

0

Negative

CDC9

Topoisomerase-I

0.9

Negative

166

Negative

0

Negative

CDC10

Jo-1

0.3

Negative

75

Negative

0

Negative

CDC11

PM/Scl

0.5

Negative

126

Negative

0

Negative

CDC12

Rib-P

6.6

Positive

11,664

Positive

3

Positive


aCutoff = 1.5 relative units (RU); bcutoff = 350 luminescence units (LU). ALBIA, addressable laser bead immunoassay; CDC, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; dsDNA, double-stranded DNA; ELISA, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay; LIA, line immunoassay; Rib-P, ribosomal P protein.

Mahler et al. Arthritis Research & Therapy 2008 10:R131   doi:10.1186/ar2548

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