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Description of the study groups |
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| Symptom |
Group I |
Group II |
Total |
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| Mothers |
Children |
Mothers |
Children |
Mothers |
Children |
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| Systemic lupus erythematosus |
10 (24) |
13 |
18 (91) |
21 |
28 (115) |
34 |
| Sjögren's syndrome |
15 (17) |
26 |
7 (40) |
9 |
22 (57) |
35 |
| Asymptomatic |
16 (20) |
19 |
0 |
0 |
16 (20) |
19 |
| Total |
41 (61) |
58 |
25 (131) |
30 |
66 (192) |
88 |
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Numbers in parentheses indicate the number of serum samples tested in each group. | ||||||
Fritsch et al. Arthritis Research & Therapy 2006 8:R4 doi:10.1186/ar1848 |
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