Table 1.

Frequencies of antinuclear antibodies (ANA).

ANA TypeNo. Patients (%)
Systemic sclerosis-specific ANA
  Anticentromere antibody91 (51)
  Antitopoisomerase I16 (9)
  Anti-Th/To RNP14 (8)
  Anti-PM-Scl6 (3)
  Anti-RNA pol I, II, III (one I, III only)5 (3)
  Anti-U3 RNP3 (2)
Connective tissue disease-associated ANA
  Anti-U1 RNP15 (8)
  Anti-Ro and/or anti-La3 (2)
Other
  Unidentified ANA22 (12)
  Negative7 (4)