An Innovative Method to Identify Autoantigens Expressed on the Endothelial Cell Surface: Serological Identification System for Autoantigens Using a Retroviral Vector and Flow Cytometry (SARF)

Table 1

Prevalence of anti-endothelial cell antibodies.

Disease	% of positive sera
Systemic lupus erythematosus	15–85
Rheumatoid arthritis	0–87
Mixed connective tissue disease	33–45
Systemic sclerosis	15–84
Polymyositis/dermatomyositis	44–64
Antiphospholipid syndrome	0–64
Sjögren’s syndrome	24-25
Polyarteritis nodosa	50–56
Microscopic polyangiitis	2–60
Granulomatosis with polyangiitis	19–80
Eosinophilic granulomatosis; with polyangiitis	50–69
Takayasu arteritis	54–95
Giant-cell arteritis	33–50
Behçet’s disease	14–80
Kawasaki disease	65