Research Article

Highlights on Novel Technologies for the Detection of Antibodies to Ro60, Ro52, and SS-B

Table 1

Sensitivities and specificities of the different assays in different diseases.

QUANTA Flash Ro52BioPlex 2200
Ro52
QUANTA Flash
Ro60
BioPlex 2200
Ro60
QUANTA Flash
SS-B
BioPlex 2200
SS-B

Antigen sourceRecombinant, insect cellsRecombinant, insect cellsRecombinant, insect cellsNativeRecombinant, insect cellsNative
Analytical measuring range (cut-off)2.3–1685.3 CU (20 CU)0.2–8.0 units (1.0 units)4.9–1374.8 CU (20 CU)0.2–8.0 units (1.0 units)3.3–1706.8 CU (20 CU)0.2–8.0 units (1.0 units)
Sensitivity in SARD % (95% CI)47.2 (37.5–57.1)40.7 (31.4–50.6)65.7 (56.0–74.6)68.5 (58.9–77.1)24.1 (16.4–33.3)33.3 (24.6–43.1)
Sensitivity in SLE % (95% CI)50.0 (28.2–71.8)45.5 (24.4–67.8)68.2 (45.1–86.1)68.2 (45.1–86.1)31.8 (13.9–54.9)45.5 (24.4–67.8)
Sensitivity in SjS % (95% CI)51.9 (37.8–65.7)44.4 (30.9–58.6)75.9 (62.4–86.5)75.9 (62.4–86.5)31.5 (19.5–45.6)31.5 (19.5–45.6)
Specificity % (95% CI)92.5 (86.6–96.3)95.5 (90.4–98.3)93.2 (87.5–96.9)93.2 (87.5–96.9)97.7 (93.5–99.5)94.7 (89.5–97.9)