Chinese SLE Treatment and Research Group Registry: III. Association of Autoantibodies with Clinical Manifestations in Chinese Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Figure 1
Result of cluster analysis with Ward’s method in SLE patients. Five clusters of antibodies were identified. Cluster 1 consisted of antibodies to Sm and RNP and cluster 2 consisted of antibodies to SSA and SSB. Clusters 3, 4, and 5 consisted of antibodies to ribosomal P, dsDNA, and APL, respectively.