Research Article

Familial Aggregation and Segregation Analysis in Families Presenting Autoimmunity, Polyautoimmunity, and Multiple Autoimmune Syndrome

Table 1

Characteristics of probands and families classified as late-onset and early-onset.

CharacteristicLate-onsetEarly-onset
AllADPolyADMASAllADPolyAD/MAS

Age (yrs)49.43 45.99 45.49 44.81 32.3219.5416
Min, Max11, 9113, 8316, 7820, 643, 944, 70
Age at onset (yrs)32.80 33.42 33.97 7.7711
Min, Max5, 625, 625, 621, 24
Male
 Aff (Unaff)265 24 (156)8 (172)2 (178)22750 (141)0 (191)
Female
 Aff (Unaff)451195 (216)91 (320)41 (370)21652 (152)1 (203)
Number of Peds12783
Mean size ± SD5.64 ± 2.765.34 ± 2.94
Min, Max3, 163, 20

AD: autoimmune disease; PolyAD: polyautoimmunity; MAS: multiple autoimmune syndrome. Data correspond to FDRs affected or unaffected and taking into account the analysis. Aff: affected; Unaff: unaffected.
value < 0.001 -test when comparing late-onset versus early-onset variables.