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Table 1 Results of ovarian antibody tests in women with premature ovarian failure (POF) and control women (CTRL) matched for age and parity.

From: Ovarian antibodies as detected by indirect immunofluorescence are unreliable in the diagnosis of autoimmune premature ovarian failure: a controlled evaluation

 

Commerciala

NIHb

NIH Revised Methodc

Sample

POF

CTRL

POF

CTRL

POF

CTRL

1

1+

-

1+

1+

+

-

2

-

-

-

1+

-

-

3

1+

1+

1+

1+

+

+

4

-

-

-

1+

-

+

5

-

1+

-

2+

-

+

6

-

-

-

-

-

+

7

-

2+

1+

3+

+

-

8

1+

-

1+

-

+

+

9

1+

-

2+

-

+

-

10

1+

-

-

-

+

-

11

1+

-

3+

-

+

+

12

-

1+

-

-

-

-

13

-

-

-

-

-

+

14

-

1+

-

1+

+

-

15

1+

1+

1+

2+

-

-

16

-

1+

-

-

-

+

17

-

-

-

-

-

-

18

1+

-

1+

2+

+

+

19

1+

-

1+

-

+

-

20

-

-

-

-

-

+

21

-

1+

-

-

-

-

22

1+

-

1+

1+

+

-

23

1+

-

-

-

-

-

24

-

-

-

-

+

-

25

2+

-

3+

-

+

+

26

1+

-

1+

-

+

-

Total (+)

13

8

12

10

14

11

  1. aResults by commercial laboratory bResults by our laboratory using the commercial method cResults by our laboratory with outcome measure as simply positive (+) or negative (-)
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