Immunological characteristics of full and incomplete responders at entry
| Full responders (n=23) | Incomplete responders (n=47) | |
| Immunoglobulins mean (SD), range | ||
| IgM3-150 | 6970 (4450), 1710–20990 | 6600 (3930), 1000–17200 |
| IgG3-150 | 17170 (4280), 10480–26700 | 16790 (4280), 10900–31600 |
| Autoantibodies | ||
| AMA | 8/23 (34.8%) | 17/47 (36.2%) |
| AMA, ANA | 8/23 (34.8%) | 12/47 (25.5%) |
| AMA, ANA, SMA | 5/23 (21.7%) | 12/47 (25.5%) |
| AMA, SMA | 2/23 (8.7%) | 6/47 (12.8%) |
↵3-150 Normal reference ranges: 600–2800 mg/l for IgM; 8000–18000 mg/l for IgG.