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Table 4 Presence of plasma antibodies against Hsp60 in patients with ITP and control.

From: Expression of the 60 kDa and 71 kDa heat shock proteins and presence of antibodies against the 71 kDa heat shock protein in pediatric patients with immune thrombocytopenic purpura

Groups

Number of children

Dilution of antibodies against Hsp60 (n and Percentage)

  

negative

positive

1:10

1:20

1:40

1:80

Control

30

28(93.3)

2(6.7)

0(0)

0(0)

1(3.3)

1(3.3)

ITP

29

26(89.7)

3(10.3)

1(3.4)

0(0)

1(3.4)

1 (3.4)

  1. n: represents the number of children at different dilutions of antibodies against Hsp60.