IFNA1 and systemic lupus erythematosus: These findings indicate strong induction of IFN-induced genes in a subset of non-SARD ANA+ individuals and suggest that the IFN-induced gene expression observed in a significant proportion of ANA+ individuals without SARD does not differ quantitatively or qualitatively from that observed in patients with early SARD or that previously reported for patients with SLE [17].