Objective To compare the performance of the American–European Consensus Group
(AECG) and the newly proposed American College of Rheumatology (ACR) classification …

OBJECTIVE: To assess the recently proposed preliminary criteria for the classification of
Sjögren's syndrome (SS) in a multicentre European study of a new series of clinically …

Analyses of B cells in the bone marrow and secondary lymphoid tissues have revealed a
broad range of cell surface markers defining B cell subpopulations, but only a few of these …

Cryoglobulinemia: Study of Etiologic Factors and Clinical an... : Medicine Cryoglobulinemia:
Study of Etiologic Factors and Clinical and Immunologic Features in 443 Patients from a Single …

The Japanese criteria for diagnosing Sjögren's syndrome (SS) were revised in 1999, and
consist of four major areas: histopathology, oral examination, ocular examination, and …

The connective tissue diseases include a heterogeneous group of conditions characterized
by a wide variety of signs and symptoms. There also exists, however, a group of systemic …

In this review, we analyse critically the effects of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) on the
gastrointestinal (GI) tract from mouth to anus, attempting to distinguish the features that are …

Objective. The aim of the present study was to describe the prevalence of clinical pulmonary
manifestations in primary SS (pSS), and based on registry data, to assess quality of life …

Abstract Background. Primary Sjögren's syndrome is a connective tissue disorder affecting
primarily the lacrimal and salivary glands, resulting in xerophtalmia and xerostomia …

purpose. To assess the relative burden of dry eye in daily life by comparing Short Form-36
(SF-36) responses from individuals with and without dry eye against US norms. methods …