Sjögren's syndrome (SS) is a chronic autoimmune disease that primarily affects the exocrine
glands, resulting in their functional impairment. In SS, lymphocytic infiltration of salivary and …

IgA is the most abundant immunoglobulin in the human body, and performs a very
specialized role which involves mucosal immunity, development of tolerance and protection …

Sjögren's syndrome (SS) is a systemic progressive autoimmune disease characterized by a
complex pathogenesis requiring a predisposing genetic background and involving immune …

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

Sjögren's syndrome (SS) is an autoimmune disease characterized primarily by lymphocytic
infiltration of the exocrine glands, and autoantibody production. Multiple environmental …

Systemic rheumatic diseases (SRDs) are chronic, inflammatory, autoimmune disorders with
the presence of autoantibodies that may affect any organ or system. Liver dysfunction in …

Objective: The epidemiology of polyautoimmunity in Sjögren's syndrome (secondary
Sjögren's syndrome–sSS) is not well defined and has not been investigated before using a …

Autoimmune diseases (ADs) represent a heterogeneous group of disorders that affect
specific target organs or multiple organ systems. These conditions share common …

Autoimmune diseases (ADs) are chronic and heterogeneous conditions that affect specific
target organs or multiple organ systems. The chronic nature of these diseases places a …

Sjögren's syndrome (SjS) accompanied by other systemic autoimmune rheumatic
connective tissue diseases has historically been termed 'secondary'in contrast to …