The aim of this work was to identify common HLA Class II alleles contributing to primary
Sjögren's syndrome (pSS) susceptibility worldwide and to analyze their biological …

Primary Sjögren's syndrome (pSS) is a relatively common autoimmune systemic rheumatic
disease. In addition to sicca syndrome and swollen salivary glands, systemic features …

Gene expression analysis of target organs might help provide new insights into the
pathogenesis of autoimmune diseases. We used global gene expression profiling of minor …

Sjogren's syndrome is a common autoimmune disease that presents with sicca symptoms
and extraglandular features. Sjogren's syndrome is presumably as common as RA; yet it is …

Objective. To reevaluate, in a large series of patients with Sjögren's syndrome (SS) recruited
from 2 French centers, the question of whether HLA is associated with SS itself or with a …

Anti-SSA/Ro and anti-La/SSB are the hallmark antibodies in primary Sjögren's syndrome
(pSS), being present in 60–70%. These antibodies have been associated with an earlier …

The hypothesis that early exposure of the infant to cow's milk (or lack of breast-feeding)
predisposes the child to type 1 diabetes dates from the 1980s. It has important implications …

Sjögren's syndrome is a chronic autoimmune and rheumatic disorder with prominent sicca
complaints from the mucous membranes because of lack of proper exocrine secretions …

Sjögren's syndrome is a multisystem inflammatory rheumatic disease that is classified into
primary and secondary forms, with cardinal features in the eye (keratoconjunctivitis sicca) …

As iconic and important diagnostic autoantibodies, anti-Ro60 and anti-Ro52/tri-partite motif-
containing 21 (TRIM21) make a common appearance in a number of systemic autoimmune …