Tissue-Specific Autoantibodies Improve Diagnosis of Primary Sj ögren's Syndrome in the Early Stage and Indicate Localized Salivary Injury.

In conclusion, TSAs improve diagnosis of pSS in the early stage, especially in anti-SSA-negative patients, and their tissue-specific nature indicates localized salivary injury, which deserves further studies to clarify the mechanism. PMID: 31205955 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Journal of Immunology Research - Category: Allergy & Immunology Tags: J Immunol Res Source Type: research