Drs. Mavragani and Moutsopoulos reply.

Drs. Mavragani and Moutsopoulos reply. J Rheumatol. 2019 Sep 15;: Authors: Mavragani CP, Moutsopoulos HM Abstract We were delighted to read the letter by Killian, et al, which challenges the use of the terms primary and secondary human Sjögren syndrome (SS) even in experimental animal models of SS1 These terms were coined almost 40 years ago on the basis of a study that revealed clinical, immunologic, and genetic differences among patients expressing sicca manifestations alone and patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and SS. PMID: 31523045 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
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