Drs. Rasmussen and Scofield reply.

Drs. Rasmussen and Scofield reply. J Rheumatol. 2020 Sep 15;: Authors: Rasmussen A, Scofield RH Abstract The cardinal laboratory/pathological features of Sjögren syndrome (SS) are autoantibodies (anti-Ro/SSA and anti-La/SSB) and lymphocytic infiltrate of the salivary glands. The lymphocytic infiltrate is graded by the focus score (FS) 1, 2, which is the number of foci with ≥ 50 lymphocytes per 4 mm2 Much has been published about the clinical and laboratory differences found among Sjögren patients with and without autoantibodies, with the presence of anti-Ro generally associated with more severe disease2,3 However, comparatively few studies have been directed at subjects without a salivary gland lymphocytic infiltrate. PMID: 32934128 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
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