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Clinical, immunological, and immunogenetic aspects of autoantibody production against Ro/SSA, La/SSB and their linear epitopes in primary Sjögren's syndrome (pSS): a European multicentre study.
Annals of the rheumatic diseases - 1 May 2002
Tzioufas A G, Wassmuth R, Dafni U G, Guialis A, Haga H-J, Isenberg D A, Jonsson R, Kalden J R, Kiener H, Sakarellos C, Smolen J S, Sutcliffe N, Vitali C, Yiannaki E, Moutsopoulos H M
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: To investigate the clinical and immunogenetic aspects of antibody formation against Ro/SSA and La/SSB as well as their linear B cell epitopes in patients with primary Sjögren's syndrome (pSS) from different European countries. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Ninety patients with pSS from six European centres were studied. Serum samples from all patients were tested in a control laboratory for anti-Ro/SSA and...
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