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Sjögren's syndrome: why autoimmune epithelitis?
20 Oct 2006
Abstract excerpt
The expression 'autoimmune epithelitis' has been proposed as an alternative for Sjögren's syndrome (SS) based on data pointing out the central role of the epithelial cell in the pathogenesis of the syndrome. Clinically, apart from exocrine glands that are the main target, the epithelial component of the other organs such as kidneys, liver, lungs or thyroid is commonly affected resulting in various extraglandular...
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