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Gene expression and chromosomal location for susceptibility to Sjögren's syndrome.
Journal of autoimmunity - 1 Sept 2009
Pérez Paola, Anaya Juan-Manuel, Aguilera Sergio, Urzúa Ulises, Munroe David, Molina Claudio, Hermoso Marcela A, Cherry James Michael, Alliende Cecilia, Olea Nancy, Ruiz-Narváez Edward, González María-Julieta
Abstract excerpt
Primary Sjögren's syndrome (SS) is a chronic inflammatory autoimmune disease affecting mainly the exocrine glands. Its physio-pathology is poorly understood and most of the knowledge has been related to the inflammatory component. The aim of this work was to evaluate gene expression profiling in fractions enriched in epithelial cells from labial salivary glands (LSGs) of patients with primary SS and identify...
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