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Aspects of innate immunity in Sjögren's syndrome.
Arthritis research & therapy - 27 May 2011
Low Hui Zhi, Witte Torsten
Abstract excerpt
Previously, a dominant role of the adaptive immune system in the pathogenesis of Sjögren's syndrome was suspected. Recent advances, however, have revealed a major role of the type I IFN pathway, documented by an increased circulating type I IFN activity and an IFN 'signature' in peripheral blood mononuclear cells and minor salivary gland biopsies from the patients. Polymorphisms in the genes IRF5 and STAT4...
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