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Expression of Toll-Like Receptor -7 and -9 in B Cell Subsets from Patients with Primary Sjögren’s Syndrome
19 Mar 2015
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INTRODUCTION: Sjögren's syndrome (SS) is a rheumatic autoimmune disease characterized by inflammation of exocrine glands. As autoantibodies are present in a majority of patients, B cells have been suggested to play an important role in onset and development of the disease. Toll-like receptors (TLRs) are pattern recognition receptors triggering innate immune responses. Since an increased expression of TLRs has...
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