Article
[Influence of epigenetic in Sjögren's syndrome].
La Revue de medecine interne - 1 May 2018
Bordron A, Charras A, Le Dantec C, Renaudineau Y
Abstract excerpt
Sjögren's syndrome (SS) is a systemic autoimmune epithelitis with a major female incidence, and characterized by a dry syndrome, impaired quality of life, visceral involvement, and lymphoma for the most aggressive cases. During this process, epithelial cells acquire the capacity to produce cytokines, chemokines, and autoantigens which can in turn be presented to the immune system. Consequently, this epithelitis...
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