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Novel clinical phenotype-based stratification identifies distinct immunopathological and ultrasonographic signatures in Sjögren's disease.
Rheumatology (Oxford, England) - 1 Sept 2026
Xu Nan, Cheng Lian, Ding Yimin, Tang Yiping, Tan Wei, Chen Jiwei, Fang Yuxuan, Chen Hongyi, Shen Jiacheng, Wang Zheng, Li Guoqing
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: To characterize glandular immune composition and structural involvement across clinically defined Sjögren's disease (SjD) subgroups-B cell active disease with low symptom burden (BALS), high systemic activity (HSA) and low systemic activity with high symptom burden (LSAHS)-by integrating quantitative immunohistochemistry (IHC) with salivary gland ultrasonography (SGUS) and shear wave elastography...
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- Humans
- Sjogren's Syndrome
- Female
- Middle Aged
- Elasticity Imaging Techniques
- Male
