Long-term follow-up in primary Sjögren’s syndrome reveals differences in clinical presentation between female and male patients

Long-term follow-up in primary Sjögren’s syndrome reveals differences in clinical presentation between female and male patients

Abstract Background Despite men being less prone to develop autoimmune diseases, male sex has been associated with a more severe disease course in several systemic autoimmune diseases. In the present study, we aimed to investigate differences in the clinical presentation of primary Sjögren’s syndrom...

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Main Authors: Jorge I. Ramírez Sepúlveda, Marika Kvarnström, Per Eriksson, Thomas Mandl, Katrine Brække Norheim, Svein Joar Johnsen, Daniel Hammenfors, Malin V. Jonsson, Kathrine Skarstein, Johan G. Brun, the DISSECT consortium, Lars Rönnblom, Helena Forsblad-d’Elia, Sara Magnusson Bucher, Eva Baecklund, Elke Theander, Roald Omdal, Roland Jonsson, Gunnel Nordmark, Marie Wahren-Herlenius
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-08-01
Series:Biology of Sex Differences
Subjects:
Sjögren’s syndrome
Autoimmunity
Sex difference
Disease severity
Extraglandular manifestations
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13293-017-0146-6

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