Association between Secondary and Primary Sjögren’s Syndrome in a Large Collection of Lupus Families

Objective. Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and Sjögren’s syndrome (SS) share clinical and immunogenetic features and may occur together. We undertook this study to determine the risk of primary SS among SLE-unaffected relatives of SLE patients and whether or not primary and secondary SS tended to...

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Main Authors: Rachna Aggarwal, Juan-Manuel Anaya, Kristi A. Koelsch, Biji T. Kurien, R. Hal Scofield
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2015-01-01
Series:Autoimmune Diseases
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/298506