Anticentromere antibody positive Sjögren's Syndrome: a retrospective descriptive analysis
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Anticentromere antibody positive Sjögren's Syndrome: a retrospective descriptive analysis
INTRODUCTION A subgroup of patients with primary Sjögren's Syndrome (SS) and positive anticentromere antibodies (ACA) were recognized as having features intermediate between SS and systemic sclerosis (SSc). Our goal was to describe this group clinically and serologically and define its tendency to evolve to full blown SSc. METHODS Among 535 patients with primary SS we identified 20 ACA positi...
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عنوان ژورنال: Arthritis Research & Therapy
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1478-6354
DOI: 10.1186/ar2958