Prevalence and clinical significance of anti-SSA antibody in the Chinese health screening population

• Published in: Clinical and experimental immunology Vol. 218; no. 2; pp. 169 - 176
• Main Authors: Jia, Yimeng, Luan, Shuqi, Huang, Sicheng, Zhang, Wen, Li, Mengtao, Xu, Tengda, Fei, Yunyun
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: US Oxford University Press 16.10.2024
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Antibodies, Antinuclear - blood; Antibodies, Antinuclear - immunology; Autoantibodies - blood; Autoantibodies - immunology; Autoimmuity; Blood Sedimentation; China - epidemiology; Clinical Relevance; Connective Tissue Diseases - diagnosis; Connective Tissue Diseases - epidemiology; Connective Tissue Diseases - immunology; Female; Humans; Male; Mass Screening - methods; Middle Aged; Prevalence; Rheumatoid Factor - blood; Rheumatoid Factor - immunology; Sjogren's Syndrome - epidemiology; Sjogren's Syndrome - immunology; China; SSA; prevalence; autoantibodies; connective tissue diseases

Abstract Anti-Sjögren's syndrome type A (anti-SSA) antibodies are non-organ-specific autoantibodies highly prevalent in various autoimmune diseases. This study primarily investigated the prevalence of anti-SSA antibodies in the health screening population. Additionally, we explored the clinical...