Usefulness of rheumatoid factor as an immunological and prognostic marker in PSS patients

• Published in: Clinical rheumatology Vol. 38; no. 5; pp. 1301 - 1307
• Main Authors: Maślińska, Maria, Mańczak, Małgorzata, Kwiatkowska, Brygida
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Springer London 01.05.2019; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Antibodies, Antinuclear - blood; APRIL protein; Autoantibodies; Autoimmune Collection 2018; Autoimmune diseases; Biomarkers - blood; Biopsy; BLyS protein; CD19 antigen; CD3 antigen; CD4 antigen; Complement component C3; Complement component C4; Conjunctivitis; Cryoglobulins; Female; Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Indirect; Humans; Immunology; Lymphocytes B; Male; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Middle Aged; Original Article; Predictive Value of Tests; Rheumatoid factor; Rheumatoid Factor - blood; Rheumatology; Salivary gland; Salivary Glands, Minor - pathology; Sjogren's syndrome; Sjogren's Syndrome - diagnosis; Sjogren's Syndrome - pathology; Prognostic factor; Rheumatoid factor; Sjögren’s syndrome

Introduction The rheumatoid factor (RF) is present in numerous autoimmune disorders, although its role in many of them remains a subject of research. The study assesses the role of RF as an immunological and prognostic factor in the primary Sjögren’s syndrome (pSS). Methods Seventy-five pSS patients...