Genetic basis of Sjögren's syndrome. How strong is the evidence?

ABSTRACT: Sjögren's syndrome (SS) is a late-onset chronic autoimmune disease (AID) affecting the exocrine glands, mainly the salivary and lachrymal. Genetic studies on twins with primary SS have not been performed, and only a few case reports describing twins have been published. The prevalence...

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Autores:

Anaya Cabrera, Juan Manuel
Delgado Vega, Angélica María
Castiblanco Quinche, John Enrique

Tipo de recurso:

Review article

Fecha de publicación:

2006

Institución:

Universidad de Antioquia

Repositorio:

Repositorio UdeA

Idioma:

eng

OAI Identifier:

oai:bibliotecadigital.udea.edu.co:10495/32159

Acceso en línea:

https://hdl.handle.net/10495/32159

Palabra clave:

Predisposición Genética a la Enfermedad
Genetic Predisposition to Disease
Síndrome de Sjögren
Sjogren's Syndrome
Antígenos HLA
HLA Antigens
Antígenos de Histocompatibilidad Clase II
Histocompatibility Antigens Class II

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openAccess

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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/co/