Use of patient age and anti-Ro/La antibody status to determine the probability of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus and sicca symptoms fulfilling criteria for secondary Sjögren's syndrome

Rheumatology (Oxford). 2003 Jan;42(1):189-91. doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/keg048.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Age Factors
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Antibodies, Antinuclear / blood
  • Biomarkers / blood
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / complications
  • Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / immunology
  • Middle Aged
  • Sjogren's Syndrome / complications
  • Sjogren's Syndrome / diagnosis*
  • Sjogren's Syndrome / immunology

Substances

  • Antibodies, Antinuclear
  • Biomarkers