Sjögren's syndrome: A quintessential B cell-induced autoimmune disease

Joint Bone Spine

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-2

  Youinou, Pierre ^a  

^a FACULTÉ DE MÉDECINE ET DES SCIENCES DE LA SANTÉ   (France)

Author keywords

B lymphocyte autoimmunity; Sj gren's syndrome

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 10; INTERLEUKIN 12; INTERLEUKIN 2; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; B LYMPHOCYTE; EDITORIAL; EPITHELIUM CELL; HELPER CELL; HUMAN; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SJOEGREN SYNDROME; T LYMPHOCYTE;

ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; B-LYMPHOCYTES; HUMANS; IMMUNOLOGIC FACTORS; SALIVARY GLANDS; SJOGREN'S SYNDROME;

EID: 37649013005     PISSN: 1297319X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbspin.2007.07.001     Document Type: Editorial

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