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Sjögren's syndrome: no demonstrable association by serology of secondary Sjögren's syndrome with cytomegalovirus
Author(s) -
Scully Crispian
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
journal of oral pathology and medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.887
H-Index - 83
eISSN - 1600-0714
pISSN - 0904-2512
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0714.1990.tb00780.x
Subject(s) - serology , cytomegalovirus , medicine , antibody , sjögren syndrome , immunology , human cytomegalovirus , betaherpesvirinae , herpesviridae , pathology , viral disease , autoimmune disease , virus
The possible relationship between Sjögren's syndrome (SS) and cytomegalovirus (CMV) was examined using enzyme linked immunosorbent assay of serum antibodies. Patients with secondary SS did not have significantly different CMV antibodies compared with matched healthy controls.