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Scand J Immunol. 2018 Jun 08;e12679. doi: 10.1111/sji.12679. Epub 2018 Jun 08.

T follicular-like helper cells in the peripheral blood of patients with primary Sjögren's syndrome.

Scandinavian journal of immunology

Karl A Brokstad, Marita Fredriksen, Fan Zhou, Brith Bergum, Johan G Brun, Rebecca J Cox, Kathrine Skarstein

Affiliations

  1. Broegelmann Research Laboratory, Department of Clinical Science, University of Bergen.
  2. The Influenza Center, Department of Clinical Science, University of Bergen.
  3. Department of Rheumatology, Haukeland University Hospital.
  4. Jebsen Centre for Influenza Vaccine Research, University of Bergen.
  5. Dept. of Research and Development, Haukeland University Hospital.
  6. Gade Laboratory for Pathology, Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway.

PMID: 29882349 DOI: 10.1111/sji.12679

Abstract

Primary Sjögren's syndrome (pSS) is a chronic autoimmune disease characterized by exocrine gland dysfunction, mainly causing sicca symptoms. B cells have a prominent role in SS, and the T follicular helper (T

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Keywords: B cells; Sjögren's syndrome (SS); T follicular helper (TFH) cells

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