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ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens
SUBMITTER: Nicolas Cagnard
PROVIDER: E-MEXP-1883 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
Devauchelle-Pensec Valérie V Cagnard Nicolas N Pers Jacques-Olivier JO Youinou Pierre P Saraux Alain A Chiocchia Gilles G
Arthritis and rheumatism 20100801 8
<h4>Objective</h4>Primary Sjögren's syndrome (SS) is a complex disorder, in part due to B cell abnormalities. Although anti-B cell therapy is promising in primary SS, no treatment has yet been demonstrated to modify the disease course. This open-label study was undertaken to evaluate the efficacy of rituximab in primary SS and to investigate whether expression of specific genes is associated with efficacy of this treatment.<h4>Methods</h4>Fifteen patients with primary SS were treated in an open- ...[more]