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SUBMITTER: Rasmussen A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3855629 | biostudies-other | 2014 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Rasmussen Astrid A Ice John A JA Li He H Grundahl Kiely K Kelly Jennifer A JA Radfar Lida L Stone Donald U DU Hefner Kimberly S KS Anaya Juan-Manuel JM Rohrer Michael M Gopalakrishnan Rajaram R Houston Glen D GD Lewis David M DM Chodosh James J Harley John B JB Hughes Pamela P Maier-Moore Jacen S JS Montgomery Courtney G CG Rhodus Nelson L NL Farris A Darise AD Segal Barbara M BM Jonsson Roland R Lessard Christopher J CJ Scofield R Hal RH Sivils Kathy L Moser KL
Annals of the rheumatic diseases 20130822 1
<h4>Objective</h4>To compare the performance of the American-European Consensus Group (AECG) and the newly proposed American College of Rheumatology (ACR) classification criteria for Sjögren's Syndrome (SS) in a well-characterised sicca cohort, given ongoing efforts to resolve discrepancies and weaknesses in the systems.<h4>Methods</h4>In a multidisciplinary clinic for the evaluation of sicca, we assessed features of salivary and lacrimal gland dysfunction and autoimmunity as defined by tests of ...[more]