Abstract Number: 504 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Pathogenic Autoantibodies to the Anti-Muscarinic Type 3 Receptor Act by Competitive Inhibition of Acetylcholine-Mediated Receptor Signalling in Sjögren’s Syndrome
Background/Purpose: Primary Sjögren’s syndrome (SS) is a systemic autoimmune disorder characterized by exocrine failure and widespread autonomic dysfunction. Functional autoantibodies (Abs) directed against the muscarinic…