Abstract Number: 1245 • ACR Convergence 2020
Smoking Might Reduce Odds of Sjӧgren’s Syndrome Among Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients
Background/Purpose: Smoking increases the risk of many rheumatic disease, including rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Previous studies have identified that current smoking might reduce the risk of…Abstract Number: 1505 • ACR Convergence 2020
Antibodies Binding Ro/SSA and Muscarinic 3 Receptor in Sjogren’s Syndrome
Background/Purpose: Sjögren’s syndrome is characterized by exocrine gland dysfunction and autoantibody production. Some data suggest autoantibodies binding the muscarinic 3 receptor (M3R) mediate poor function…Abstract Number: 1246 • ACR Convergence 2020
Sjogren’s Syndrome and Its Risk of Cervical Lesions
Background/Purpose: Sjogren’s syndrome is chronic inflammatory disease that results in lacrimal and salivary dysfunction and can include extra-glandular manifestations. While it is well established that…Abstract Number: 1506 • ACR Convergence 2020
Correction of Sjögren’s Syndrome Fluid Secretion Deficits in Salivary Gland Acinar Cells by Aquaporin-1 Gene Transfer
Background/Purpose: The hallmark clinical complaints in Sjögren’s syndrome (SS) are dry mouth and dry eyes related to salivary and lacrimal glands dysfunction. Reduced salivation reflects…Abstract Number: 1247 • ACR Convergence 2020
Features of Childhood Sjogren’s Syndrome: A Literature Review Based Cohort
Background/Purpose: Sjogren’s syndrome (SS) is an autoimmune chronic disease characterized by inflammation of exocrine glands, but it can affect other organs as well.This study aims…Abstract Number: 1611 • ACR Convergence 2020
Documentation of Pregnancy Counseling in SSA-Positive Patients of Childbearing Potential: A Cross-Sectional Study
Background/Purpose: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and primary Sjogren's Syndrome (SS) are highly associated with anti-SSA (anti-Ro) seropositivity. Anti-SSA autoantibodies may cross the placenta, causing a…Abstract Number: 1248 • ACR Convergence 2020
Patients Seropositive for La/SSB Without Ro/SSA Differ from Those Displaying La/SSB with Ro/SSA in a Single Center Sjogren’s Cohort
Background/Purpose: Sjögren’s disease (SS) is characterized by the presence of antibodies against protein-small RNP complexes designated Ro/SSA and La/SSB. Both are included in the 2002…Abstract Number: 1917 • ACR Convergence 2020
In Myositis Patients, Sjögren’s Syndrome Is Associated with Inclusion Body Myositis and with anti-cN1A Antibody Independently of the Myositis Subgroups
Background/Purpose: Myositis are characterized by weakness and muscle inflammation. They encompass heterogeneous conditions, which include dermatomyositis (DM), inclusion body myositis (IBM) and polymyositis (PM) according…Abstract Number: 1249 • ACR Convergence 2020
The Impact of Anti-Ro Antibodies on the Pregnancy Outcome in Relation to Maternal Disease Presentation: A Descriptive Analysis of 231 Pregnancies
Background/Purpose: Anti-Ro antibody positivity is linked to adverse fetal outcomes like congenital heart block CHB (2%) and neonatal lupus. The incidence of CHB increases to…Abstract Number: 1954 • ACR Convergence 2020
Genome-wide Association Study of Sjögren’s Syndrome Identifies Ten New Risk Loci
Background/Purpose: Sjögren’s syndrome (SS) is a complex autoimmune disease with exocrine gland dysfunction leading to substantial morbidity, and 10 published genetic susceptibility loci. Our genome-wide…Abstract Number: 1250 • ACR Convergence 2020
Early Sjögren Antibodies: Potential Biomarker for Abnormal Minor Labial Salivary Gland Biopsy in Juvenile Sjögren’s Syndrome
Background/Purpose: Juvenile Sjögren’s Syndrome (jSS) is a perplexing systemic autoimmune disease in children presenting with positive autoantibodies, glandular, and/ or extraglandular symptoms. In pediatric practice,…Abstract Number: 1956 • ACR Convergence 2020
Dysregulated Expression of the Long Non-coding RNA, LINC01871, Implicated in Sjögren’s Syndrome Pathogenesis
Background/Purpose: Sjögren’s syndrome (SS) is an autoimmune disease characterized by inflammatory destruction of the exocrine glands. Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) are a functionally diverse class…Abstract Number: 1251 • ACR Convergence 2020
Assessing the Construct Validity of the Novel OMERACT Ultrasound Scoring System for Salivary Glands Target Lesions by Comparison with MRI in Patients with Sjögren’s Syndrome – An OMERACT Ultrasound Working Group Exercise
Background/Purpose: Imaging techniques such as salivary gland ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) are able to diagnose primary Sjögren syndrome (pSS) patients with high sensitivity…Abstract Number: 1957 • ACR Convergence 2020
A Single Cell Stromal Atlas Identifies Conserved Fibroblast Phenotypes Expanded in the Inflamed Synovium, Lung, Intestine, and Salivary Gland
Background/Purpose: Pro-inflammatory fibroblasts have been independently implicated in the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), interstitial lung disease (ILD), and Sjogren’s syndrome…Abstract Number: 1252 • ACR Convergence 2020
Ultrasound-guided Parotid Gland Biopsy in Cadavers Performed by Rheumatologists – an OMERACT Ultrasound Working Group Study
Background/Purpose: With the diagnostic capability of the parotid gland biopsy similar to minor salivary gland biopsy in Sjögren’s syndrome, the parotid gland biopsy may also…
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