Interferons in Sjögren’s syndrome: genes, mechanisms, and effects

Interferons in Sjögren’s syndrome: genes, mechanisms, and effects

Sjögren’s syndrome (SS) is a common, progressive autoimmune exocrinopathy distinguished by dry eyes and mouth and affects ~0.7% of European population. Overexpression of transcripts induced by interferons (IFN), termed as an ‘IFN signature’, has been found in SS patients. Four microarray st...

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Main Authors: He eLi, John A Ice, Christopher J Lessard, Kathy L Sivils
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2013-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
Subjects:
Gene Expression Profiling
type I interferon
biomarker
Microarrays
Genetic association
mechanisms
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fimmu.2013.00290/full

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