Circulating monoclonal immunoglobulins in Sjögren syndrome: prevalence and clinical significance in 237 patients.

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Published in Medicine (Baltimore) on March 01, 2005

Authors

Pilar Brito-Zerón1, Manuel Ramos-Casals, Norma Nardi, Ricard Cervera, Jordi Yagüe, Miguel Ingelmo, Josep Font

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Autoimmune Diseases, Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi I Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Hospital Clínic, Facultad de Medicina, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.

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