Expression of cftr, a hallmark gene of ionocytes, is downregulated in salivary glands of sjögren’s syndrome patients

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• who: Qi Zhang from the Labial gland samples were collected from SjS patients and controls (non-SjS) with labial gland biopsies in the Department of Rheumatology of the First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University between , and All patients with SjS fulfilled the , ACR/ EULAR classification criteria for SjS [17], and malignant tumors, infections, and other rheumatic diseases were excluded. According to the ACR/EULAR criteria, patients without a clinical diagnosis and those whose diagnostic evaluations were insufficient were also excluded. The ethics committee of The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University gave its clearance for this study . . .
  

   

  

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