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Sjögren’s Syndrome in Australia: Clinical Practice and Research

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Sjögren’s syndrome is commonly encountered in clinical practice in Australia. Management is conservative and biological therapies have yet to be approved for use. Intravenous immunoglobulins have improved autonomic symptoms in some patients. Research has focused on the molecular and genetic analysis of anti-Ro/La antibodies; characterization of muscarinic receptor autoantibodies; immunohistology of salivary gland biopsies; and the role of BAFF/BLyS.

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  1. Department of Immunology, Flinders Medical Center, Flinders, Australia

    Tom Gordon

  2. Department of Rheumatology, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital/University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia

    Maureen Rischmueller

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  1. Research Foundation, Rheumatology Clinic, Scripps Memorial Hospital &, Caminito Sinnecock 6565, La Jolla, 92037, California, USA

    Robert I. Fox

  2. Research Foundation, Rheumatology Clinic, Scripps Memorial Hospital &, Caminito Sinnecock 6565, La Jolla, 92037, California, USA

    Carla M. Fox

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Gordon, T., Rischmueller, M. (2011). Sjögren’s Syndrome in Australia: Clinical Practice and Research. In: Fox, R., Fox, C. (eds) Sjögren’s Syndrome. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-60327-957-4_25

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