The 2016 ACR–EULAR classification criteria for primary Sjögren syndrome, which are intended to facilitate uniform classification of patients for enrolment in clinical studies, combine features of previous criteria sets. These new criteria are a step in the right direction, but further refinement would increase their utility.
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The authors thank F.G.M. Kroese (immunologist) and N. Sillevis Smit–Kamminga (ophthalmologist) for critical reading of the manuscript.
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A.V. and H.B. declare that they were members of the International Sjögren's Syndrome Criteria Working Group that developed the 2016 ACR–EULAR classification criteria; they were among the clinician-experts who scored the clinical vignettes.
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Vissink, A., Bootsma, H. Refining the classification criteria for primary Sjögren syndrome. Nat Rev Rheumatol 13, 10–12 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrrheum.2016.208
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