Natural History and Predictors of Progression to Sj ögren's Syndrome Among Participants of the Sjögren's International Collaborative Clinical Alliance Registry

ConclusionWhile there was stability over a 2–3‐year period of both individual phenotypic features of SS and of SS status, hypergammaglobulinemia and hypocomplementemia at study entry were predictive of progression to SS.

Source: Arthritis Care and Research - January 3, 2018 Category: Rheumatology Authors: Caroline H. Shiboski, Alan N. Baer, Stephen C. Shiboski, Mi Lam, Stephen Challacombe, Hector E. Lanfranchi, Morten Schi ødt, Penelope Shirlaw, Muthiah Srinivasan, Hisanori Umehara, Frederick B. Vivino, Esen Akpek, Vatinee Bunya, Cristina F. Vollenweider, Tags: Original Article Source Type: research