Jan 13 2025

Non-invasive, saliva-based Sjögren’s diagnosis model shows good performance

A non-invasive diagnostic model, based partially on saliva samples, distinguished between patients with and without Sjögren’s disease with high sensitivity and specificity, according to data published in Arthritis Research & Therapy.
The finding comes as alternatives to minor salivary gland biopsy — a critical, but invasive, step in Sjögren’s diagnosis — are increasingly needed, Xinwei Zhang, of the department of rheumatology and clinical immunology at the First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University, in China, and colleagues wrote.
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