RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
A1 Buckley, Rita
T1 2012 ACR Classification Criteria and Preliminary Guidelines for Sjögren's Syndrome
JF MD Conference Express
YR 2012
FD SAGE Publications
VO 12
IS 19
SP 31
OP 32
DO 10.1177/155989771219025
UL http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/12/19/31.abstract
AB Several facts underpin the impetus to develop classification criteria for Sjögren's syndrome (SS). These include the association of serious adverse events and comorbidities associated with the emergence of biologic therapies as potential treatments for SS, the need for further research to investigate the etiology and genetics of SS, and improved, specific classification criteria that can be effectively used for clinical therapeutic trials.