Assessment of viral factors in the etiopathogenesis of Sjögren's syndrome

Irkeç, M.; Oğüt, M.S.; Ustaçelebi, S.

Mikrobiyoloji Bulteni 22(3): 254-259

1988


ISSN/ISBN: 0374-9096
PMID: 2855250
Document Number: 325176
This study has been carried out in serums of 32 Sjögren's syndrome (SS) patients -16 primary and 16 secondary- who have been followed-up for 3 years in Hacettepe University Medicine Faculty Ophthalmology Department. The serum levels of cytomegalovirus (CMV) antibodies and the antibody titers of herpes simplex virus (HSV) type I has been determined by the ELISA test and the complement fixation method respectively. The viral factors that play a role in the pathogenesis of SS have been discussed in regard to the results of the study.

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