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ReviewClinical reviews in allergy & immunology2007

Clinical, immunologic, and molecular factors predicting lymphoma development in Sjogren's syndrome patients.

Michael Voulgarelis, Fotini N Skopouli

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Review in Clinical reviews in allergy & immunology, 2007. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 25 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

25 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 78 citations in OpenAlex.

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  11. The Proteomics of Saliva in Sjögren's Syndrome.Rheumatic diseases clinics of North America · 2016
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  18. Relation of sensory peripheral neuropathy in Sjögren syndrome to anti-Ro/SSA.Journal of clinical rheumatology : practical reports on rheumatic & musculoskeletal diseases · 2012
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Michael VoulgarelisDepartment of Pathophysiology, Medical School, National University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
Fotini N Skopouli
Harokopio University of Athens · GRNational and Kapodistrian University of Athens · GR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Among autoimmune diseases, Sjogren's syndrome (SS) displays the highest incidence of non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) development with the salivary extranodal marginal zone B cell lymphomas being the most common type. The majority of SS-associated NHLs are characterized by localized stage, indolent clinical course, and recurrence in other extranodal sites. Although the transition from a chronic inflammatory condition to malignant lymphoma is a multistep process yet poorly understood, there is increasing evidence that chronic antigenic stimulation by an exoantigen or autoantigens plays an essential role in the development of SS associated lymphoproliferation. Additional molecular oncogenic events such as microsatellite instability, loss of the B cell cycle control, and the forced overproduction of specific B cell biologic stimulators seem to contribute to the emergence and progression of the malignant overgrowth. Among the clinical and serological parameters that have been associated with lymphoma development in SS patients, the presence of palpable purpura, low C4, and mixed monoclonal cryoglobulinemia constitute the main predictive markers, and patients displaying these risk factors should be monitored closely.

Indexed as

B-LymphocytesClone CellsHumansLymphoma, Non-HodgkinPrognosisSalivary Gland NeoplasmsSjogren's Syndrome

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PMID17992593
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