Using Saliva to Diagnose Primary Sjögren’s Syndrome, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Study Shows

Today, during the 85th General Session of the International Association for Dental Research, scientists are reporting that, instead of blood tests and biopsy, saliva can be used to detect primary Sjögren’s Syndrome (pSS), an autoimmune disease which affects ~4 million American, 90% being women. pSS patients are 40 times more at risk than healthy people to develop lymphoma, a fatal lymphocytic cancer.>>> Discuss This Story

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