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Erschienen in: Clinical Oral Investigations 3/2019

21.07.2018 | Original Article

Clinical and diagnostic significance of serum immunoglobulin A rheumatoid factor in primary Sjogren’s syndrome

verfasst von: Kyung-Ann Lee, Kyoung-Woon Kim, Bo-Mi Kim, Ji-Yeon Won, Han-Ah Kim, Hee-Won Moon, Hae-Rim Kim, Sang-Heon Lee

Erschienen in: Clinical Oral Investigations | Ausgabe 3/2019

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Abstract

Objectives

The aim of this study was to investigate the diagnostic accuracy of rheumatoid factor (RF) isotype for the detection of primary Sjogren’s syndrome (pSS) and evaluate the clinical and serological associations of immunoglobulin (Ig) A RF in patients with pSS.

Materials and methods

RF levels were measured in 77 and 37 patients with pSS and idiopathic sicca symptoms, respectively, using ELISA and analysed with respect to clinical and laboratory disease characteristics. Receiver operating characteristic curves were used to determine and compare the diagnostic accuracy of IgA RF with other diagnostic tests.

Results

Serum levels of IgA RF were significantly higher in patients with pSS than in those with idiopathic sicca symptoms. IgA RF showed sensitivity, specificity, positive, and negative predictive values of 83.1, 78.4, 88.9, and 69.0%, respectively, for pSS diagnosis. IgA RF was associated with xerostomia, severe sialoscintigraphic grade, low unstimulated salivary flow rate (USFR), antinuclear antibody, high IgG and IgM/G RF levels, and low C3 levels in patients with pSS. IgA RF titres had positive correlations with sialoscintigraphic grade and IgG and IgG/M RF levels and had negative correlations with USFR and C3 levels.

Conclusion

Our findings confirmed the potential of IgA RF to distinguish pSS from idiopathic sicca symptoms. The presence of IgA RF in patients with pSS was associated with significantly worse exocrine function and active serologic profile. No association between IgA RF and extra-glandular manifestations was noted.

Clinical relevance

IgA RF should be the predictive and diagnostic marker in patients with pSS.
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Metadaten
Titel
Clinical and diagnostic significance of serum immunoglobulin A rheumatoid factor in primary Sjogren’s syndrome
verfasst von
Kyung-Ann Lee
Kyoung-Woon Kim
Bo-Mi Kim
Ji-Yeon Won
Han-Ah Kim
Hee-Won Moon
Hae-Rim Kim
Sang-Heon Lee
Publikationsdatum
21.07.2018
Verlag
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Erschienen in
Clinical Oral Investigations / Ausgabe 3/2019
Print ISSN: 1432-6981
Elektronische ISSN: 1436-3771
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00784-018-2545-4

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