Isolated positive anti-SS-B autoantibodies are not related to clinical features of systemic autoimmune diseases: Results from a routine population survey.
Sabine JardelNicole FabienArnaud HotSandra VukusicJacques TebibVincent CottinPascal SèveMaurice LavilleAlexandre BelotIsabelle DurieuLorna GarnierFrédéric CoutantQuitterie ReynaudJean Christophe LegaPublished in: PloS one (2017)
The presence of anti-SS-B, without anti-SS-A autoantibodies using luminex technology, was not associated with CTD, especially pSS, in daily clinical practice. Our data suggests that the SS-B serological profile is not contributive for the classification criteria of pSS.