Utility of lymphocyte phenotype profile to differentiate primary Sjögren’s syndrome from sicca syndrome

To assess the potential diagnostic utility of advanced lymphocyte profiling to differentiate between primary Sjögren's Syndrome (pSS) and non-Sjögren Sicca syndrome.Distribution of peripheral lymphocyte subpopulations was analysed by flow cytometry in 68 patients with pSS, 26 patients with sicca syndrome and 23 healthy controls. The ability to discriminate between pSS and sicca syndrome was analysed using the area under the curve (AUC) of the...