Beta-2 Microglobulin in Whole Unstimulated Saliva Can Effectively Distinguish Between Sjögren’s Syndrome and Non-Autoimmune Sicca Symptoms
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1Division of Rheumatology, University Hospital, Autonomous University of Nuevo León, Monterrey, Mexico 2Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital, Autonomous University of Nuevo León, Monterrey, Mexico 3Department of Basic Sciences, University of Monterrey, Monterrey, Mexico 4Department of Biochemistry And Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Autonomous University of Nuevo León, Monterrey, Mexico 5Division of Anatomic Pathology, University Hospital, Autonomous University of Nuevo León, Monterrey, Mexico 6Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospital, Autonomous University of Nuevo León, Monterrey, Mexico
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