Fatty infiltration of the minor salivary glands is a selective feature of aging but not Sjögren's syndrome

• Main Authors: Kerry M. Leehan (Author), Nathan P. Pezant (Author), Astrid Rasmussen (Author), Kiely Grundahl (Author), Jacen S. Moore (Author), Lida Radfar (Author), David M. Lewis (Author), Donald U. Stone (Author), Christopher J. Lessard (Author), Nelson L. Rhodus (Author), Barbara M. Segal (Author), C. Erick Kaufman (Author), R. Hal Scofield (Author), Kathy L. Sivils (Author), Courtney Montgomery (Author), A. Darise Farris (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group, 2017-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective: Determine the presence and assess the extent of fatty infiltration of the minor salivary glands (SG) of primary SS patients (pSS) as compared to those with non-SS sicca (nSS). Methods: Minor SG biopsy samples from 134 subjects with pSS (n = 72) or nSS (n = 62) were imaged. Total area and...