Sjögren’s and non-Sjögren’s sicca share a similar symptom burden but with a distinct symptom-associated proteomic signature

• Saba Nayar,
• Florian Kollert,
• Simon J Bowman,
• Benjamin A Fisher,
• Francesca Barone,
• Saaeha Rauz,
• Andrea Richards,
• Ana Poveda-Gallego,
• Valentina Pucino,
• Jason D Turner,
• Jon Higham

Affiliations

Saba Nayar

1 Centre for Translational Inflammation Research, Institute of Inflammation and Ageing, College of Medical & Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Research Laboratories, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, UK

Florian Kollert

1 Centre for Translational Inflammation Research, Institute of Inflammation and Ageing, College of Medical & Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Research Laboratories, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, UK

Simon J Bowman

7 NIHR Birmingham Biomedical Research Centre, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK

Benjamin A Fisher

8 Institute of Inflammation and Aging, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK

Francesca Barone

6 RRG, Institute of Inflamation and Ageing, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK, UK

Saaeha Rauz

Academic Unit of Ophthalmology, Institute of Inflammation and Ageing, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK

Andrea Richards

20 Department of Oral Medicine, Dental Hospital, Birmingham, UK

Ana Poveda-Gallego

Institute of Inflammation and Ageing, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK

Valentina Pucino

Institute of Inflammation and Ageing, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK

Jason D Turner

Institute of Inflammation and Ageing, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK

Jon Higham

Department of Oral Medicine, Birmingham Dental Hospital, Birmingham, UK