RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Drs. Mavragani and Moutsopoulos reply
JF The Journal of Rheumatology
JO J Rheumatol
FD The Journal of Rheumatology
SP jrheum.190837
DO 10.3899/jrheum.190837
A1 Clio P.  Mavragani
A1 Haralampos M.  Moutsopoulos
YR 2019
UL http://www.jrheum.org/content/early/2019/09/11/jrheum.190837.abstract
AB We were delighted to read the letter by Killian, et al, which challenges the use of the terms primary and secondary human Sjögren syndrome (SS) even in experimental animal models of SS1. These terms were coined almost 40 years ago on the basis of a study that revealed clinical, immunologic, and genetic differences among patients expressing sicca manifestations alone and patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and SS.