Abnormalities of B cell phenotype, immunoglobulin gene expression and the emergence of autoimmunity in Sj？grens syndrome.docVIP

Arthritis Research Vol 4 No 6 D?rner and Lipsky Review Abnormalities of B cell phenotype, immunoglobulin gene expression and the emergence of autoimmunity in Sj?gren’s syndrome Thomas D?rner1 and Peter E Lipsky2 1Department of Medicine, Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University Hospital Charité, Berlin, Germany 2National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA Corresponding author: Thomas D?rner (e-mail: thomas.doerner@charite.de) Received: 22 July 2002 Revisions received: 5 September 2002 Accepted: