Validation of the international classification (diagnosis) criteria (2002) for primary Sjgren′s syndrome in Chinese patients / 中华风湿病学杂志

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0 05].The sensitivities in pSS patients with lower lip biopsy and in pSS patients without lower lip biopsy were 88 3% and 84 6% respectively.The total sensitivity was 87 0% and the specificity was 97 8%.At least 11 2% of pSS patients with negative anti SSA/SSB antibodies were diagnosed by lower lip biopsy.Conclusion The new international classification criteria for pSS are feasible in Chinese patients.It has a high sensitivity of 87 0% and a high specificity of 97 8% which may serve as diagnosis criteria in routine clinical practice