Positive rates of the Y-chromosome specific sequence in patients with and without Sjögren's syndrome
| Samples | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| PBMC | LSG | BALF | |
| *PBMC, peripheral blood mononuclear cells; †LSG, labial salivary gland; BALF, bronchoalveolar lavage fluid; SS, patients with Sjögren's syndrome who have at least one male child; Without SS, patients with other diseases not due to Sjögren's syndrome; NT, not tested. | |||
| *p=0.0013, LSG of patients with SS v PBMC of patients with SS; †p=0.028, LSG of patients with SS v without SS. | |||
| SS | 0/22 | 10/28 (35.7%)*† | 2/9 (22.2%) |
| Without SS | NT | 0/10 | 0/15 |