Genetic variants of chemokine receptor CCR7 in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus, Sjogren's syndrome and systemic sclerosis

Table 1 Disease classification criteria

Disease	Criteria	% of patients fulfilling the criteria
SLE	Malar rash	90
	Discoid rash	55
	Photosensitivity	70
	Oral ulcerations	40
	Non-erosive arthritis	90
	Serositis	35
	Glomerulonephritis	40
	Neurological involvement	15
	Hematological involvement	65
	Immunological involvement	75
	Antinuclear antibodies	100
Sjogren's syndrome	Ocular symptoms	95
	Oral symptoms	87,5
	Objective involvement of lacrimal glands	92,5
	Pathological salivary gland biopsy	32,5
	Objective involvement of salivary glands	75
	Presence of autoantibodies against Ro/La	90
systemic sclerosis	Proximal scleroderma	100
	Sclerodactyly	44
	Acral ulcerations	36
	Bilateral pulmonary fibrosis	18

Patients analyzed in the present study have been classified based on the listed criteria.

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