title: [Assessment of viral factors in the etiopathogenesis of Sjögren's syndrome].
abstract: This study has been carried out in serums of 32 Sjögren's syndrome (SS) patients -16 primary and 16 secondary- who have been followed-up for 3 years in Hacettepe University Medicine Faculty Ophthalmology Department. The serum levels of cytomegalovirus (CMV) antibodies and the antibody titers of herpes simplex virus (HSV) type I has been determined by the ELISA test and the complement fixation method respectively. The viral factors that play a role in the pathogenesis of SS have been discussed in regard to the results of the study.
authors.affiliation: Hacettepe Universitesi, Tip Fakültesi, Göz Hastahklari Anabilim Dali.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Irkeç
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Oğüt
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ustaçelebi
mesh_terms: D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000032:analysis*; D003168:Complement Fixation Tests; D003587:Cytomegalovirus / Q000276:immunology*; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D006801:Humans; D018139:Simplexvirus / Q000276:immunology*; D012859:Sjogren's Syndrome / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology*
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral
vernacular_title: Sjögren sendromunun etyopatogenezinin virolojik olarak incelenmesi.