The importance of studying the parotid glands in primary Sjögren's syndrome: the right tissue at the right time

Affiliations

• ¹ Rheumatology Clinic, Department of Medicine, University of Udine, c/o Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Friuli Centrale, Udine, Italy. salvatore.devita@asufc.sanita.fvg.it.
• ² Rheumatology Clinic, Department of Medicine, University of Udine, c/o Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Friuli Centrale, Udine, Italy.
• ³ Department of Medicine, Surgery and Health Sciences, University of Trieste, Italy.
• ⁴ Department of Medicine and Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Charité Universitatsmedizin Berlin and Deutsches Rheumaforschungszentrum (DRFZ), Berlin, Germany.