... in RA sera. Therefore, the measurement of anti-α-fodrin autoantibodies does not add much to the diagnosis of Sjögren’s syndrome.Keywords: alpha-fodrin, antibody, ELISA, sensitivity, SjögrenOpen ... Hoogen FH: The synergistic value of focusscore and IgA% score of sublabial salivary gland biopsy for the accuracy of the diagnosis of Sjogren’s syndrome: a 10-year comparison. Rheumatology 2002, ... hands, the use of apoptotic extracts (to increase the amount of antigenic fodrin cleavage product) did not improve the suitability of these techniques for the detec-tion of anti-α-fodrin antibodies...