Researchers discovered six new Sjogren's syndrome genes

As per the research conducted by the scientists at the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation got published in journal Nature Genetics discovered the six new disease related genes. It has been observed that as much of 4 million Americans are suffering from Sjögren's syndrome. This syndrome is cause for many diseases and hence disrupts a healthy lifestyle. The most usual symptoms include dry eyes, dry mouth and also it can affect different organs that can harm and lead to lateral heavy problems. The researcher OMRF scientist Kathy Sivils, Ph.D. explains, “One problem has always been identifying true Sjögren's patients and collecting enough samples, partly because there's still disagreement on the criteria for the disease and clinical testing is not easy. So much work goes into classifying patients that it makes building collections of samples more difficult.”