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Patent Pending Sjögren's syndrome or Sjögren syndrome (pronounced /ˈʃoʊɡrɨn/ or /ˈʃɜrɡrɛn/[1] in English, the latter to approximate the Swedish pronunciation [ˈɧøːˈɡren]) is a chronic autoimmune disease in which the body's white blood cells destroy the exocrine glands, specifically the salivary and lacrimal glands, that produce saliva and tears, respectively.