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RF-IgA, IgG immunoglobulin classes are suggested as potential biomarkers of pSS. We studied 76 patients with pSS (ACR\/Eular 2017); laboratory tests included ESR, C-reactive protein, concentrations of gamma globulins, RF, Anti-SS-A\/Ro, and anti-SS-B\/La. Eye dryness and keratoconjunctivitis sicca were confirmed with Schirmer\u2019s test, the ocular staining score (OSS) using lissamine green, fluorescein staining and biopsy of minor salivary gland with the histopathological evaluation. Differences between groups were analyzed with <jats:italic>U<\/jats:italic> Mann\u2013Whitney test. Correlations between quantitative variables were assessed with the Spearman correlation coefficient.. The best diagnostic values of immunoglobulin concentration for discriminating pSS patients and healthy individuals are for RF-IgA. With cut-off of 21.5 EU\/mL, the sensitivity is 72% and specificity is 100%. Very high specificity (100%) is also obtained for RF-IgM concentration of 74.1 EU\/mL. Sensitivity is, however, smaller than that for RF-IgA and amounted to 61%. The RF-IgG is the poorest indicator of pSS with 51% of sensitivity and 95% of specificity. To summarize RF-IgA strongly associate with anti-SS-A and anti-SS-B autoantibodies. Both RF-IgA and RF-IgM may be used as diagnostic tools for pSS. Conclusions: among the three studied rheumatoid factor subtypes, RF-IgA showed the best diagnostic accuracy for pSS. RF-IgA correlated with anti-SS-A\/Ro and anti-SS-B antibodies even more closely than RF-IgM. 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