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Multicentric reticulohistiocytosis (MRH), a rare histiocytic disease that can mimic other rheumatic conditions, may be associated with cancer and other autoimmune disorders. To better understand the disorder and its other […]
» Read moreRA and SLE are the most prevalent autoimmune rheumatic diseases affecting young women. Both diseases are characterized by systemic inflammation that may affect placental function and fetal development during pregnancy, […]
» Read moreTo examine associations between cytokines and pulmonary involvement in patients with medium- to long-term JDM.In a cross-sectional study, 58 patients examined median (range) 16.8 (6.6-27.0) years after symptom onset were […]
» Read moreTo investigate the bidirectional relation between RA and depression.Data from the Korean Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service – National Sample Cohort from 2002 to 2013 were analysed. Patients ≥20 years […]
» Read moreTo quantify the burden of interstitial lung disease (ILD) in SSc.Clinical data for SSc patients enrolled in the Australian Scleroderma Cohort Study were linked with healthcare databases for the period […]
» Read moreTo investigate potential subgroups of primary care-diagnosed patients with PMR based on self-reported pain and stiffness severity over time.A total of 652 people with an incident PMR diagnosis were recruited […]
» Read moreTo investigate whether the trabecular bone loss is longitudinally associated with disease activity measures in patients with axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA).Data from patients enrolled in the Incheon Saint Mary’s axSpA prospective […]
» Read moreTo evaluate if a positive exercise echocardiogram (EE) predicts future development of PAH in a high-risk cohort of patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc).Patients with SSc with features associated with an […]
» Read moreTo describe a systems-level baseline evaluation of central intake (CI) and triage systems in arthritis care within Alberta, Canada. The specific objectives were: 1) describe a process for systems evaluation […]
» Read moreTo evaluate the development of radiological changes of the cervical spine in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) treated with intensive, remission-targeted combination of conventional synthetic (cs) disease modifying antirheumatic drugs […]
» Read moreSince the addition of carotid ultrasound into composite cardiovascular risk (CVR) scores has been found effective for identifying patients with inflammatory arthritis and high CVR, we aimed to determine if […]
» Read moreOur aim was to assess prior use of core recommended non-surgical treatment among patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA) scheduled for total knee arthroplasty (TKA); and, to assess potential patient-level correlates […]
» Read moreApolipoprotein L1 gene (APOL1) G1 and G2 renal-risk alleles (RRAs) are associated with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) in blacks with lupus nephritis (LN). The present study determined frequencies of APOL1 […]
» Read moreTo explore long-term effect of a 3-month exercise programme on leisure time physical activity level in individuals with axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA).A secondary analysis was performed on data from 100 individuals […]
» Read moreWe examined the association between sleep and odds of developing knee pain, and whether this relationship varied by status of widespread pain (WSP).At the 60-month visit of the Multicenter Osteoarthritis […]
» Read moreTo describe outcomes of patients with early RA in a patient acceptable symptom state (PASS) at treatment initiation and to identify clusters of symptoms associated with poor outcomes.Data came from […]
» Read moreTo describe the prevalence and clinical associations of autoantibodies to a novel autoantigen, eukaryotic initiation factor 3 (eIF3), detected in idiopathic inflammatory myositis.Sera or plasma from 678 PM patients were […]
» Read moreaCL and anti-β2 glycoprotein I antibody (aβ2GPI) are autoantibodies associated with thromboembolic diseases. Here we investigated whether they are correlated with ischaemic cardiovascular disease in a Chinese population.Serum total aCL […]
» Read moreIn early RA, some patients exhibit rapid radiographic progression (RRP) after one year, associated with poor functional prognosis. Matrices predicting this risk have been proposed, lacking precision or inadequately calibrated. […]
» Read moreTo compare cervical screening attendance and cytology (high- and low-grade cervical dysplasia [HGCD and LGCD]) between women with RA and the English general population and between biologic DMARD (bDMARD)-naïve and […]
» Read moreWe investigated the cell adhesion molecules (CAMs) Vascular CAM 1 (VCAM-1) and Activated Leucocyte CAM (ALCAM) as urinary biomarkers in SLE patients with and without renal involvement.Female SLE patients (n = 111) […]
» Read moreTo identify different trajectories of disease activity in patients with RA following initiation of a first anti-TNF.Patients with RA starting their first anti-TNF between 2001 and 2013 were selected from […]
» Read moreMacrophage activation syndrome (MAS) is a life-threatening complication of systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis (sJIA) characterised by a vicious cycle of immune amplification that can culminate in overwhelming inflammation and multiorgan […]
» Read moreOBJECTIVES: A single nucleotide polymorphism in the NCF1 gene (NCF1-339, rs201802880), encoding NADPH oxidase type II subunit NCF1/p47phox, reducing production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) is strongly associated with the […]
» Read moreClassification criteria are biased towards classifying long-standing disease. We compared the European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR)/American College of Rheumatology (ACR)-2019, Systemic Lupus International Collaborating Clinics (SLICC)-2012 and ACR-1997 criteria in […]
» Read moreThe causality and pathogenic mechanism of microbiome composition remain elusive in many diseases, including autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis (RA). This study aimed to elucidate gut microbiome’s role in […]
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