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2023 ACR/EULAR antiphospholipid syndrome classification criteria
Objective To develop new antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) classification criteria with high specificity for use in observational studies and trials, jointly supported by the American College of ...
BMJ4d
Unveiling inflammatory and prehypertrophic cell populations as key contributors to knee cartilage degeneration in osteoarthritis using multi-omics data integration
Correspondence to Professor Shiquan Sun, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China; sqsunsph{at}xjtu.edu.cn; Professor Guangdun Peng, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China; ...
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Understanding sex-related differences in healthcare utilisation among patients with inflammatory arthritis: a population-based study
Objectives Our aim was to compare patterns of musculoskeletal-related healthcare utilisation between male and female patients before and after the diagnosis of inflammatory arthritis (IA). Methods We ...
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MRI lesions of the spine in patients with axial spondyloarthritis: an update of lesion definitions and validation by the ASAS MRI working group
4 Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Sheba Medical Center, affiliated to the Sackler school of medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel Objectives Spinal MRI is used to visualise lesions ...
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Two-week methotrexate discontinuation in patients with rheumatoid arthritis vaccinated with inactivated SARS-CoV-2 vaccine: a randomised clinical trial
Correspondence to Eloisa Bonfa, Rheumatology Division, Universidade de Sao Paulo Faculdade de Medicina, Sao Paulo 04746-070, Brazil; eloisa.bonfa{at}hc.fm.usp.br Objective To evaluate the effect on ...
BMJ9d
Cross-species transcriptome analysis for early detection and specific therapeutic targeting of human lupus nephritis
4 Department of Genetic Medicine and Development and Institute of Genetics and Genomics of Geneva (iG3), University of Geneva Medical School, Geneve, Switzerland 5 Laboratory of Rheumatology, ...
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ASAS consensus definition of early axial spondyloarthritis
Objectives To develop a consensual definition for the term ‘early axial spondyloarthritis—axSpA’—and ‘early peripheral spondyloarthritis—pSpA’. Methods The ASAS (Assessment of SpondyloArthritis ...
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EULAR Sjögren's Syndrome Patient Reported Index (ESSPRI): development of a consensus patient index for primary Sjögren's syndrome
Objectives To develop a score for assessment of patients' symptoms in primary Sjögren's syndrome (SS): the EULAR SS Patient Reported Index (ESSPRI). Methods Dryness, pain, somatic and mental fatigue ...
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Generation of cytotoxic aptamers specifically targeting fibroblast-like synoviocytes by CSCT-SELEX for treatment of rheumatoid arthritis
Objectives Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disease characterised by aggressive fibroblast-like synoviocytes (FLSs). Very few RA patients-derived FLSs (RA-FLSs)-specific surface signatures ...
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Safety and disease flare of autoimmune inflammatory rheumatic diseases: a large real-world survey on inactivated COVID-19 vaccines
Correspondence to Professor Zhuoli Zhang, Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China; zhuoli.zhang{at}126.com We conducted a real-world survey ...
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AB1411 THE EFFECTS OF YOGA AND AEROBIC EXERCISE ON PAIN, FUNCTION, METABOLIC CAPACITY, QUALITY OF LIFE AND COGNITIVE VARIABLES IN INDIVIDUALS WITH CHRONIC ...
Background It is known in the literature that exercise is effective on pain and function in the treatment of chronic low back pain (CLBP). However, it is emphasized that there is insufficient evidence ...
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Cell and transcriptomic diversity of infrapatellar fat pad during knee osteoarthritis
Objectives In this study, we employ a multiomic approach to identify major cell types and subsets, and their transcriptomic profiles within the infrapatellar fat pad (IFP), and to determine ...