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Stigma Experience in Patients With Vitiligo: A Comprehensive Study in a Skin Hospital

Acta Medica Iranica, 2022
Vitiligo is the most common cause of skin depigmentation, which relates to a wide range of psychological disorders. Stigma is defined as a negative attitude towards oneself that results from one's perception of being different from the general ...
Ali Zare Dehnavi, Maryam Daneshpazhooh, Abbas Dehghani, Kamran Balighi, Arghavan Azizpour, Mehdi Yaseri, Seyed Mohammad Seyed Ebrahimi, Hamidreza Mahmoudi   +7 more
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Applicability of glucocorticoid toxicity index in pemphigus: Comparison between two groups of rituximab‐treated and rituximab‐naïve patients

Dermatologic Therapy, 2022
Rituximab (RTX) combined with short‐term glucocorticoids (GC) is an effective therapeutic option for pemphigus. The newly developed Glucocorticoid Toxicity Index (GTI) tool provides the possibility to measure GC toxicities over time.
Elham Mazaherpour, Nika Kianfar, Shayan Dasdar, Mojtaba Sedaghat, Hassan Seyrafi, Kamran Balighi, Fatemeh Saberi, Ali Nili, Zeinab Farimani, Pedram Molhem Azar, Hamidreza Mahmoodi, Dedee F. Murrell, Maryam Daneshpazhooh   +12 more
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Autoimmunity and Otolaryngology Diseases [PDF]

Journal of Immunology Research, 2018
Many systemic autoimmune diseases have otolaryngology manifestations that could represent a diagnostic challenge for clinicians, as they often constitute an early sign of an otherwise asymptomatic autoimmune condition and may lead to delayed diagnosis and treatment.
Massimo Ralli, Arianna Di Stadio, Armando De Virgilio, Adelchi Croce, Marco de Vincentiis   +4 more
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Family impact of pemphigus disease in an Iranian population using the Family Dermatology Life Quality Index

International Journal of Women's Dermatology, 2020
Background: Pemphigus vulgaris (PV) is a rare but seriously disabling disorder of the skin and mucous membranes that can gravely impact the quality of life (QoL) of patients.
S. Zahra Ghodsi, MD, Arefeh Asadi, MD, Narges Ghandi, MD, Kamran Balighi, MD, Hamidreza Mahmoudi, MD, Robabeh Abedini, MD, Maryam Ghiasi, MD, Vahideh Lajevardi, MD, Cheyda Chams-Davatchi, MD, Maryam Daneshpazhooh, MD   +9 more
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Pervasive Sharing of Genetic Effects in Autoimmune Disease [PDF]

, 2011
Genome-wide association (GWA) studies have identified numerous, replicable, genetic associations between common single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and risk of common autoimmune and inflammatory (immune-mediated) diseases, some of which are shared ...
Klareskog, Lars, Benjamin F Voight, Worthington, Jane, Abecasis, Gonçalo R., David A van Heel, Judy Cho, Klareskog Lars, AbecasisGonç, Gonçalo R., Graham Robert R., van Heel, David A., Hansen, Kasper Lage, Graham, Robert R., Lage, Kasper, David A. van Heel, Hafler, David A., Benjamin M. Neale, Gregersen, Peter K., Gregersen, Peter, James T. Elder, Behrens Timothy, David A. Hafler, Siminovitch, Katherine A., null null, Philip L De Jager, Wijmenga, Cisca, Elizabeth Rossin, Cisca Wijmenga, David A Hafler, Chris Cotsapas, Siminovitch, KA, Kasper Lage, Mark J. Daly, Elder James T., Wallace Chris, John A. Todd, Hafler, DA, Rossin Elizabeth, Cotsapas, C, Gregersen Peter, Cotsapas, Chris, Klareskog, L, John A Todd, Behrens, Timothy, Rich Stephen S., Rich, Stephen S., Timothy Behrens, Todd, JA, Heel, David A. van, Abecasis Gonçalo R., Philip L. De Jager, Wallace, C, Neale, BM, Voight, BF, Voight, Benjamin F., Gonçalo R. Abecasis, Robert R. Graham, De Jager Philip L., Jeffrey C Barrett, Neale Benjamin M., Siminovitch Katherine A., Chris Wallace, Katherine A. Siminovitch, Benjamin M Neale, Robert R Graham, Cho, Judy, Jager, Philip L. De, Barrett Jeffrey C., Daly Mark J., Cotsapas Chris, Gonçalo R Abecasis, Rich, SS, van Heel David A., Wijmenga Cisca, Rossin, E, Graham, RR, Worthington, J, Gregersen, P, Barrett, Jeffrey C., Elder, James T., Jeffrey C. Barrett, Peter Gregersen, Katherine A Siminovitch, Lage Kasper, Wijmenga, C, Neale, Benjamin M., Wallace, Chris, Hafler David A., Behrens, T, James T Elder, Mark J Daly, Todd John A., Abecasis, GR, Elder, JT, Wijmenga, Cisca; id_orcid, Lars Klareskog, De Jager, PL, Voight Benjamin F., Benjamin F. Voight, FOCiS Network Consortia, Jane Worthington, Stephen S. Rich, Cho, J, FOCiS Network of Consortia, Cho Judy, Stephen S Rich, Barrett, JC, van Heel, DA, Todd, John A., Daly, Mark J., Daly, MJ, Worthington Jane, Rossin, Elizabeth, Lage, K, De Jager, Philip L.   +113 more
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Immunomodulation of RA Patients’ PBMC with a Multiepitope Peptide Derived from Citrullinated Autoantigens

Mediators of Inflammation, 2017
Citrullinated peptides are used for measuring anticitrullinated protein antibodies (ACPA) in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Accumulation of citrullinated proteins in the inflamed synovium suggests that they may be good targets for inducing peripheral ...
Smadar Gertel, Gidon Karmon, Sivan Vainer, Ora Shovman, Martin Cornillet, Guy Serre, Yehuda Shoenfeld, Howard Amital   +7 more
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Immunogenicity and safety of the BBIBP‐CorV vaccine in patients with autoimmune inflammatory rheumatic diseases undergoing immunosuppressive therapy in a monocentric cohort

Immunity, Inflammation and Disease, 2023
Introduction Vaccination plays a fundamental role in mastering the COVID‐19 pandemic and protecting vulnerable groups. Persons with autoimmune inflammatory rheumatic diseases (AIIRD) requiring immunosuppressive therapies are prioritized for vaccination ...
Batool Zamani, Amin Moradi Hasan‐Abad, Ahmad Piroozmand, Mahsa Dehghani, Maryam Arfaatabar, Hossein Motedayyen   +5 more
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Combination therapy for management of pemphigus patients with unexpected therapeutic response to rituximab: A report of five cases

Clinical Case Reports, 2023
Key Clinical Message The immunosuppressant agents should be considered earlier in the course of treatment with rituximab, possibly after the unfavorable response at first cycle of treatment, especially in male patients and those with high BMI.
Zeinab Aryanian, Insha Zainab Riyaz, Kamran Balighi, Ali Ahmadzade, Hamid Reza Mahmoudi, Arghavan Azizpour, Parvaneh Hatami   +6 more
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MicroRNA in autoimmunity and autoimmune diseases

Journal of Autoimmunity, 2009
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small conserved non-coding RNA molecules that post-transcriptionally regulate gene expression by targeting the 3' untranslated region (UTR) of specific messenger RNAs (mRNAs) for degradation or translational repression.
Department of Oral Surgery, Diagnostic Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA ( host institution ), Pauley, Kaleb M., Cha, Seunghee, Chan, Edward K.L.   +4 more
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Vitiligo and autoimmune diseases [PDF]

, 2016
Vitiligo is a quite frequently occurring skin disease. Although it does not cause any pain or internal organ damage, it constitutes a significant cosmetic problem having a significant impact on quality of life.
Magdalena Kutwin, Anna Sysa-Jędrzejowska, Anna Woźniacka   +2 more
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