Clinical Impact of HLA‐B27 on Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis: Eighteen Years of Follow‐up in the Population‐Based Nordic Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis Cohort [PDF]
Objective We have previously shown that HLA‐B27 was negatively associated with remission status eight years after the onset of juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA).
Maria Ekelund +12 more
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Tumor necrosis factor inhibitors are associated with reduced complement activation in spondylarthropathies: An observational study. [PDF]
BackgroundThe complement system is involved in pathogenesis of cardiovascular disease, and might play a role in accelerated atherogenesis in spondylarthropathies (SpA).
Ingrid Hokstad +8 more
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Impact of disease outcomes on the Assessment of SpondyloArthritis International Society Health Index (ASAS HI): a Bayesian network analysis of the DESIR cohort [PDF]
Objective The objective of this study is to build a structural model visualising and quantifying the interrelationships of different disease outcomes with the Assessment of SpondyloArthritis International Society Health Index (ASAS HI) in patients with ...
Sofia Ramiro +7 more
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Humoral and Cellular Immunogenicity and Safety of Five Different SARS-CoV-2 Vaccines in Patients With Autoimmune Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Diseases in Remission or With Low Disease Activity and in Healthy Controls: A Single Center Study [PDF]
BackgroundVaccine-induced immunity is essential for controlling the COVID-19 pandemic. Data on humoral and cellular immunogenicity and safety of different SARS-CoV-2 vaccines in patients with autoimmune rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases (RMDs) are ...
Gábor J. Szebeni +16 more
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Different disease activity trajectories in early axial spondyloarthritis lead to significantly different long-term outcomes: a trajectory-based analysis of the DESIR cohort over 10 years [PDF]
Introduction The study aimed to identify and describe disease activity trajectories over 10 years in patients with recent-onset axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) and determine their impact on long-term outcomes.Methods This prospective, multicentre study ...
Maxime Dougados +5 more
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Association between sarcopenia and physical activity in individuals with spondyloarthritis [PDF]
Objective: To assess the association between sarcopenia and physical activity in individuals with spondyloarthritis (SpA). Methods: Physical functional performance of individuals with SpA (SpA group [SG]: n=29, 10 males, mean age=50.6±10.2 years) and a ...
Bruna Oliveira Corrêa do Amaral +4 more
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Trends in medications for autoimmune disorders during pregnancy and factors for their discontinuation: a population-based study [PDF]
Objectives The medications used for autoimmune diseases have significantly evolved in recent years, but there is limited knowledge about how treatment practices changed during pregnancy.
Sabine Mainbourg +4 more
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Multidisciplinary non-pharmacological treatments with effects on pain modulation and functioning in spondyloarthropathies – a systematic review [PDF]
Treatment for chronic rheumatic diseases, included various modalities for pain management and for functioning modulation, has the main gole to increase the quality of life and to improve also the activities of daily living.
Adelina Elena Ungureanu +8 more
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Bilateral Sacroiliac Joint Fusion: A Case Report [PDF]
Sacroiliac (SI) joint is the articulation which forms the part of the bony pelvis. It plays an important role in locomotor activity, and childbirth during labour.
NB Pushpa, MV Ravishankar, K Pushpalatha
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Background: The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of active tuberculosis (TB) infection in Moroccan patients with rheumatic diseases under biologic therapy, and to describe the demographic characteristics of these patients as well as to ...
Ilham Aachari +28 more
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