Abstract Number: 2812 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Healthcare Resource Utilization and Costs in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus before and after Initiating Treatment with Intravenous Belimumab: A US Claims Database Analysis
Background/Purpose: Belimumab, an inhibitor of B lymphocyte stimulator, is approved in adults with active, autoantibody-positive systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) receiving standard of care. There is…Abstract Number: 2813 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Interferon-Induced APOL1 over-Expression Causes Autophagic Dysfunction and Mitochondrial Stress in Risk Variant-Carrying Endothelial Cells
Background/Purpose: In SLE Apolipoprotein L1 (APOL1) risk variants (RV) associate with cardiovascular and end stage renal disease. APOL1 induction initially promotes cellular maintenance through autophagy;…Abstract Number: 2814 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Interferon-β Production By B Cells Promotes B Cell Survival and Is Strongly Associated with Active Disease in African Americans with SLE
Background/Purpose: Plasmacytoid dendritic cells are considered the main source of pathogenic IFN in SLE. However, recent work found that elevated serum type I IFN protein…Abstract Number: 2815 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Pathological Roles By Siglec and Type I Interferons for the Development of Autoimmune Congenital Heart Block
Background/Purpose: Given that diseases associated with anti-SSA/Ro such as SLE and Sjögren’s syndrome associate with an upregulation of type I interferons, recent attention has focused…Abstract Number: 2816 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Prediction of Connective Tissue Disease in an at-Risk Cohort Using a Novel Interferon Stimulated Gene Expression Score
Prediction of connective tissue disease in an at-risk cohort using a novel interferon stimulated gene expression scoreBackground/Purpose: A period of ANA positivity and other immune…Abstract Number: 2817 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Expression Patterns of Interferon Induced Genes in Newborns Exposed to Ro/SSA Autoantibodies in Utero
Background/Purpose: Women with Sjögren’s syndrome and autoantibodies against Ro/SSA are at risk for pregnancy complications, including neonatal lupus erythematosus (NLE) and a congenital heart block…Abstract Number: 2818 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Gene Expression Analysis Demonstrates That Multiple Type 1 Interferons Are Involved in Lupus Pathogenesis
Background/Purpose: A role for interferon (IFN) in lupus pathogenesis has been inferred from the prominent IFN gene signature (IGS) found in lupus peripheral blood. However,…Abstract Number: 2819 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Association of Socioeconomic Status with Osteoarthritis-Induced Disability Progression
Background/Purpose: Osteoarthritis (OA) is the number one chronic condition of the joints. Social determinants associated with disability progression due to OA are largely unknown. Efforts…Abstract Number: 2820 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Disease Activity By the Sledai in Lupus Patients Who Self Report Sleep Disturbance and Sleep Impairment Using the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System Instruments
Background/Purpose: Lupus patients commonly report sleep dysfunction, which is associated with upregulation of inflammatory cytokines in healthy people. Studies exploring relationships between self-reported sleep dysfunction…Abstract Number: 2821 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
A Multidisciplinary Telemedicine Program for Identification of Spondyloarthritis in Medically Underserviced Communities
Background/Purpose: Early diagnosis is critical for optimal management of patients with inflammatory arthritis. Axial spondyloarthritis (AxSpA) has the longest delay in diagnosis among inflammatory joint…Abstract Number: 2822 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
A Randomized Controlled Effectiveness Trial of the Enhance-Fitness® Physical Activity Program in People with Arthritis
Background/Purpose: EnhanceFitness® (EF) is an evidence-based, community-delivered intervention for older adults; however, its effectiveness in people with arthritis is unknown. The purpose of this pragmatic,…Abstract Number: 2823 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Preliminary Comparison of Patient-Centered Weight Loss Programs Starting before Versus after Knee Replacement
Background/Purpose: Most patients risk gaining weight in the years after knee replacement, adding further concern to a population that is mostly overweight/obese prior to surgery.…Abstract Number: 2824 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Sleep and Depression Mediate the Relationship between Pain and Cognitive Dysfunction in Lupus Patients
Background/Purpose: Cognitive Dysfunction (CD) is seen among 20-80% of patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) and adversely affects their quality of life and productivity. Pain,…Abstract Number: 2825 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
A Possible Environmental Origin for a Proportion of the Genetic Risk of Rheumatoid Arthritis and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Background/Purpose: Nearly 150 genetic loci are convincingly associated with lupus (SLE) or rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and underlie their incompletely understood mechanisms of pathogenesis. Since 90%…Abstract Number: 2826 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Fine-Mapping Identifies Causal Variants for RA and T1D in DNASE1L3, Sirpg, MEG3, TNFAIP3 and CD28/CTLA4 Loc
Background/Purpose: While genome-wide association studies have identified risk loci for rheumatoid arthritis and other autoimmune diseases, in very few instances have causal variants driving risk…