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  • Abstract Number: 2947 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Do Bone Marrow Lesions Reactivate Endochondral Ossification Leading to Osteophyte Genesis? Data from the Osteoarthritis Initiative

    Leticia Deveza1, Laurence Teoh2, Elena Ochoa-Albiztegui3, Ali Guermazi4, Frank Roemer4,5 and David Hunter1, 1Rheumatology, Institute of Bone and Joint Research, Kolling Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia, 2Department of General Medicine, Middlemore Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand, Auckland, New Zealand, 3Department of Radiology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA, New York, NY, 4Department of Radiology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA, Boston, MA, 5Department of Radiology, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany, Erlangen, Germany

    Background/Purpose: Osteophytes are formed through reactivation of endochondral ossification. In adults, reactivation of endochondral ossification may occur in the context of fracture repair. As yet,…
  • Abstract Number: 2948 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Distinct Trajectories of Medial Fixed Joint Space Width Loss over Four Years of Follow-up Among Knees with and at Risk for Knee Osteoarthritis

    C. Kent Kwoh1,2, Di Ran2,3, Erin L. Ashbeck2 and Jeffrey Duryea4, 1Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, 2The University of Arizona Arthritis Center, Tucson, AZ, 3Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, Tucson, AZ, 4Radiology, Brigham & Women's Hospital/ Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA

    Background/Purpose: Knee OA (KOA) is typically described as a slowly progressive disease, though it is recognized that some patients experience rapid structural deterioration. Identification of…
  • Abstract Number: 2949 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    The Relation of Cumulative Load to Prevalent Cartilage Damage in the Knee

    Dana Mathews1, Tuhina Neogi2, Joshua Stefanik2, Ali Guermazi3, Frank Roemer3, Louise Thoma4, Hiral Master4, Meredith Christiansen4, Cora E. Lewis5, Michael C. Nevitt6, James Torner7 and Daniel White8, 1Physical Therapy, Biomechanics and Movement Science, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, 2Clinical Epidemiology Research and Training Unit, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, 3Department of Radiology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA, Boston, MA, 4Physical Therapy and Biomechanics and Movement Science, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, 5University of Alabama Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, 6Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, 7University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, 8Department of Physical Therapy, University of Delaware, Newark, DE

    Background/Purpose: Cartilage damage, which is a precursor and feature of knee osteoarthritis (OA), has been linked to both obesity and excessive joint loading. Assessment of…
  • Abstract Number: 2950 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Validation of a Definition for Flare in Patients with Established Gout

    Angelo L. Gaffo1, Nicola Dalbeth2, Kenneth Saag3, Jasvinder A. Singh4, Elizabeth J. Rahn1, Amy S. Mudano5, Yi-Hsing Chen6, Ching-Tsai Lin7, Sandra Bourke2, Worawit Louthrenoo8, Janitzia Vazquez-Mellado9, Hansel Hernández-Llinas10, Tuhina Neogi11, Ana Beatriz Vargas-Santos12, Geraldo Castelar-Pinheiro13, Rodrigo B. Chaves-Amorim13, Till Uhlig14, Hilde B Hammer14, Maxim Eliseev15, Fernando Perez-Ruiz16, Lorenzo Cavagna17, Geraldine M. McCarthy18, Lisa K. Stamp19, Martijin Gerritsen20, Viktoria Fana21, Francisca Sivera22 and William J. Taylor23, 1Department of Medicine, Division of Immunology and Rheumatology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, 2University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand, 3Division Clinical Immunology & Rheumatology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, 4Rheumatology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, 5University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, 6Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan, 7Division of Allergy, Immunology and Rheumatology, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan, 8Div of Rheumatology, Dept of Internal Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand, 9Rheumatology, Hospital General de Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico, 10Hospital General de Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico, 11Clinical Epidemiology Research and Training Unit, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, 12Internal Medicine Department, Division of Rheumatology, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 13Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro - UERJ, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 14Dept. of Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway, 15V. A. Nasonova Research Institute of Rheumatology, Moscow, Russian Federation, 16Servicio de Reumatología, Vizcaya, Spain, 17Division of Rheumatology, University and IRCCS Policlinico S. Matteo Foundation, Pavia, Italy, 18Div of Rheumatology, Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland, 19University of Otago, Christchurch, New Zealand, 20Westfries Gasthuis, Hoorn, Netherlands, 21Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet , Glostrup, Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research (COPECARE), Copenhagen, Denmark, 22Sección de Reumatología, Hospital General Universitario de Elda., Elda, Spain, 23University of Otago, Wellington, New Zealand

    Background/Purpose: A standardized validated definition for gout flares (or attacks) is not available. Two provisional definitions published in 2012 were based on patient-reported elements (patient-defined…
  • Abstract Number: 2951 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Responsiveness of the Patient Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System to Golimumab Intravenous and Infliximab Treatment in a Real World Clinical Trial in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients

    Jeffrey R. Curtis1, Douglas Conaway2, Joy Schechtman3, Aaron Broadwell4, Alan J. Kivitz5, Vance Bray6, Shelly Kafka7, Dennis Parenti7, Shawn Black7, Stephen Xu8, Wayne Langholff8 and Clifton O. Bingham III9, 1Rheumatology & Immunology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, 2Rheumatology/Medicine, Carolina Health Specialists, Myrtle Beach, SC, 3Sun Valley Arthritis Center LTD, Peoria, AZ, 4Rheumatology Osteoporosis Specialists, Shreveport, LA, 5Altoona Arthritis & Osteoporosis Center, Altoona, PA, 6Denver Arthritis Clinic, Denver, CO, 7Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC, Horsham, PA, 8Janssen Research & Development, LLC, Spring House, PA, 9Rheumatology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD

    Background/Purpose: The Patient (Pt) Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS [P]) questionnaires developed by the NIH have been validated and are a feasible assessment tool…
  • Abstract Number: 2952 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    A Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT) of an Internet-Based Self-Management Program for Adolescents with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA)

    Jennifer N. Stinson1, Sarah Campillo2, Tania Cellucci3, Paul Dancey4, Ciarán M. Duffy5, Janet Ellsworth6, Brian M. Feldman7, Adam Huber8, Nicole Johnson9, Patrick McGrath8, Alan Rosenberg10, Natalie J. Shiff11, Lynn R. Spiegel12, Shirley M.L. Tse13, Lori Tucker14, J. Charles Victor15 and Stephanie Luca16, 1Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada, 2Montreal Children's Hospital, Montreal, QC, Canada, 3McMaster University, hamilton, ON, Canada, 4Pediatrics, Janeway Children's Hospital, St. John's, NL, Canada, 5Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario and University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada, 6University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, 7Rheumatology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada, 8IWK Health Centre, Halifax, NS, Canada, 9Alberta Children's Hospital, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, 10Pediatrics, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada, 11University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 12Rheumatology/Pediatrics, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada, 13Rheumatology, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, 14BC Children's Hospital, Vancouver, BC, Canada, 15University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, 16The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada

    Background/Purpose: Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) is a common chronic childhood illness associated with negative impact on health-related quality of life (HRQL). As teens mature, they…
  • Abstract Number: 2953 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Drivers of Satisfaction with Care in Lupus 

    Bhavika Sethi1, Ailda Nika2, Winston Sequeira3, Joel A. Block4, Sergio Toloza5, Ana Bertoli6, Ivana Blazevic7, Luis M. Vilá8, Ioana Moldovan9, Karina Torralba10, Davide Mazzoni11, Elvira Cicognani11, Sarfaraz Hasni12, Berna Goker13, Seminur Haznedaroglu13, Josiane Bourré-Tessier14, Sandra V. Navarra15, Chi Chiu Mok16, Ann Clarke17, Michael Weisman18, Daniel J. Wallace19 and Meenakshi Jolly3, 1University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom, 2Rheumatology, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, 3Department of Medicine, Section of Rheumatology, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, 4Division of Rheumatology, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, 5Rheumatology, Hospital San Juan Batista, Catamarca, Argentina, Catamarca, Argentina, 6Instituto Reumatológico Strusberg, Córdoba, Argentina, 7Rheumatology, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 8Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 9Rheumatology, Beaver Medical Group, Redlands, CA, 10Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA, 11Department of Psychology, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy, 12National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, 13Internal Medicine-Rheumatology, Gazi University Medical School, Ankara, Turkey, 14Rheumatology, University of Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada, 15Rheumatology, University of Santo Tomas Hospital, Manila, Philippines, 16Medicine, Tuen Mun Hospital, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 17Division of Rheumatology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, 18Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Division of Rheumatology, Los Angeles, CA, 19Rheumatology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Beverly Hills, CA

    Background/Purpose: Although survival in SLE has improved, quality of life (QOL) remains poor. Physicians aim to reduce suffering and improve health outcomes, while maximizing efficiency…
  • Abstract Number: 2954 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Achieving Balance and Diversity in Patient Engagement in Research: Perspectives from Patients

    Graham Macdonald1, Jenny Leese2, Bao Chau Tran3, Alison Hoens3, Sheila Kerr4, Lianne Gulka5, Wendy Lum5 and Linda Li6, 1Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, 2Physical Therapy, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, 3Arthritis Research Canada, Richmond, BC, Canada, 4Arthritis Patient Advisory Board, Richmond, BC, Canada, 5Arthritis Research Canada Arthritis Patient Advisory Board, Richmond, BC, Canada, 6Rheumatology, Arthritis Research Canada, Richmond, BC, Canada

    Background/Purpose: The movement for patient engagement in research aspires to greater inclusion of and collaboration with patients at virtually every point in the research cycle.…
  • Abstract Number: 2955 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Does Guideline-Based Care Improve Outcomes That Matter to Patients? Tighter Control, Less Suffering, and Greater Well-Being over the Past Decade in Canadian RA Patients

    Susan J. Bartlett1,2, Orit Schieir3, Marie-France Valois4, Carol A Hitchon5, Janet E. Pope6, Gilles Boire7, Boulos Haraoui8, Edward C. Keystone9, Diane Tin10, Carter Thorne11 and Vivian P. Bykerk12, 1Department of Medicine, Division of ClinEpi, Rheumatology, Respirology, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada, 2Division of Rheumatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, 3Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, 4McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada, 5University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, 6Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Western Ontario, St Joseph's Health Care, London, ON, Canada, 7Rheumatology Division, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Sherbrooke and Universite de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada, 8Institute de Rheumatologie, Montreal, QC, Canada, 9University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, 10The Arthritis Program, Southlake Regional Health Centre, Newmarket, ON, Canada, 11University of Toronto, Newmarket, ON, Canada, 122-005, Mt Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada

    Background/Purpose: Best practice recommendations can increase quality of care and improve clinical outcomes, however the impact of recommendations on outcomes that matter most to patients…
  • Abstract Number: 2956 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Evidence Based Recommendations for Corticosteroid Tapering/Discontinuation in New Onset Juvenile Dermatomyositis Patients from the Printo Trial

    Gabriella Giancane1, Claudio Lavarello1, Angela Pistorio1, Francesco Zulian1, Bo Magnusson1, Tadej Avcin1, Fabrizia Corona1, Valeria Gerloni2, Serena Pastore1, Roberto Marini1, Silvana Martino1, Anne Pagnier2, Michel Rodiere1, Christine Soler1, Valda Stanevicha1, Rebecca ten Cate3, Yosef Uziel1, Jelena Vojinovic1, Elena Fueri2, Angelo Ravelli4, Alberto Martini5 and Nicolino Ruperto1, 1Istituto Giannina Gaslini - Pediatria II, Reumatologia - PRINTO, Genoa, Italy, 2Istituto Giannina Gaslini - Pediatria II, Reumatologia - PRINTO, Genova, Italy, 3Pediatric Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, 4University of Genova, IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Genova, Italy, 5Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Genoa, Italy

    Background/Purpose: At present no clear evidence based guidelines exist to standardize the tapering and discontinuation of corticosteroids (CS) in juvenile dermatomyositis (JDM). To provide evidence-based…
  • Abstract Number: 2957 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Factors Associated with Cardiac Dysfunction in a Longitudinal Follow-up of Neonatal Lupus

    Amit Saxena1, Peter M. Izmirly2, Rebecca Bomar2, Shireen Golpanian2, Deborah Friedman3 and Jill P. Buyon1, 1Rheumatology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, 2New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, 3New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY

    Background/Purpose: There are minimal data and no longitudinal studies regarding the long term cardiac health of children with cardiac manifestations of neonatal lupus (NL). This…
  • Abstract Number: 2958 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Validation of Flare Criteria for Children and Adolescents with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

    Hermine I. Brunner1, Michael J. Holland2, Michael W. Beresford3, Nicolino Ruperto4, Stacy P. Ardoin5, Simone Appenzeller6, Clovis A Silva7, Glaucia V. Novak7, Daniela M. Lourenço8, Francisco Flores9, Beatrice Goilav10, Scott E. Wenderfer11, Deborah M. Levy12, Angelo Ravelli13, Raju Khubchandani14, Tadej Avcin15, Marisa S. Klein-Gitelman16, Brian M. Feldman17 and Jun Ying18, 1Rheumatology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, 2Pediatric Rheumatology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, 3On Behalf of the UK JSLE Study Group, Liverpool, United Kingdom, 4Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Genoa, Italy, 5Pediatric & Adult Rheumatology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, 6Pediatric Rheumatology Unit, State University of Campinas, Campinas, Brazil, 7Pediatric Rheumatology Unit, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, 8Pediatric Rheumatology Unit, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil, 9Nephrology and Hypertension, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, 10Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Montefiore Medical Center, New York, NY, 11Pediatrics-Renal, Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX, 12Division of Rheumatology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada, 13University of Genova, IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Genova, Italy, 14Department of Paediatrics, Jaslok Hospital and Research Center, Mumbai, India, 15Istituto Giannina Gaslini - Pediatria II, Reumatologia - PRINTO, Genoa, Italy, 16Division of Pediatric Rheumatology/PDD PTD, Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago/Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, 17Rheumatology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada, 18Center for Biostatistical Services, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH

    Background/Purpose: Childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus (cSLE) is characterized by changing disease activity: episodes of improvement are often followed by episodes of worsening, i.e. flares. Considering…
  • Abstract Number: 2959 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Are Patients with Overlap Features Different from Patients without? Results from the Juvenile Systemic Scleroderma Cohort Www.Juvenile-Scleroderma.Com

    Ivan Foeldvari1, Jens Klotsche2, Ozgur Kasapcopur3, Amra Adrovic4, Valda Stanevicha5, Maria Teresa Terreri6, Ekaterina Alexeeva7, Maria M. Katsicas8, Vanessa Smith9, Rolando Cimaz10, Mikhail Kostik11, Thomas J. A. Lehman12, Jordi Anton13, Walter A. Sifuentes-Giraldo14, Flavio Sztajnbok15, Tadey Avcin16, Mahesh Janarthanan17, Maria José Santos18, Dana Nemkova19, Cristina Battagliotti20, Despina Eleftheriou21, Liora Harel22, Tilmann Kallinich23, K Minden24, Susan Mary Nielsen25, Kathryn S. Torok26, Yosef Uziel27, Anne Stevens28, Clarissa Pilkington29 and Nicola Helmus1, 1Hamburg Center for Pediatric and Adolescent Rheumatology, Hamburg, Germany, 2Epidemiology unit, German Rheumatism Research Center, Berlin, Germany, 3Pediatric Rheumatology, Istanbul University, Cerrahpasa Medical School, Department of Pediatric Rheumatology, Istanbul, Turkey, 4Department of Pediatric Rheumatology, Istanbul University, Cerrahpasa Medical School, Istanbul, Turkey, 5Pediatric cathedra, Riga Stradiņš University, Riga, Latvia, 6Pediatric Rheumatology Unit, Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP - Universidade Federal de São Paulo), São Paulo, Brazil, 7Children's Health of RAMS and IM Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, Moscow, Russian Federation, 8Service of Immunology & Rheumatology., Hospital de Pediatría Prof Dr JP Garrahan, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 9Faculty of Internal Medicine, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium, 10Pediatrics, Ospedale Pediatrico Anna Meyer, Florence, Italy, 11Hospital Pediatrics, State Pediatric Medical University, Saint-Petersburg, Russia, 12Pediatric Rheumatology, Hospital for Special Surgery Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, 13pediatric Rheumatology, University Childrenxs Hospital, Barcelona, Spain, 14Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, Spain, 15Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 16University Children's Hospital, Ljubljana, Slovenia, 17Pediatric Rheumatology, Chennai, India, 18Reuma.pt, Almada, Portugal, Almada, Portugal, 19Pediatric Rheumatology Unit, Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, General University Hospital in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic, 20Hospital de Niños Dr Orlando Alasia, Santa Fé, Argentina, 21Infection, Inflammation and Rheumatology, UCL Institute of Child Health, London, United Kingdom, 22Schneider Children's Medical Center of Israel, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel, 23Charité, Humbolt University Medicine Berlin, Berlin, Germany, 24Charité – University of Medicine Berlin, Berlin, Germany, 25Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark, 26Pediatric Rheumatology, University of Pittsburgh Med Ctr, Pittsburgh, PA, 27Meir Medical Center, Kfar Saba, Israel, 28University of Washington, Department of Pediatrics, Seattle, WA, 29Paediatric Rheumatology, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom

    Background/Purpose: Juvenile systemic sclerosis (jSSc) patients with overlap features seems to have a better long term outcome1. There is currently no data, where the clinical…
  • Abstract Number: 2960 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Comorbidities of Juvenile Dermatomyositis in United States Children

    Jonathan I. Silverberg1, Lauren Kwa2, Michael C. Kwa2, Anne Laumann2 and Kaveh Ardalan3,4, 1Dermatology, Preventive Medicine and Medical Social Sciences, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, 2Dermatology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, 3Departments of Pediatrics and Medical Social Sciences, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, 4Division of Rheumatology, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, IL

    Background/Purpose: Juvenile dermatomyositis (JDM) is an autoimmune disease that causes vasculopathy and inflammation of skin and muscles. Previous studies in adult dermatomyositis suggest increased risks…
  • Abstract Number: 2961 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Body Composition and Myokine Levels in Juvenile Dermatomyositis and Associations with Physical Function

    Birgit Nomeland Witczak1, Kristin Godang2, Jens Bollerslev2,3, Thomas Schwartz4,5, Berit Flatø3,6, Ivar Sjaastad3,4,7 and Helga Sanner6,8, 1Oslo University Hospital, Institute for Experimental Medical Research, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway, Oslo, Norway, 2Section of Specialized Endocrinology, Department of Endocrinology, Oslo University Hospital, Rikshospitalet, Oslo, Norway, Oslo, Norway, 3Institute for Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway, Oslo, Norway, 4Institute for Experimental Medical Research, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway, Oslo, Norway, 5Department of Infectious Diseases, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway, Oslo, Norway, 6Department of Rheumatology, Oslo University Hospital, Rikshospitalet, Oslo, Norway, Oslo, Norway, 7Department of Cardiology, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway, Oslo, Norway, 8Norwegian National Advisory Unit on Rheumatic Diseases in Children and Adolescents, Oslo University Hospital, Rikshospitalet, Oslo, Norway, Oslo, Norway

    Background/Purpose: JDM presents with proximal muscle weakness and atrophy is frequent. Still, body composition (BC) in JDM has not been widely studied, but is known…
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