Abstract Number: 83 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Immediate Benefits of a Multidisciplinary Educational Program for Fibromyalgia on Patients’ Pain Related Self-Efficacy and Health Locus of Control
Background/Purpose: To evaluate the effect of an intensive, brief, multidisciplinary educational intervention on self –efficacy and locus of control specific self-management constructs, in patients who…Abstract Number: 84 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Sexual Dimorphism in the Association Between Multi-Site Pain and Other Fibromyalgia Features: an Analysis of Data from Three UK Population-Based Studies
Background/Purpose: The 2011 modification of the preliminary 2010 American College of Rheumatology criteria for fibromyalgia require the self-report of multi-site pain in addition to a…Abstract Number: 85 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Low Socioeconomic Status, High Disability Rates, and Increased Use of Health Care Resources in Fibromyalgia Patients Taking Narcotics
Background/Purpose: To determine the prevalence and characteristics of fibromyalgia patients who are prescribed opiod drugs.Methods: Consecutive patients who met the ACR 1990 criteria for fibromyalgia,…Abstract Number: 86 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Auxilin Is a Novel Susceptibility Gene for Congenital Heart Block Modulating Cardiac Function
Background/Purpose: Congenital heart block (CHB) may affect children of women with anti-Ro/SSA and anti-La/SSB autoantibodies. The most recognized manifestation of CHB is an atrioventricular (AV)…Abstract Number: 87 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) Risk Gene CCR6 Polymorphism: Drug-Induced “Reversal” of ER Binding and the Expression of Inflammatory Mediators -Potential Molecular Mechanism Links Between Estrogen and RA
Background/Purpose: The rheumatoid arthritis (RA) risk locus CCR6 SNP rs3093024, is in tight linkage disequilibrium with rs3093023 which has been associated with RA risk. RA…Abstract Number: 88 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Integrating Evidence for Genetic Association and Natural Selection Helps Detect New Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Risk Loci in African-Americans
Background/Purpose: In many rheumatologic and autoimmune diseases African Americans (AA) have a higher prevalence and greater disease severity than other ethnicities. We posit that population-specific…Abstract Number: 89 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
A Longitudinal Genome-Wide Association Study of Anti-Tumor Necrosis Factor Response Among Japanese Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Studies of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) to identify genetic biomarkers of anti-tumor necrosis factor (TNF) response have been conducted mostly in Caucasian populations.…Abstract Number: 90 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Influence of Susceptible HLA-DRB1 Alleles on Clinical Subphenotypes of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in Koreans
Background/Purpose: We investigated the association between human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-DRB1 alleles and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) susceptibility and whether each allele has a significant effect…Abstract Number: 91 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Coevolution of a Uric Acid Transporter and Uricase: Implications for Gout
Background/Purpose: Gout is caused by chronic hyperuricemia, leading to uric acid deposition. Humans and apes have relatively high serum uric acid (sUA) levels due to…Abstract Number: 92 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Variation at Interleukin-6 Receptor Gene Is Associated to Joint Damage in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Interleukin-6 (IL-6) cytokine signaling is key in Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) pathophysiology. Blocking IL-6 receptor (IL6R) has proven to be a highly effective treatment to prevent joint…Abstract Number: 93 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
An HLA-C Amino Acid Variant in Addition to HLA-B*27 Confers Risk for Ankylosing Spondylitis in the Korean Population
Background/Purpose: Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a highly heritable rheumatic disease causing chronic inflammation of axial spine, joints and various organs. The presence of HLA-B*27 is…Abstract Number: 94 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
NGS Panel for the Detection of Monogenic SLE in Children: Initial Results
Background/Purpose: Next generation sequencing (NGS) represents a revolution in the field of molecular medicine, and offers a new approach to deciphering the pathogenesis of complex…Abstract Number: 95 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Validation of Differential Methylation in Paternally Versus Maternally Transmitted Psoriatic Disease
Background/Purpose: Several studies have demonstrated excessive paternal transmission of psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis (PsA). This phenomenon is thought to be mediated by genomic imprinting. We…Abstract Number: 96 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The ABCG2 polymorphism Is Associated with Hyperuricemia in a Community-Based Korean Cohort
Background/Purpose: Hyperuricemia is known as a risk factor of diverse diseases such as gout, hypertension, metabolic syndrome, diabetes mellitus, and cardiovascular diseases. Recent genome-wide association…Abstract Number: 97 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Genomic Sequencing of Uric Acid Metabolizing and Clearing Genes in Relationship to Xanthine Oxidase Inhibitor Dose
Background/Purpose: Effective long term uric acid lowering therapy with the xanthine oxidase inhibitors (XOI) allopurinol and febuxostat exists. When compliant with therapy, it is unclear…
