Abstract Number: 146 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Arthritis Severity Locus Cia4 Is An Early Regulator of IL-6, IL-1β, and NFκB activators’ Expression in Pristane-Induced Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Cia4 is a quantitative trait locus on rat chromosome 7 that regulates disease severity and joint damage in three models of rheumatoid arthritis including…Abstract Number: 147 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Modular Analysis Of In Peripheral Blood Gene Expression In Rheumatoid Arthritis Captures Reproducible Gene Expression Changes In TNF Responders
Background/Purpose: The use of whole blood gene expression to predict and follow the response to TNF inhibition therapy in RA has been challenging due to…Abstract Number: 148 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Microarray Analysis Of Synovial Specimen of Early Human (CHECK) and Experimental Osteoarthritis to Identify Pathways and Processes Associated with Pathology
Background/Purpose: The majority of osteoarthritis (OA) patients show synovial inflammation, even relatively early during the disease. We used microarray analysis of synovial tissue of early…Abstract Number: 149 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Comparative Proteomic Analysis Of Neutrophils From Patients With Microscopic Polyangiitis and Granulomatosis With Polyangiitis
Background/Purpose: Both microscopic polyangiitis (MPA) and granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) belong to ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV), in which neutrophils are thought to be involved in their…Abstract Number: 150 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
A Subset Of Osteoarthritis Individuals Has Elevated IL-6 Pathway Activation Associated With Worse Symptoms
Background/Purpose: Elevated levels of the pro-inflammatory cytokine IL-6 have been found in the affected joint of patients with osteoarthritis (OA), although the prevalence of OA…Abstract Number: 151 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The mtDNA Haplogroups Influence The Cartilage Integrity In Osteoarthritis. Data From The Osteoarthritis Initiative (OAI)
Background/Purpose: Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is ideally suited for detect structural changes and degradation in cartilage against the limitations of radiographic common methods. Changes in…Abstract Number: 152 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Uncoupling mtDNA Haplogroup T Associates With Better Radiographic Progression Of Osteoarthritis. Data From The Osteoarthritis Initiative (OAI)
Background/Purpose: The Osteoarthritis Initiative (OAI) is a multicentre study focused on identifying and evaluating risk factors of knee osteoarthritis (OA). Previous studies carried out by…Abstract Number: 153 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Identification Of Autoimmune Disease Risk Alleles That Are Under Recent Selection In The Sea Island Gullah African Americans
Background/Purpose: The reasons for the ethnic disparities in rheumatic and autoimmune diseases (AIDs) are largely unknown. Given the increasing evidence of selection at loci associated…Abstract Number: 154 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Identification Of Autoimmune Disease Genes In Regions Under Selection In The Gullah African American Population Of South Carolina
Background/Purpose: Most autoimmune diseases (ADs) are more prevalent in specific ethnic groups. We hypothesize that one reason for the ethnic disparity may be an effect…Abstract Number: 155 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Exome Sequencing For Identification Of Potential Causal Variants For Diffuse Cutaneous Systemic Sclerosis
Background/Purpose: Scleroderma is a genetically complex autoimmune disease with substantial phenotypic heterogeneity. Previous genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have identified a large number of gene regions…Abstract Number: 156 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Cartilage Peptide Profiling: Identifying Novel OA Biomarkers For Early Disease Detection
Background/Purpose: Cartilage secretome contains a complex matrix of proteolytically derived peptides that may provide useful information of the biological events occurring in the articular joint…Abstract Number: 157 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Application Of a Multiplex Gene Polymorphism Assay For Variants Associated With Rheumatoid Arthritis Susceptibility: Results Of 168 Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms In The Optima Study
Background/Purpose: Genetic factors have been identified that may be associated with the development and severity of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), disease progression, or response to treatment.…Abstract Number: 158 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Use Of “Autoantigenomics” To Rapidly Identify Targets Of Human Autoantibodies
Background/Purpose: The messenger RNA (mRNA) processing body (P-body) is a cellular structure that regulates the stability of cytoplasmic mRNA. Approximately 5% of patients with the…Abstract Number: 159 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Transcriptomic Blood Markers and Molecular Stratification In Sarcoidosis
Background/Purpose: Sarcoidosis is a heterogeneous disease with diverse manifestations and varied clinical courses. Currently there are no reliable non-invasive biomarkers of disease activity or severity.…Abstract Number: 120 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Symptom Severity In Korean Patients With Fibromyalgia Is Associated With Socioeconomic Status, But Not With Obesity
Background/Purpose: Fibromyalgia (FM) is a chronic pain disorder characterized by widespread pain, tenderness, and various associated symptoms including sleep disturbances, chronic fatigue, depression, and other…