Abstract Number: 2501 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Validation Of Gene Expression Biomarkers Of Psoriatic Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is a seronegative immune mediated arthritis that develops in about a third of patients with cutaneous psoriasis (PsC). The cellular pathways…Abstract Number: 2502 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Contributions Of Skin and Joint Manifestations To The Parent-Of-Origin Effect In Psoriatic Disease
Background/Purpose: Excessive paternal transmission has been previously documented in psoriatic disease. Our objective is to delineate the differential contributions of skin and joint manifestations to…Abstract Number: 2503 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
IL-17+ CD8+ T Cells Are Enriched In The Joints Of Patients With Psoriatic Arthritis and Correlate With Markers Of Disease Activity and Joint Damage Progression
Background/Purpose: Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have clear differences in clinical, radiological and genetic features, suggesting that the immunopathology of the conditions may…Abstract Number: 2504 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Male Children With Higher SLE Disease Activity In An US Cohort
Background/Purpose: Although systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is more common in females, males tend to have more severe disease. We compared age at SLE diagnosis, duration,…Abstract Number: 2505 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Higher Disease Damage Among African Americans With Familial Versus Sporadic Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Background/Purpose: Studies in predominantly Caucasian cohorts have found no significant clinical or serologic differences in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients with a family history of…Abstract Number: 2506 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Systemic LUPUS Erythematosus Patients Presenting With Immune Thrombocytopenia and The Association Between Two Diseases
Background/Purpose: We evaluated the features of our systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients who presented with immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) and compared them to other SLE patients.…Abstract Number: 2507 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
What Is The Risk Of Having a Total Hip Or Knee Replacement for Patients With Lupus?
Background/Purpose: Individuals with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) frequently have arthralgia, but joint damage leading to surgery is thought to be less common. In addition to…Abstract Number: 2508 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Clinical and Serological Discordance In The Systemic Lupus Erythematosus International Collaborating Clinics (SLICC) Cohort
Background/Purpose: Anti-DNA antibodies and serum complement levels are considered important biomarkers for disease activity in SLE. Despite this many SLE patients present serologically active (positive…Abstract Number: 2509 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Long Term Natural History Of Asymptomatic Avascular Necrosis In a Cohort Of Patients With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Treated With Corticosteroids
Background/Purpose: Avascular necrosis (AVN) is cellular death of bone components due to interruption of the blood supply resulting in area of ischemic necrosis but may…Abstract Number: 2510 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Epidemiology Of Systemic LUPUS Erythematosus and Clinical Features Of Patients At A Single Center In Northwestern Turkey
Background/Purpose: We evaluated the clinical features, treatment modalities, treatment responses and prognosis of patients diagnosed with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). We also estimated the prevalence…Abstract Number: 2511 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Multicenter Validation Of The Lupus Activity Scoring Tool (LAST) As Compared To The Selena Sledai (SS) Modification
Background/Purpose: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic immune modulated disease with variable clinical manifestations. New advances in the management of SLE mandated closer monitoring…Abstract Number: 2473 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Comparison Of The Two Subtypes Of Axial Spondyloarthritis Patients Fulfilling The Imaging Arm Based On Radiographic and MRI Findings
Background/Purpose: New Axial Spondyloarthritis Classification Criteria include an imaging arm and a clinical arm. The imaging arm includes radiographic ax-SpA patients who have radiographic sacroilitis…Abstract Number: 2478 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Clinical Characteristics Of Patients With Early Spondyloarthritis. Results From a Specialized Consultation In a Clinical Hospital
Background/Purpose: The classification criteria for spondyloarthritis (SpA) intend to identify patients with this disease from the initial stages. The nonspecific characteristics, symptoms, signs, and additional…Abstract Number: 2471 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Prevalence Of Inflammatory Back Pain In Psoriatic Arthritis: The Prepare Study
Background/Purpose: Up to 30% of patients with psoriasis (Ps) may develop psoriatic arthritis (PsA); ranging from mild and non-destructive disease to severe and erosive arthritis.1…Abstract Number: 2472 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Disease Burden Is Similar Between Non-Radiographic Axial Spondyloarthritis and Ankylosing Spondylitis and Independent Of Gender Influences
Disease Burden is Similar between Non-Radiographic Axial Spondyloarthritis and Ankylosing Spondylitis and Independent of Gender Influences Background/Purpose: Axial spondyloarthritis (SpA) covers both ankylosing spondylitis (AS)…
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