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Abstract Number: 0465 • ACR Convergence 2024
Therapeutic Drug Monitoring of the Adalimumab Biosimilar (AMJEVITA™, Adalimumab-atto) Using Originator Adalimumab and Anti-Adalimumab Antibody Assays
Monique Bastidas¹, Lythou Yeo¹, Susie Magpantay¹, Judah Scott¹, Mike Zikry¹, Wayne Galdamez¹, Jane Yang² and Kelly Chun¹, ¹Labcorp, Calabasas, CA, ²LabCorp, Weston, MA
Background/Purpose: Treatment of RA with biologic TNF inhibitors is effective in reducing disease activity and improving radiographic progression outcomes. Therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) of adalimumab…
Abstract Number: 0395 • ACR Convergence 2024
Assessment of Enthesitis by Pediatric Rheumatology Providers
Erin Treemarcki¹, Shirley Tse², Marisa Klein-Gitelman³, Adam Mayer⁴, Hemalatha Srinivasalu⁵, Heather Walters⁶ and Melissa Oliver⁷, and the CARRA Juvenile Spondyloarthritis Workgroup and the CARRA investigators, ¹University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, ²SickKids, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, IL, ⁴University of Pennsylvania/Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, ⁵Children's National Hospital, Washington, DC, ⁶Northwell Health, New Hyde Park, NY, ⁷Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN
Background/Purpose: Enthesitis is a characteristic feature of enthesitis related arthritis (ERA) but can be found in other juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) subtypes. It occurs with…
Abstract Number: 0439 • ACR Convergence 2024
Contraception Counseling and Contraception Use Among SLE and RA/JIA Patients at a Public Medical Center in Los Angeles: Investigating Teratogenic Medication Use and Language Preferences
Laura Kobashigawa¹, Cassidy Hernandez-Tamayo², Katherine Ruddy³, Melissa Wilson² and Leanna Wise⁴, ¹University of Southern California/Los Angeles General Medical Center, Pasadena, CA, ²Keck School of Medicine of USC, Los Angeles, CA, ³University of Southern California/ Los Angeles General Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, ⁴LAC+USC/Keck Medicine of USC, Pasadena, CA
Background/Purpose: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA)/juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) frequently impact women of reproductive age. Management of these patients is particularly important…
Abstract Number: 0394 • ACR Convergence 2024
Unveiling Major Challenges and Unmet Needs in the Therapeutic Approach to Systemic Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis: The Patient Perspective
Francesco Baldo¹, Luciana Peixoto², Remco Erkens³, Greta Rogani³, Claudia Bracaglia⁴, Dirk Foell⁵, Marco Gattorno⁶, Marija Jelusic⁷, Sebastiaan Vastert³, Rashmi Sinha² and Francesca Minoia⁸, and on behalf of the PReS MAS/sJIA Working Party and the Systemic JIA Foundation, ¹Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy, ²Systemic JIA Foundation, Cincinnati, OH, ³University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands, ⁴IRCCS Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesù, Rome, Italy, ⁵University Hospital Muenster, Muenster, Germany, ⁶IRCCS Giannina Gaslini, Genoa, Italy, ⁷University of Zagreb School of Medicine, University Hospital Centre Zagreb, Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia, ⁸Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milano, Milan, Italy
Background/Purpose: Despite continuous improvements in the therapeutic options for children with systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis (sJIA), access to medications significantly differs among centres and countries.…
Abstract Number: 0484 • ACR Convergence 2024
Cluster Analysis Based on Joint Characteristics: A Study of Joint Involvement Profiles in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis (ERA) Patients in China
Yafang Deng¹, Chen Yu², Lin Qiao¹, Nan Jiang¹, Yanhong Wang³, Xinping Tian¹, Qian Wang¹, Mengtao Li⁴ and Xiaofeng Zeng¹, ¹Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China, ²Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Dong Cheng Qu, China (People's Republic), ³Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China, ⁴Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China 2National Clinical Research Center for Dermatologic and Immunologic Diseases (NCRC-DID), Ministry of Science & Technology, Beijing, China
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory autoimmune disorder characterized by aggressive articular damage, and articular symptoms are often the initial and significant clinical…
Abstract Number: 0490 • ACR Convergence 2024
Improvements in Peri-fracture Care in Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) Have Offset Increased Mortality
Owen Taylor-Williams¹, Johannes Nossent² and Charles Inderjeeth³, ¹University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia, ²University of Western Australia, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Perth, Western Australia, Australia, ³SCGH and OPH Group & University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Background/Purpose: Hip or pelvis fractures (HOP) are common osteoporotic fractures (OP) with significant risks of medical complications, placement into care, reduced quality of life and…
Abstract Number: 0475 • ACR Convergence 2024
Rheumatoid Arthritis – Progressive Interstitial Lung Disease with Abatacept: Data from a Large National Multicenter Cohort
Ana Serrano-Combarro¹, Belén Atienza-Mateo², Libe Ibarrola Paino³, Ivette Casafont-Sole⁴, Jesús Loarce⁵, Juan María Blanco Madrigal⁶, Santos Castañeda⁷, Rafaela Ortega-Castro⁸, Natalia Mena Vázquez⁹, Nuria Vegas Revenga¹⁰, Lucia Cristina Dominguez Casas¹¹, Cilia Peralta Ginés¹², Carolina Diez Morrondo¹³, Lorena Pérez Albadalejo¹⁴, Rubén López Sánchez¹⁵, MARIA GUADALUPE MANZANO CANABAL¹⁶, Anahy Maria Brandy-Garcia¹⁷, Patricia Lopez Viejo¹⁸, Gema Bonilla¹⁹, Olga Maíz Alonso²⁰, Carmen Carrasco-Cubero²¹, Marta Garijo Bufort²², Mireia Moreno Martinez-Losa²³, Ana Urruticoechea-Arana²⁴, Sergi Ordoñez²⁵, Carmen González Montagut²⁶, Andrea García-Valle²⁷, Juan Ramón De Dios²⁸, Patricia Carreira²⁹, Tomás Vázquez Rodríguez³⁰, Delia Fernández-Lozano³¹, Ignacio Brana Abascal³², Rafael Benito Melero-Gonzalez³³, Emilio Giner³⁴, Virginia Ruiz Esquide³⁵, Clara Ventin Rodriguez³⁶, Marina Rodriguez³⁷, Pablo Andújar-Brazal³⁸, Julia Fernandez Melon³⁹, Lilian M. López-Núñez⁴⁰, JOSE RAMON LAMUA RIAZUELO⁴¹, Carlos Fernández Díaz⁴², Javier Loricera⁴³ and Ricardo Blanco-Alonso⁴⁴, ¹Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, IDIVAL, Santander, Cantabria, Spain, ²Division of Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla. IDIVAL, Immunopathology group, Santander, Cantabria, Spain, ³Rheumatology Division, Bisadoa Hospital, Bidasoa, Spain, ⁴Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, Spain, ⁵Ramón y Cajal University Hospital, Madrid, Madrid, Spain, ⁶Basurto University Hospital, Bilbao, Spain, ⁷Hospital Universitario de la Princesa, Madrid, Spain, ⁸Hospital Reina Sofía, Cordoba, Andalucia, Spain, ⁹IBIMA, Málaga, Andalucia, Spain, ¹⁰Hospital Galdakao- Usansolo, Galdakao, Spain, ¹¹Hospital Universtario San Agustin, Oviedo, Spain, ¹²Hospital Clínico Universitario Lozano Blesa, Zaragoza, Spain, ¹³Hospital de Leon, León, Spain, ¹⁴Hospital Universitario de Jaén, Jaén, Spain, ¹⁵Hospital Universitario de Gran Canaria Dr. Negrín, Gran Canaria, Spain, ¹⁶CAZA, Salamanca, Spain, ¹⁷Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, Spain, ¹⁸Hospital Severo Ochoa, Madrid, Madrid, Spain, ¹⁹H. Universitario La Paz, Madrid, Spain, ²⁰3Hospital Universitario de Donosti, San Sebastian, Spain, San Sebastian, Pais Vasco, Spain, ²¹Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Badajoz, Badajoz, Spain, ²²Hospital de Sagunto, Valencia, Spain, ²³Parc Tauli Hospital Universitari, I3PT(UAB), Barcelona, Spain, ²⁴Hospital Son Espases, Palma de Mallorca, Islas Baleares, Spain, ²⁵Hospital Universitario Arnau de Vilanova de Lleida, Lleida, Spain, ²⁶Hospital Universitario de Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain, ²⁷Hospital General Río Carrión, Palencia, Spain, ²⁸Osakidetza, Vitoria, Spain, ²⁹Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Madrid, Spain, ³⁰Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Ferrol, Ferrol, Spain, ³¹Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valencia, Valencia, Spain, ³²Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Asturias, Spain, ³³CHU Ourense, O Carballino, Spain, ³⁴Hospital Royo Villanova, Teruel, Spain, ³⁵Hospital Clinic Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain, ³⁶Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de A Coruña, A Coruña, Spain, ³⁷Hospital Clínico Universitario de Santiago, La Coruna, Spain, ³⁸Hospital Universitario Doctor Peset, Valencia, Spain, ³⁹Hospital Son Espases, Palma, Spain, ⁴⁰Hospital Universitari Son Llàtzer, Palma, Spain, ⁴¹Hospital Universitario del Henares, Madrid, Spain, ⁴²Hospital Universitario Santa Lucía, Cartagena, Spain, ⁴³Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, IDIVAL, Santander, Spain, ⁴⁴Division of Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla. IDIVAL, Immunopathology group, Santander, Spain
Background/Purpose: Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is a severe extra-articular manifestation of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Abatacept (ABA) has demonstrated effectiveness in the treatment of RA-ILD, regardless…
Abstract Number: 0478 • ACR Convergence 2024
Skin Sodium in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: Association with Blood Pressure and Disease Activity
Carolina Ramirez, Annette Oeser, Rachelle Crescenzi, C. Michael Stein and Michelle Ormseth, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN
Background/Purpose: Sodium is stored in tissues such as the skin where it may contribute to development and progression of autoimmune diseases and hypertension through activation…
Abstract Number: 0476 • ACR Convergence 2024
Baricitinib in Rheumatoid Arthritis – Interstitial Lung Disease. National Multicenter Study of 72 Patients
Ana Serrano-Combarro¹, Belén Atienza-Mateo², Jesús Alejandro Valero Jaimes³, Marta Pastor-Mena⁴, Rafael Benito Melero-Gonzalez⁵, María Martín López⁶, Santos Castañeda⁷, Jesús Loarce⁸, César Antonio Egües Dubuc⁹, Natalia Mena Vázquez¹⁰, Carmen Carrasco-Cubero¹¹, Carolina Perez-Garcia¹², Juan M Blanco Madrigal¹³, Nuria Vegas Revenga¹⁴, Lorena Pérez Albadalejo¹⁵, Rafaela Ortega-Castro¹⁶, Desiree Palma¹⁷, Ana Fernández-Ortiz¹⁸, Maria López Lasanta¹⁹, Marta Garijo Bufort²⁰, Ivette Casafont-Sole²¹, Andrea García-Valle²², Maria Paz Martinez-Vidal²³, Bryan Josué Flores Robles²⁴, EVELIN CERVANTES PEREZ²⁵, Ignacio Brana Abascal²⁶, Sara María Rojas Herrera²⁷, Juan Camilo Sarmiento-Monroy²⁸, Virginia Ruiz-Esquide²⁹, JOSE RAMON LAMUA RIAZUELO³⁰, Uxue Astigarraga-Urquia³¹, Diego Ferrer³² and Ricardo Blanco-Alonso³³, ¹Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, IDIVAL, Santander, Cantabria, Spain, ²Division of Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla. IDIVAL, Immunopathology group, Santander, Cantabria, Spain, ³Zumarraga Hospital, Zumarraga, Spain, ⁴Hospital de Jeréz de la Frontera, Cadiz, Spain, ⁵CHU Ourense, O Carballino, Spain, ⁶General University Hospital of Ciudad Real, Ciudad de México, Spain, ⁷Hospital Universitario de la Princesa, Madrid, Spain, ⁸Ramón y Cajal University Hospital, Madrid, Madrid, Spain, ⁹Hospital Universitario de Donostia, Donostia, Pais Vasco, Spain, ¹⁰IBIMA, Málaga, Andalucia, Spain, ¹¹Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Badajoz, Badajoz, Spain, ¹²Hospital del Mar, Barcelona, Spain, ¹³BASURTO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL, Bilbao, Spain, ¹⁴Hospital Galdakao- Usansolo, Galdakao, Spain, ¹⁵Hospital Universitario de Jaén, Jaén, Spain, ¹⁶Hospital Reina Sofía, Cordoba, Andalucia, Spain, ¹⁷Hospital Rafael Méndez, Lorca, Murcia, Spain, ¹⁸Hospital Universitario de Badajoz, Badajoz, Spain, ¹⁹Hospital Vall d�Hebron, Barcelona, Spain, ²⁰Hospital de Sagunto, Valencia, Spain, ²¹Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, Spain, ²²Hospital General Río Carrión, Palencia, Spain, ²³Hospital San Juan de Alicante, Alicante, Spain, ²⁴Hospital San Pedro, Logroño, Spain, ²⁵Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Pontevedra, Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain, ²⁶Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Asturias, Spain, ²⁷Hospital de Mérida, Badajoz, Spain, ²⁸Hospital Clínic Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain, ²⁹Hospital Clinic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain, ³⁰Hospital Universitario del Henares, Madrid, Spain, ³¹Hospital Universitario de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain, ³²Division of Pneumology, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Santander, Spain, ³³Division of Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla. IDIVAL, Immunopathology group, Santander, Spain
Background/Purpose: Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is a severe extraarticular manifestation of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) that determines a worse prognosis, leading the cause of mortality in RA…
Abstract Number: 0456 • ACR Convergence 2024
Use of Machine Learning to Evaluate Incremental Value of Actigraphy Data for Classifying Treatment Response in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Jeffrey Curtis¹, Yujie Su², Cassie Clinton³, David Curtis⁴, Laura Stradford⁵, Patrick Zueger⁶, William Benjamin Nowell⁷, Pankaj Patel⁸, Esteban Rivera⁹, Kelly Gavigan⁴, Shilpa Venkatachalam¹⁰ and Fenglong Xie³, ¹FASTER Medicine, Hoover, AL, ²Illumination Health, Hoover, AL, ³University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ⁴Global Healthy Living Foundation, Upper Nyack, NY, ⁵Global Healthy Living Foundation, Nyack, NY, ⁶AbbVie Inc, North Chicago, IL, ⁷Regeneron, New York, NY, ⁸AbbVie Inc., North Chicago, IL, ⁹Global Healthy Living Foundation, Long Island City, NY, ¹⁰Global Healthy Living Foundation, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: Digital health technology to collect electronic patient reported outcomes (ePRO) and biosensor data are increasingly used to generate real-world data in pharmacoepidemiology. However, the…
Abstract Number: 0424 • ACR Convergence 2024
The Clinical Utility of Serum BAFF Levels in Pregnant Patients with SLE
Catherine Sims¹, Amanda Eudy², Samir Soneji³, Kateena Addae-Konadu³, Jennifer Gilner³, Andra James³, Jerome Federspiel⁴, Eugene Kovalik³, Anika Lucas⁴, Laura Neil⁵, Amanda Snyderman³ and Megan Clowse⁶, ¹Duke University, Knightdale, NC, ²Duke University, Raleigh, NC, ³Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, ⁴Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, ⁵Duke University, Durham, ⁶Duke University, Chapel Hill, NC
Background/Purpose: The B cell Activating Factor (BAFF) signaling pathway plays an important role in the selection, maturation, and survival of B cells; it consequently contributes…
Abstract Number: 0418 • ACR Convergence 2024
Improving Documentation of Contraception and Pregnancy Intention in Rheumatology Practice
Megan Clowse¹, Puneet Bajaj², Bonnie Bermas², Julie Chiesa³, Kathryn Dao⁴, Pamela Freeman⁵, Bansari Gujar⁶, Brittany Hill⁷, Kelley Jones⁸, Richard Jones⁹, Ann Marslett¹⁰, Brooke Mills¹¹, James Roberts², Amanda Snyderman⁸ and Leah Zulig¹², ¹Duke University, Chapel Hill, NC, ²UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, ³InfoDirectors, Durham, NC, ⁴Rheum101, Rockville, MD, ⁵Rheumatology Associates of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, ⁶Rheumatology Associates of Baltimore, Towson, MD, ⁷Clinic for Rheumatic Disease, Tuscaloosa, AL, ⁸Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, ⁹Clinic for Rheumatic Diseases, Northport, AL, ¹⁰Rheumatology Associates of Baltimore, Baltimore, MD, ¹¹UT Southwestern Medical Center, Fort Worth, TX, ¹²Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC
Background/Purpose: Prior studies of RISE Registry found 9-11% of women of reproductive age with contraception documentation. We sought to identify and assess methods to increase contraception documentation…
Abstract Number: 0432 • ACR Convergence 2024
Disease Activity During Pregnancy in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis or Spondyloarthritis: Results from the Multicentre Prospective GR2 Study
Marion couderc¹, celine lambert², sabrina hamroun³, denis gallot⁴, Nathalie Costedoat-chalumeau⁵, Laure Gossec⁶, Gaëlle Guettrot-Imbert⁷, Veronique LE GUERN⁷, Christophe Richez⁸, MArtin Soubrier⁹ and Anna Molto¹⁰, ¹CHU de Clermont-Ferrand, Clermont-Ferrand, ²chu clermont ferrand, clermont ferrand, France, ³Rheumatology Department - Cochin Hospital, Paris, France, ⁴Department of Obstetrics, CHU Clermont-ferrand, Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne, France, ⁵University Paris Cité, Paris, France, ⁶Sorbonne Université, Paris, France, ⁷Cochin Hospital, Paris, France, ⁸Université de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France, ⁹Gabriel-Montpied Hospital, Clermont-ferrand, France, ¹⁰Groupe Hospitalier Cochin, AP-HP, Paris, France
Background/Purpose: Pregnancy may have a beneficial effect on disease activity in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) but the evidence is more conflicting in spondyloarthritis (SpA). The aim…
Abstract Number: 0431 • ACR Convergence 2024
Reproductive Health in Women with Rheumatic Diseases: Knowledge and Behaviors
Abraham Yair Lujano-Negrete¹, Lorena Perez-Barbosa², Conrado Garcia³, CASSANDRA SKINNER TAYLOR⁴, Jose Hernandez Linas³, Adriana Lobato-Belmonte³, Yesenia Ambriz Murillo⁵, Alfonso Gastelum-Strozzi⁶, Amaranta Manrique de Lara⁷, Ana Rodriguez-Flores⁸, Jesus Cardenas-de la Garza⁹, Marco Maradiaga-Cecena¹⁰, Galilea Rodriguez Orozco¹¹, Anahí Carrazco Chapa¹¹, Dionicio Galarza-Delgado¹² and Ingris del Pilar Pelaez Ballestas³, and Grupo de estudio de salud reproductiva en enfermedades reumáticas autoinmunes en Mexico, ¹Hospital Universitario Jose Eleuterio Gonzalez, UANL, Internal Medicine, Monterrey, Mexico, Monterrey, Mexico, ²Hospital Universitario, UANL, Monterrey, Mexico, ³Hospital General de Mexico Dr. Eduardo Liceaga, Rheumatology, Mexico City, Mexico, Mexico, Mexico, ⁴HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DR JOSE ELEUTERIO GONZALEZ, MONTERREY, Mexico, ⁵Hospital Regional de Morelia, Rheumatology, Morelia, Mexico, Morelia, Mexico, ⁶Instituto de Ciencias Aplicadas y Tecnología, UNAM, Mexico City, Mexico, Monterrey, Mexico, ⁷Hospital General de Mexico Dr. Eduardo Liceaga, Rheumatology, Mexico City, Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico, ⁸Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico, ⁹Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico, ¹⁰Hospital General de Culiacan, Rheumatology, Culiacan, Mexico, Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico, ¹¹Hospital Universitario Jose Eleuterio Gonzalez, UANL, Rheumatology, Monterrey, Mexico, Monterrey, Mexico, ¹²UANL Hospital Universitario, Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico
Background/Purpose: Autoimmune rheumatic diseases (ARDs) affect women during their childbearing years, often leading to pregnancy complications. Effective management of this population requires family planning and…
Abstract Number: 0443 • ACR Convergence 2024
Significance of anti-Ro52 Antibody in Pregnancy Complicated with Anti-SS-A Antibody Positive Rheumatic Disease Patients
Hiromi Shimada¹, Rina Mino², taichi miyagi³, Yusuke Ushio⁴, Koichi Sugihara⁵, Mao Mizusaki², Hayamasa yamaguchi², Naoto Manabe², Shusaku Nakashima¹ and Hiroaki Dobashi¹, ¹Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Hematology, Rheumatology and Respiratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, Kagawa, Japan, ²Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Hematology, Rheumatology and Respiratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, Miki-cho, Kita-gun, Japan, ³Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Hematology, Rheumatology and Respiratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, kidagun, Japan, ⁴Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Hematology, Rheumatology and Respiratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, Miki, Kita District, Kagawa, Japan, ⁵Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Hematology, Rheumatology and Respiratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, Miki-cho, Kita-gun, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan
Background/Purpose: Anti-SS-A antibodies are associated with neonatal lupus erythematosus and congenital heart block (CHB). Ro/SS-A autoantigen is comprised of 52kDa Ro (Ro52) and 60kDa Ro…

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