Abstract Number: 2804 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Identifying Lupus Patients in Electronic Health Records: Development and Validation of Machine Learning Algorithms and Application of Rule-Based Algorithms
Background/Purpose: To utilize electronic health records (EHR) to study SLE, phenotypic algorithms are needed to accurately identify these patients. We aimed to generate an EHR…Abstract Number: 2903 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Single Cell Association Testing Identifies an Expanded Th1-Skewed Cytotoxic Effector CD4+ T Cell Subset in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Defining the precise CD4+ T cell subsets that are dysregulated in RA patients is critical to deciphering pathogenesis. Here we present Mixed effects modeling…Abstract Number: 583 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Identification of a Protein Profile Useful to Predict Response to Methotrexate in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients
Background/Purpose: Among the best known disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs, Methotrexate (MTX) is one of the most effective and widely used medications. It is used as a…Abstract Number: 836 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Genetic Risk Score Prediction in Ankylosing Spondylitis
Background/Purpose: The diagnosis of ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is delayed by on average 8–11 years after the onset of symptoms, and there is increasing evidence that…Abstract Number: 41 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
A Fine Bioinformatical Analysis of Lymphocyte Distribution Predicts the Diagnosis of Systemic Autoimmune Diseases
Background/Purpose : We investigated 194 individuals with SADs (38 primary Sjögren’s syndrome (pSS), 47 rheumatoid arthritis (RA), 46 systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), 42 systemic sclerosis…Abstract Number: 177 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Intronic Variants of the B-Cell Proliferator RASGRP3 Affect Its Expression, and Might Contribute to Lupus Risk
Background/Purpose: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an inflammatory autoimmune disease with complex genetic underpinnings. Variants from RASGRP3 (RAS Guanyl Releasing Protein 3) is one of…Abstract Number: 183 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Allele-Dependent Binding of a Viral Protein to Autoimmune Disease-Associated Genetic Variants
Background/Purpose: Risk factors are known for many diseases, but the etiologies of most autoimmune diseases remain unknown and are idiopathic. Pathogenesis of disease likely involves…Abstract Number: 184 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
An Epigenome-Guided Approach to Causal Variant Discovery in Autoimmune Disease
Background/Purpose: Genome-wide association studies have identified thousands of genetic associations with complex human diseases and traits. However, establishing the truly causal regions of risk haplotypes…Abstract Number: 1334 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Identification of Key Regulators for Resolution of Chronic Inflammatory Arthritis through a Systems Approach
Background/Purpose: Collagen-induced arthritis(CIA), a representative animal model of chronic inflammatory arthritis, follows phases of induction, peak of inflammation and resolution. This study aims to identify…Abstract Number: 2405 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Biological Function Integrated Prediction of Severe Radiographic Progression in Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Nested Case Control Study
Background/Purpose: Radiographic progression is reported to be highly heritable in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). However, previous study using genetic loci showed an insufficient accuracy of prediction…Abstract Number: 2931 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Multi-Organ RNA-Sequencing of Patients with Systemic Sclerosis (SSc) Finds That Intrinsic Subsets Are Conserved across Organ Systems
Background/Purpose: While skin fibrosis is a hallmark of systemic sclerosis (SSc), internal organ involvement is the primary cause of morbidity and mortality, often related to…Abstract Number: 1201 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Deconvolution of Immune Cell Proportions from Whole Blood RNA Using Next-Generation Sequencing
Background/Purpose: Measurements of immune cell proportions from whole blood can be used to detect pharmacodynamic effects, as a marker for prognosis and to aid in…Abstract Number: 1207 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Design of a Multiplex Serum Proteome Assay to Monitor Biologic Drug Response in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients
Background/Purpose: Biologic drugs have revolutionised the treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), however these therapies are expensive and exhibit a high non–response rate (30%). Currently there…Abstract Number: 1208 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
High-Throughput Screening Discovers Multiple Novel Autoantibodies in Rheumatoid Arthritis, Systemic Lupus, Systemic Sclerosis and Sjogrens Syndrome
Background/Purpose: Diagnostic biomarkers are decision-making tools in clinical lab routine and are of growing importance for clinical management of patients. In autoimmune diseases, one important…Abstract Number: 1211 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Allele-Dependent Binding of a Viral Protein to Autoimmune Disease-Associated Genetic Variants
Methods: We tested the hypothesis that some autoimmune variants might act by altering the binding of the EBV-encoded transcription factor ZTA, consequently resulting in downstream…