Abstracts tagged "Biologics and joint destruction"

Abstract Number: 1897 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Algorithms Using Genome-Wide SNP Analysis For Prediction Of Progression Of Joint Space Narrowing Or Erosion In Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Using Data From Multiple Medical Cohorts
Tsukasa Matsubara¹, Satoru Koyano², Yoshitada Sakai³, Keiko Funahashi², Takako Miura¹, Kosuke Okuda¹, Takeshi Nakamura¹, Akira Sagawa⁴, Takeo Sakurai⁵, Hiroaki Matsuno⁶, Tomomaro Izumihara⁷ and Eisuke Shono⁸, ¹Matsubara Mayflower Hospital, Kato, Japan, ²Research Institute of Joint Diseases, Kobe, Japan, ³Kobe University, Kobe, Japan, ⁴Sagawa Akira Rheumatology Clinic, Sapporo, Japan, ⁵Inoue Hospital, Takasaki, Japan, ⁶Matsuno Clinic for Rheumatic Diseases, Toyama, Japan, ⁷Izumihara Rheumatic and Medical Clinic, Kagoshima, Japan, ⁸Shono Rheumatology Clinic, Fukuoka, Japan
Background/Purpose: Although not yet fully possible, ideally, since patients with rapidly progressing joint space narrowing/erosion exist, predicting progression of joint space narrowing/erosion would be pivotal…