Abstracts tagged "Biomarkers"

Abstract Number: 0608 • ACR Convergence 2024
Systematic Analysis Demonstrates the Added Value of CB-CAPs to SLE Diagnosis in a Large Validation Cohort
Andrew Concoff¹, Touba Warsi², Sepehr Taghavi², Sudha Kumar², Abigail Patalinghug², Christine Schleif², Brittany Partain³, Joseph Ahearn⁴, Chau-Ching Liu⁵, Nicole Wilson⁵, Susan Manzi⁵ and Tyler O'Malley⁶, ¹Exagen, Inc., Los Angeles, CA, ²Exagen, Carlsbad, CA, ³Exagen, Boston, MA, ⁴Allegheny Health Network, Wexford, PA, ⁵Allegheny Health Network, Pittsburgh, PA, ⁶Exagen, Vista, CA
Background/Purpose: Cell bound complement activation products (CB-CAPs) including erythrocyte-bound C4d (EC4d) and B-lymphocyte C4d (BC4d) demonstrate increased diagnostic accuracy compared to conventional SLE markers (anti-dsDNA,…
Abstract Number: 0713 • ACR Convergence 2024
Anti-muscarinic 3 Antibodies in SSc Associate with a More Significant GI and Extraintestinal Clinical Phenotype
Naveen Kalavar¹, Michael Hughes², Walter Morales³, Ami Shah⁴, Elizabeth Volkmann⁵, Roshan Dongre⁶, Mark Pimentel⁷, Laura Hummers⁸ and Zsuzsanna McMahan⁹, ¹University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, TX, ²University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom, ³Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles, CA, ⁴Division of Rheumatology, Johns Hopkins University, Ellicott City, MD, ⁵University of California, Department of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, USA, Los Angeles, ⁶Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX, ⁷Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles, ⁸Johns Hopkins University, Division of Rheumatology, Baltimore, MD, Ellicott City, MD, ⁹UTHealth Houston Division of Rheumatology, Houston, TX
Background/Purpose: Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a complex autoimmune connective tissue disease that negatively impacts internal organ function, including the gastrointestinal tract. While the etiology of…
Abstract Number: 0862 • ACR Convergence 2024
Two-year’s Worsening of Semi-quantitative MRI Features as Surrogate Outcomes for Long-term Incident Radiographic Knee Osteoarthritis After ACL-rupture
Jos Runhaar¹, Belle van Meer², Vernon Smit¹, mauro minnaard¹, Edwin Oei¹, Max Reijman¹ and Duncan Meuffels¹, ¹Erasmus MC University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Netherlands, ²St. Antonius Hospital Utrecht, Department of Sports Medicine, Utrecht, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: With an annual incidence rate of 2-5% in high-risk populations, the use of established knee OA as an outcome challenges the feasibility of preventive…
Abstract Number: 1105 • ACR Convergence 2024
PDGFA and TGFB1, Key Genes to Discriminate Autoimmune Diseases-Related Interstitial Lung Disease from Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis?
Veronica Pulito-Cueto¹, Belén Atienza-Mateo², David Iturbe-Fernández³, Victor M. Mora-Cuesta³, Joao Carlos Batista-Liz¹, María Sebastián Mora-Gil⁴, José M. Cifrián⁵, Ricardo Blanco-Alonso⁶ and Raquel Lopez-mejias¹, ¹IDIVAL, Santander, Spain, ²Division of Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla. IDIVAL, Immunopathology group, Santander, Cantabria, Spain, ³Immunopathology Group, Valdecilla Research Institute (IDIVAL) and Department of Pneumology, Marqués de Valdecilla University Hospital (HUMV), Santander, ⁴Immunopathology Group, Valdecilla Research Institute (IDIVAL) and Department of Rheumatology, Marqués de Valdecilla University Hospital (HUMV), Santander, ⁵Division of Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla. Immunopathology group, IDIVAL, Santander, ⁶Division of Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla. IDIVAL, Immunopathology group, Santander, Spain
Background/Purpose: Interstitial lung disease (ILD) constitutes one of the main causes of mortality in patients with autoimmune diseases (ADs) [1]. The early diagnosis of AD-ILD+…
Abstract Number: 1330 • ACR Convergence 2024
Increased Levels of F-calprotectin in Patients with Early Rheumatoid Arthritis at Diagnosis
Jon Einarsson¹, Katarina Friberger Pajalic², Caroline Bengtsson³, Carmen Roseman⁴, Ellen Landgren¹, Elisabeth Mogard⁵, Elisabet Lindqvist⁵, Tor Olofsson⁴, Johan Karlsson Wallman⁶ and Meliha C Kapetanovic⁴, and Lund Arthritis Research Group (LARG), ¹Lund University, Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, section of rheumatology and Skåne University Hospital Lund, Sweden, Lund, Skane Lan, Sweden, ²Lunds University, Department of clinical sciences, section of Rheumatology Malmö and Skåne University Hospital Malmö, Sweden, Malmö, Sweden, ³Skåne University Hospital Lund, Sweden, Lund, Sweden, ⁴Lund University, Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, section of rheumatology and Skåne University Hospital Lund, Sweden, Lund, Sweden, ⁵Lund University, Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Section of Rheumatology and Skåne University Hospital, Lund, Sweden, Lund, Sweden, ⁶Lund University, Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Section of Rheumatology and Skåne University Hospital, Lund, Sweden, Lund, Skane Lan, Sweden
Background/Purpose: Alterations in gut microbiota (dysbiosis) may contribute to the development of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Elevated fecal calprotectin (F-calprotectin), an established biomarker of gut inflammation, has…
Abstract Number: 1581 • ACR Convergence 2024
Neutrophil-to- lymphocyte Ratio: A Possible Biomarker for Clinical Response After Autologous Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
shiri keret¹, Lisa Kaly², Georg Schett³, Christina Bergmann⁴, Joerg Henes⁵, Gleb Slobodin² and Doron Rimar², ¹Rheumatology unit, Bnai-Zion medical center and the faculty of Medicine, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel., Atlit, Israel, ²Rheumatology unit, Bnai-Zion medical center and the faculty of Medicine, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel., Haifa, Israel, ³Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany, ⁴Department Internal Medicine III, Friedrich-Alexander-University (FAU) Erlangen-Nurnber, Frankfurt, Germany, ⁵University Hospital Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany
Background/Purpose: Baseline high Neutrophil- to- lymphocyte ratio (NLR) (higher than 2.95) is associated with severe progressive skin and lung disease and with reduced 5-year survival…
Abstract Number: 1812 • ACR Convergence 2024
Glycosylation Changes as Non-Invasive Biomarkers for Lupus Nephritis Detection and Prognosis
Aaron Angerstein¹, Richard Drake², Vishwajeeth Pasham², Bethany Wolf², Jim Oates² and Tammy Nowling², ¹Medical University of South Carolina, North Charleston, SC, ²Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
Background/Purpose: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic autoimmune disease predominantly affecting women of childbearing age. Roughly 50% of SLE patients develop Lupus Nephritis (LN),…
Abstract Number: 2117 • ACR Convergence 2024
The Risk of Medication-related Osteonecrosis of the Jaw (MRONJ) in a Patient with Osteoporosis Treated with Antiresorptive Therapy and Undergoing Dental Care Is Negligible with a CTX Threshold Above 260
Camille Ghio, Robinson Gravier-Dumonceau, Pierre Lafforgue, Roch Giorgi and Thao Pham, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Marseille, Marseille, France
Background/Purpose: Although antiresorptive treatments, including bisphosphonates and denosumab, have demonstrated their efficacy in treating osteoporosis. However, osteonecrosis of the jaw has been reported as a…
Abstract Number: 2382 • ACR Convergence 2024
Utility of Urinary Biomarkers to Predict Long-term Renal Outcomes in Lupus Nephritis
Ryan Baker¹, Laura Patricia Whittall Garcia¹, Michael Kim¹, Dennisse Bonilla¹, Murray Urowitz², Dafna Gladman³, Zahi Touma⁴ and Joan Wither¹, ¹University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²Self employed, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³University of Toronto, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁴University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Lupus nephritis (LN) affects up to 50% of patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus. Around 40% of patients will experience a subsequent renal flare in…
Abstract Number: 2574 • ACR Convergence 2024
Tear Biomarkers for Monitoring Disease Activity and Progression of Noninfectious Chronic Anterior Uveitis in Children
Mariia Pavlenko¹, Ilaria Maccora², Mekibib Altaye³, hermine brunner⁴, Alexandra Duell³, Megan Quinlan-Waters³, Alyssa Sproles¹, Sherry Thornton⁵, Virginia Miraldi Utz³ and sheila Angeles-Han⁶, ¹Division of Rheumatology, Cincinnati Children`s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, ²?PhD student, in the Area of Drugs and Innovative Treatments, NeuroFARBA Department, University of Florence. Meyer Children's Hospital, Florence Italy, Firenze, Florence, Italy, ³Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, ⁴Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, ⁵Cincinnati Children's Hospital, Cincinnati, ⁶Cincinnati Children's Hospital, Cincinnati, OH
Background/Purpose: Childhood chronic anterior uveitis (CAU) can be idiopathic (iCAU) or associated with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA-U). Ocular complications occur in 50% of affected children. …
Abstract Number: 0271 • ACR Convergence 2024
Intercritical Gout Represents a Systemic Inflammatory State
Tanner Ourada¹, Austin Wheeler², Michael Duryee², Bryant England², Richard Reynolds³, James O'Dell², Jeff Newcomb², Michael Pillinger⁴, Robert Terkeltaub⁵, Ryan Ferguson⁶, Mary Brophy⁶, Tony Merriman⁷ and Ted Mikuls², ¹University of Nebraska-Medical Center: College of Medicine, Omaha, NE, ²University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ³University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ⁴New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York,, NY, ⁵Retired, San Diego, CA, ⁶Veterans Affairs, Boston, MA, ⁷University of Alabama at Birmingham, Homewood, AL
Background/Purpose: The presence of systemic inflammation during gout flares is well characterized. While initial research suggests inflammation persists in intercritical gout, these reports have come…
Abstract Number: 0470 • ACR Convergence 2024
New Approach for Early and Accurate Diagnosis of Rheumatoid Arthritis-related Interstitial Lung Disease: Matrix Metalloproteinases 7 and 9 as Novel Blood Biomarkers
Veronica Pulito-Cueto¹, Belén Atienza-Mateo², gonzalo Ocejo-Viñals³, Victor M. Mora-Cuesta⁴, David Iturbe-Fernández⁴, Joao Carlos Batista-Liz¹, María Sebastián Mora-Gil⁵, Mónica Renuncio-García⁶, Elena González López³, José M. Cifrián⁷, Ricardo Blanco-Alonso⁸ and Raquel Lopez-mejias¹, ¹IDIVAL, Santander, Spain, ²Division of Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla. IDIVAL, Immunopathology group, Santander, Cantabria, Spain, ³Department of Immunology, Marqués de Valdecilla University Hospital (HUMV), Santander, Spain, ⁴Immunopathology Group, Valdecilla Research Institute (IDIVAL) and Department of Pneumology, Marqués de Valdecilla University Hospital (HUMV), Santander, ⁵Immunopathology Group, Valdecilla Research Institute (IDIVAL) and Department of Rheumatology, Marqués de Valdecilla University Hospital (HUMV), Santander, ⁶Division of Immunology, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Immunopathology Group, IDIVAL, Santander, Spain, ⁷Division of Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla. Immunopathology group, IDIVAL, Santander, ⁸Division of Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla. IDIVAL, Immunopathology group, Santander, Spain
Background/Purpose: Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is one of the main causes of death in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients [1]. Early diagnosis of RA-ILD+ is critical…
Abstract Number: 0610 • ACR Convergence 2024
Clinical Evaluation on IFI44L Gene Methylation Detection for Diagnosis of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus by Methylation Sensitive High Resolution Melting (MS-HRM)
Xiaoping hong and liancheng lin, The Second Clinical Medical College of Jinan University, Shenzhen, China (People's Republic)
Background/Purpose: To evaluate the clinical effectiveness of IFI44L gene methylation detection for the diagnosis of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) by MS-HRM, to determine the relative…
Abstract Number: 0725 • ACR Convergence 2024
Serum Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein Could Assess Cross-sectional Vasculitis Activity by Reflecting Renal Involvement in Patients with Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody-associated Vasculitis
Lucy Eunju Lee¹, Taejun Yoon², Yong-Beom Park² and Sang-Won Lee², ¹Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea, ²Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
Background/Purpose: Glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP), an intermediate filament protein produced by astrocytes in the CNS, has been identified as a biomarker for disease activity…
Abstract Number: 0863 • ACR Convergence 2024
The Development of Future Radiographic Knee Osteoarthritis Can Be Predicted by Peripheral Blood Epigenetic Models
Cindy Miranda¹, Nicholas Hannebutt², Gabby dyson³, Montana Barrett⁴, Aleksander Szymczak³ and Matlock Jeffries³, ¹Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Yukon, OK, ²Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Spencer, OK, ³Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK, ⁴University of Oklahoma, Cement, OK
Background/Purpose: Knee osteoarthritis (OA) is a heterogeneous disease characterized by a variety of clinical and molecular phenotypes. However, we do not yet have robust biomarkers…

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