Abstract Number: 1016 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Genetic Biomarkers to Predicting Response of TNF Inhibitors Treatment in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Although pharmacogenetic studies of TNF inhibitors (TNFi) response presented the estimates of high heritability, only few loci with suggestive weak association as biomarkers for…Abstract Number: 1028 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Association of a Non-Synonymous, Loss-of-Function, Variant in NOD2 with Reduced Tissue Damage in ACPA +Ve RA
Background/Purpose: The functional capacity of individuals with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is related to the severity of damage to bone and cartilage within joints. This is…Abstract Number: 1142 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
A Case Control Study of Anakinra Use for Acute Gout in a VA Patient Cohort Reveals Association with East Asian Descent, High Urate Burden, and Increased Co-Morbidities and All-Cause Mortality
Background/Purpose: Effectiveness of the IL-1 receptor antagonist anakinra, in resolving flares of acute gout, has been reported in several case series. Here, studying a VA…Abstract Number: 1638 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
High Genetic Risk Score Is Associated with Increased Organ Damage in SLE
Background/Purpose: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic, autoimmune disease with a complex genetic etiology. Over 80 risk genes for SLE have been identified and…Abstract Number: 1971 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Association between Genetic Variants and the Presence of Rheumatoid Arthritis-Related Autoimmunity and Progression to Classified Rheumatoid Arthritis in an at-Risk Population
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disease characterized by the presence of RA-related autoantibodies prior to the development of clinical disease. While HLA-shared epitope…Abstract Number: 2731 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Utility of Unbiased Metagenomic Next Generation Sequencing in the Management of Patients with CNS Vasculitis
Background/Purpose: In the clinical approach to CNS vasculitis, exclusion of infection is of major concern as some microbes can cause vasculitis, and infections can complicate…Abstract Number: 34 • 2017 Pediatric Rheumatology Symposium
The SLCO1B1 *14 Allele is Associated with Poor Response to Subcutaneous Methotrexate in Patients with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Variants in the SLCO1B1 gene, encoding a hepatic methotrexate (MTX) transporter, affect clearance of high-dose MTX in leukemia patients. We aimed to assess the…Abstract Number: 804 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Combined-Phenotype Meta-GWAS in Systemic Sclerosis and Rheumatoid Arthritis Identifies IRF4 As a New Common Susceptibility Locus
Background/Purpose: Genome-wide association studies (GWASs) have revolutionized our understanding of the genetic component of complex autoimmune diseases (ADs) by the identification of thousands of susceptibility…Abstract Number: 1821 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Demethylated CD4+CD28+KIR+CD11ahi T Cells Are Characterized By a Pro-Inflammatory Transcriptome and Interact with Genetic Risk to Predict Disease Activity in Lupus
Background/Purpose: T cell DNA methylation defects play an important role in the pathogenesis of systemic lupus erythematosus. A CD4+CD28+ T cell subset characterized by overexpression…Abstract Number: 1841 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Dysregulation of the Splicing Machinery Components in Leukocytes from Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Influence on Autoimmune and Atherothrombotic Mechanisms
Background/Purpose: The aim of this study was to evaluate whether alterations in the splicing-machinery could influence the development and activity of the disease and the…Abstract Number: 2271 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Mutation in Osteoprotegerin Gene: Early-Onset Osteoarthritis and Chondrocalcinosis in a US Family of Italian/German Ancestry
Background/Purpose: Chondrocalcinosis is characterized by calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate (CPPD) deposition in articular cartilage. It can occur as a rare autosomal dominant disorder with florid early-onset…Abstract Number: 2415 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Next Generation Sequencing Analysis of Familial Haemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) Related Genes in Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS) and Secondary HLH (secHLH)
Background/Purpose: Macrophage activation syndrome (MAS) is a severe complication of rheumatic disease, particularly of systemic JIA (sJIA). It is currently classified among the secondary forms…Abstract Number: 2726 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Prevalence of HLA-B27 in the Normal Population and Patients with Axial Spondyloarthritis in Saudi Arabia
Background/Purpose: The prevalence of HLA-B27 varies between different ethnicities. Its presence is associated with susceptibility to axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA). The aim of this study is…Abstract Number: 2873 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
B-Cell activating Factor Genetic Variants in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Lupus Related Atherosclerosis
Background/Purpose: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic systemic autoimmune disease with an increased atherosclerotic risk compared to healthy population, partially explained by traditional cardiovascular…Abstract Number: 3124 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Huntingtin Interacting Protein 1 (Hip1) Is a New Arthritis Severity Gene
Background/Purpose: Cia25/Pia42 is an arthritis severity and joint damage quantitative trait locus on rat chromosome 12 previously identified in an intercross between MHC identical but…