Abstracts tagged "Genetic Biomarkers"

Abstract Number: 2726 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
A Polymorphism In The Mif Gene Is Associated With Cardiovascular Morbidity In Systemic Lupus Erythematosus – a Pilot Study
Eric F. Morand, Kathryn Connelly and Alberta Y. Hoi, Centre for Inflammatory Diseases, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
Background/Purpose: Chronic inflammation is believed to be responsible for accelerated atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (CVD) in patients with SLE. Macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) is a…
Abstract Number: 2558 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Bone Morphogenic Protein Receptor 2 (BMPR2) Gene Mutations Are Associated To The Development Of Isolated Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH) In Systemic Sclerosis (SSc) Patients
Tatiana Sofia Rodriguez-Reyna¹, Jose Luis Hernandez-Oropeza², Tomas Rene Pulido-Zamudio³, Felipe Massó⁴, Jessica Gutierrez-Manjarrez¹, Alexandra Rueda de Leon-Aguirre¹, Julio Sandoval-Zarate³ and Carlos Rodriguez-Osorio⁵, ¹Immunology and Rheumatology, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Medicas y Nutricion Salvador Zubiran, Mexico City, Mexico, ²Pulmonary Circulation Clinic, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Medicas y Nutricion Salvador Zubiran, Mexico City, Mexico, ³Pulmonary Circulation Clinic, Instituto Nacional de Cardiologia Ignacio Chavez, Mexico City, Mexico, ⁴Immunology, Instituto Nacional de Cardiologia Ignacio Chavez, Mexico City, Mexico, ⁵Intensive Care Unit, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Medicas y Nutricion Salvador Zubiran, Mexico City, Mexico
Background/Purpose: Isolated pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) secondary to Systemic Sclerosis (SSc) is a severe life-threatening complication. Several pathogenic pathways have been implicated in its development.…
Abstract Number: 2517 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Interferon-Alpha Signature In Patients With Serologically Active Clinically Quiescent Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Amanda J. Steiman¹, Murray B. Urowitz², Dominique Ibanez², Carolina Landolt-Marticorena³, Joan E. Wither⁴ and Dafna D. Gladman², ¹Rheumatology, University of Toronto, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²Division of Rheumatology, University of Toronto, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³Rheumatology, Toronto Western Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁴1E420/Div of Rheumatology, Toronto Western Research Institute, Toronto Western Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Interferon-α (IFN-α) plays a prominent pro-inflammatory role in SLE. Studies suggest clinical/serologic discordance may illuminate systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) pathophysiology, as peripheral IFN-α production…
Abstract Number: 1904 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Gene Expression In Whole Blood Predicts The Abatacept–Methotrexate Combination Responsiveness In Rheumatoid Arthritis: Preliminary Results From The Power Doppler Ultrasonography IM101-179 Study
T Lequerré¹, C Derambure¹, Maria-Antonietta d'Agostino², M Hiron³, P Gaudin⁴, C Gaillez⁵, M Le Bars⁶ and O Vittecoq¹, ¹Rouen University Hospital & Inserm U905, Rouen, France, ²AP-HP Ambroise Paré Hospital, Boulogne-Billancourt, France, ³Rouen University Hospital & Inserm, Rouen, France, ⁴CHU Hôpital Sud, Grenoble, France, ⁵Bristol-Myers Squibb, Rueil Malmaison, France, ⁶Bristol-Myers Squibb, Rueil-Malmaison, France
Background/Purpose: The overall response rate (defined as low disease activity [LDA] related to DAS28[CRP]) to abatacept associated with MTX was 57.1% at 6 months in…
Abstract Number: 1396 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Survivin–positivity Increases Risk For RA and Has a Strong Additive Effect On The Shared Epitope Alleles and Antibodies To Citrullinated Peptides In Patients Of The Malaysian Epidemiological Investigation Of Rheumatoid Arthritis (MyEIRA) Study Group
Chun Lai Too¹, Shahnaz Murad², Malin Erlandsson³, Heselynn Hussein⁴, Wahinuddin Sulaiman⁵, Jasbir Singh Dhaliwal¹ and Maria Bokarewa³, ¹Institute for Medical Research, Allergy and Immunology Research Center, Jalan Pahang, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, ²Institute for Medical Research, Jalan Pahang, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, ³Rheumatology and Inflammation Research, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden, ⁴Department of Medicine, Putrajaya Hospital, Putrajaya, Malaysia, ⁵Department of Medicine, Tengku Bainun Hospital, Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia
Background/Purpose: The human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-DRB1 with alleles that contain common amino acid motif QKRAA termed shared epitope (SE) confer the major locus of genetic…
Abstract Number: 1202 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Two Family Kindreds With Blau’s Syndrome Associated With Unusual NOD2 Mutations
Qingping Yao, Rheumatic and Immunologic Dis, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
Background/Purpose: The aim of this study was to report families of Blau’s syndrome with unusual NOD2 gene variants. Methods: Two proband patients were seen, and their clinical…

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