Abstracts tagged "prevention"

Abstract Number: 1980 • ACR Convergence 2025
Improving Vaccination Rates in the Rheumatology Clinic
Kajal Patel¹, Sunita Paudyal¹ and Deborah Hurley², ¹Prisma Health, Columbia, ²Prisma Health Midlands, Columbia
Background/Purpose: Influenza and pneumococcal infection can cause mild to severe illness and potentially lead to serious complications or death. Patients with rheumatic diseases have weakened…
Abstract Number: 1034 • ACR Convergence 2025
Healthy Dietary Patterns and Risk of Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Elena Joerns¹, Jeffrey Sparks², Cynthia Chelf¹, Cynthia Crowson³, John Davis¹ and Vanessa Kronzer¹, ¹Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ²Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ³Mayo Clinic, Stewartvillle, MN
Background/Purpose: Healthy dietary patterns are associated with many health benefits, including lower cardiovascular disease, mortality, and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) disease activity. Therefore, we aimed to…
Abstract Number: 1934 • ACR Convergence 2025
Analysis of the Determinants of Vaccine Acceptance and Hesitancy in Germany: A Mixed-Methods Approach Incorporating Health Insurance Data and Qualitative Interviews with Patients and Physicians
Maria Zacharopoulou¹, thomas Grüter², Heike van de Sand³, Romy Lauer⁴, Marianne Tokic⁵, Jale Basten⁵, Robin Denz⁵, Anastasia Suslow⁶, Andreas Stallmach⁷, Anika Franz⁷, Theresa Oganowski², Ina Otte⁶, Ingo Meyer³, Horst Christian Vollmar⁶, Nina Timmesfeld⁵, Ursula Marschall⁸, Joachim Saam⁸, Kerstin Hellwig² and Uta Kiltz⁹, ¹Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet, Herne, Germany, ²St. Josef Hospital, Ruhr University Bochum, Germany, Bochum, Germany, ³PMV research group, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany, Cologne, Germany, ⁴Institute of General Practice and Family Medicine, Ruhr-University Bochum, Bochum, Germany, ⁵Department of Medical Informatics, Biometry, and Epidemiology, Ruhr University Bochum, Germany, Bochum, Germany, ⁶Institute of General Practice and Family Medicine (AM RUB), Medical Faculty, Ruhr University Bochum, Germany, Bochum, Germany, ⁷University Hospital Jena, Germany, Jena, Germany, ⁸BARMER Institute for Health System Research, Department Medicine and Health Services Research, Wuppertal, Germany, Wuppertal, Germany, ⁹Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet Herne, Ruhr-University Bochum, Herne, Germany
Background/Purpose: Adequate immunization is essential for patients with inflammatory rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases (iRMD). Autoimmunity itself and immunotherapy increase the risk of infection independent of…
Abstract Number: 1023 • ACR Convergence 2025
Comparative Analysis of Oral Health and Dental Care in Patients With Immune-Mediated and Non-Immune-Mediated Rheumatic Diseases
Margarita Isabel Alarcon-Jarquin¹, Fernanda M. Garcia-Garcia², Vanessa L. Lopez-Flores¹, Aranxa Galindo-Bandt³, Mario A. Arellano-Alvarez³, Aleydis Gonzalez-Melendez³, Gabriel Figueroa-Parra³, Dionicio A. Galarza-Delgado² and Janett C. Riega-Torres⁴, ¹Rheumatology Service, University Hospital “Dr. José Eleuterio González”, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, ²Rheumatology Service, Hospital Universitario Dr. José Eleuterio González, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, Mexico, ³Rheumatology Service, Hospital Universitario “Dr. Jose Eleuterio Gonzalez”, Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon, Monterrey, Mexico, ⁴Rheumatology Service, Hospital Universitario “Dr. Jose Eleuterio Gonzalez”, Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon, Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico
Background/Purpose: Oral health impairment is common in patients with immune-mediated rheumatic diseases (IMRDs) due to chronic inflammation and immune dysregulation. These complications can worsen systemic…
Abstract Number: 1932 • ACR Convergence 2025
Evaluating a Potential Cause of Excess Lung Cancer Mortality in RA: An Analysis of Chest CT Imaging Frequency in RA
Rebecca Brooks¹, Sara Achenbach², Vanessa Kronzer¹, Bryant England³, Emily Leasure¹, Elena myasoedova¹, John Davis¹ and Cynthia Crowson⁴, ¹Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ²Mayo Clinic, Rochester, ³University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ⁴Mayo Clinic, Stewartvillle, MN
Background/Purpose: Recent studies have demonstrated that patients with RA are at an increased risk for the development of lung cancer and lung cancer related death.…
Abstract Number: 1008 • ACR Convergence 2025
Nationwide Historical Cohort Study on the Primary Prophylactic Effects of Colchicine in Cardiovascular Events
Hasan Satis¹, Umut Kalyoncu², Gizem Ayan³, Ali Aykut Fidanci⁴, Mustafa Mahir Ulgu⁴, Naim Ata⁴, Suayip Birinci⁴, Mehmet Koçak⁵ and Ahmet Gul⁶, ¹University of Health Sciences, Abdurrahman Yurtaslan Oncology Hospital, Rheumatology, Ankara, Turkey, ²Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Hacettepe University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey, Ankara, Turkey, ³Ankara Research and Training Hospital, Ankara, Turkey, ⁴Ministry of Health, Ankara, Turkey, ⁵Medipol University, Istanbul, Turkey, ⁶Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
Background/Purpose: While two trials with colchicine have demonstrated its efficacy in reducing the risk of cardiovascular events, a more recent study showed no significant impact…
Abstract Number: 1928 • ACR Convergence 2025
Oral Health in Patients with Rheumatic Diseases: A Pilot Quality Improvement Program
Margarita Isabel Alarcon-Jarquin¹, Fernanda M. Garcia-Garcia², Vanessa L. Lopez-Flores¹, Aleydis Gonzalez-Melendez³, Gabriel Figueroa-Parra³, Dionicio A. Galarza-Delgado² and Janett C. Riega-Torres⁴, ¹Rheumatology Service, University Hospital “Dr. José Eleuterio González”, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, ²Rheumatology Service, Hospital Universitario Dr. José Eleuterio González, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, Mexico, ³Rheumatology Service, Hospital Universitario “Dr. Jose Eleuterio Gonzalez”, Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon, Monterrey, Mexico, ⁴Rheumatology Service, Hospital Universitario “Dr. Jose Eleuterio Gonzalez”, Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon, Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico
Background/Purpose: Patients with rheumatic diseases commonly experience oral health issues such as dental caries, xerostomia, and periodontal disease. These complications are linked to both the…
Abstract Number: 0967 • ACR Convergence 2025
Single-Cell RNA Sequencing Reveals a Prominent Pro-Inflammatory Gene Signature of Dermal Fibroblasts in Pre-Stages of SSc
Lumeng Li¹, Elena Pachera², Rucsandra Dobrota³, Sinziana Muraru⁴, Kristina Bürki³, Carina Mihai⁵, Muriel Elhai⁶, Laura Much⁷, Astrid Hofman³, Pietro Bearzi¹, Anna-Maria Hoffmann-Vold⁸ and Oliver Distler⁹, ¹Center of Experimental Rheumatology, Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, the LOOP Zurich, Zürich, Switzerland, ²University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, ³Center of Experimental Rheumatology, Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, the LOOP Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, ⁴University of Zurich, University Hospital Zurich, Zürich, Switzerland, ⁵University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, ⁶University Hospital zurich, Zürich, Switzerland, ⁷Center of Experimental Rheumatology, Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, ⁸Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway, ⁹Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Switzerland, Zurich, Switzerland
Background/Purpose: The poor prognosis of SSc patients demands an urgent need to prevent disease onset. Recently, we reported a global pro-inflammatory gene signature of dermal…
Abstract Number: 1911 • ACR Convergence 2025
Characterizing Psoriasis Patients at Risk for Transition to Psoriatic Arthritis: Early Insights from the STOP PsA At-Risk Cohort
Victoria Konzett¹, Eva Manger², Simon Reider², Johannes Griss³, Constanze Jonak³, Kastriot Kastrati⁴, Peter Mandl⁴, Gudrun Ratzinger⁵, Christina Duftner², Thomas Karonitsch⁴ and Daniel Aletaha⁶, ¹Department of Medicine III, Division of Rheumatology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, ²Department of Internal Medicine, Clinical Division of Internal Medicine II, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria, ³Department of Dermatology, Medical University of Vienna, Austria, Vienna, Austria, ⁴Department of Medicine III, Division of Rheumatology, Medical University Vienna, Vienna, Austria, ⁵Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Allergology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Austria, Innsbruck, Austria, ⁶Medical University Vienna, Wien, Austria
Background/Purpose: Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) develops predominantly in patients with psoriasis (Pso). Although key drivers and predictors of disease progression have been identified in recent years,…
Abstract Number: 0673 • ACR Convergence 2025
Association Between Vasoactive-Vasodilating Therapy and Reduced Detection of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension in Systemic Sclerosis: Evidence From a EUSTAR Study
Nicola Farina¹, Silvia Bellando-Randone², SEBASTIEN SANGES³, hilde Bjørkekjær⁴, lorenzo tofani⁵, Marie-Elise Truchetet⁶, Vanessa Smith⁷, Andra Balanescu⁸, Christina Bergmann⁹, Yannick Allanore¹⁰, Philipp Klemm¹¹, simona Truglia¹², Luca Idolazzi¹³, Christopher Denton¹⁴, Roberta Foti¹⁵, anna Wojteczek¹⁶, Emmanuel Chatelus¹⁷, Madelon Vonk¹⁸, Serena Guiducci¹⁹, David Launay²⁰, Eric Hachulla²¹, Jeska de Vries-Bouwstra²², Anna-Maria Hoffmann-Vold²³, Marco Matucci-Cerinic²⁴, Oliver Distler²⁵ and Cosimo Bruni²⁶, ¹Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Scleroderma Unit, Division of Rheumatology, University of Florence, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Careggi, Florence, Italy. Unit of Immunology, Rheumatology, Allergy and Rare Diseases, IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital, Milan, Italy, Milan, Italy, ²University of Florence, Florence, Florence, Italy, ³Medecine Interne CHRU Lille, Lille, France, ⁴Department of Rheumatology, Hospital of Southern Norway, Kristiansand, Norway, olso, Norway, ⁵Department of Statistics, Informatics and Applications, University of Florence, Florence, Italy, firenze, Italy, ⁶Bordeaux University Hospital, Bordeaux, France, ⁷Ghent University Hospital, Gent, Belgium, ⁸UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACY CAROL DAVILA, Bucharest, Romania, ⁹Department of Medicine ³ - Rheumatology and Immunology, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität (FAU) Erlangen-Nürnberg and Uniklinikum Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany, ¹⁰Université Paris Cité, Paris, France, ¹¹Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology Center, JLU Giessen, Campus Kerckhoff, Bad Nauheim, Germany, Bad Nauheim, Germany, ¹²Reumatologia, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Policlinico Umberto I, Rome, Italy, rome, Italy, ¹³Section of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Verona, Verona, Italy, verona, Italy, ¹⁴University College London, UK, London, United Kingdom, ¹⁵Division of Rheumatology, A.O.U. Policlinico-San Marco, Catania, Italy, Catania, Italy, ¹⁶Department of Rheumatology, Clinical Immunology, Geriatrics and Internal Medicine, Medical University of Gdańsk, University Clinical Centre, Gdańsk, Poland, Gdańsk, Poland, ¹⁷Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Strasbourg, France, Strasbourg, France, ¹⁸Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, Netherlands, ¹⁹Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Scleroderma Unit, Division of Rheumatology, University of Florence, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Careggi, Florence, Italy, Pistoia, Italy, ²⁰Univ. Lille, Inserm, CHU Lille, Department of Internal Medicine and Clinical Immunology, Reference Center for Rare Autoimmune and Autoinflammatory diseases (CERAINOM), U¹²⁸⁶ - INFINITE - Institute for Translational Research in Inflammation, Lille, France. National Reference Center for Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (Pulmotension), Lille, France, Lille Cedex, France, ²¹University of Lille, LILLE, France, ²²Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ²³Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway, ²⁴University San Raffaele Milano, Milano, Milan, Italy, ²⁵Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Switzerland, Zurich, Switzerland, ²⁶University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Background/Purpose: Vasoactive-vasodilating drugs (VVD) are the cornerstone of the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), a form of precapillary pulmonary hypertension (pPH) that represents a…
Abstract Number: 1678 • ACR Convergence 2025
Abatacept in individuals at risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis: results from the Arthritis Prevention in the Pre-clinical Phase of RA with Abatacept Long Term Outcomes (ALTO) Study
Andrew Cope¹, Joana Vasconcelos¹, Marianna Jasenecova², Andrew Filer³, Karim Raza⁴, Sumera Qureshi¹, Maria Antonietta D'Agostino⁵, Iain McInnes⁶, Stefan Siebert⁶, John Isaacs⁷, Arthur Pratt⁸, Benjamin A. Fisher⁹, Christopher Buckley¹⁰, Paul Emery¹¹, Kulveer Mankia¹¹, Pauline Ho¹², MAYA BUCH¹³, Coziana Ciurtin¹⁴, Dirkjan van Schaardenburg¹⁵, Tom Huizinga¹⁶, René Toes¹⁶, Caroline Murphy¹ and A. Toby Prevost¹, ¹King's College London, London, United Kingdom, ²King's College London, London, ³The University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom, ⁴University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom, ⁵Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology - Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy, ⁶University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom, ⁷Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom, ⁸University of Newcastle, Newcastle, United Kingdom, ⁹King’s College London, London, UK; Institute of Inflammation and Ageing, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK, Birmingham, United Kingdom, ¹⁰University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom, ¹¹University of Leeds, Leeds, England, United Kingdom, ¹²The Kellgren Centre for Rheumatology, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester, United Kingdom, ¹³UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER, MANCHESTER, United Kingdom, ¹⁴University College London, London, ¹⁵Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ¹⁶Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Clinical trials aimed at delaying or preventing rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in individuals at risk have been published with variable results. In the APIPPRA study,…
Abstract Number: 0619 • ACR Convergence 2025
Interim Analysis of the Impact of a Recombinant Herpes Zoster Vaccine on Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Randomized Controlled Study on Immunogenicity, Safety and Immunosuppressor Effects
Luciana Parente Costa Seguro¹, Andrea Negrini², Sandra G Pasoto³, Nadia E Aikawa⁴, Ana C Medeiros-Ribeiro³, Eduardo Borba¹, Emily Figueiredo Neves Yuki⁵, Artur Sartori², Danieli Andrade⁶, Thiago Freitas⁷, Henrique Giardini⁷, Clovis Artur Silva⁸ and Eloisa Bonfa¹, ¹Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, São Paulo, Brazil, ²Rheumatology Division, Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil, Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil, ³Rheumatology Division, Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil, Sao Paulo, Brazil, ⁴Pediatric Rheumatology Unit, Instituto da Criança e do Adolescente, Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Sao Paulo, Brazil., Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil, ⁵Faculdade de Medicina da USP, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, ⁶University of Sao Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, ⁷Rheumatology Division, Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil, São Paulo, Brazil, ⁸University of São Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Background/Purpose: SLE patients are at increased risk of infections, including herpes zoster (HZ). Prior studies evaluating the recombinant herpes zoster vaccine (RZV) in SLE have…
Abstract Number: 1674 • ACR Convergence 2025
A Phase 2, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial of Hydroxychloroquine in Individuals At-Risk for Future Rheumatoid Arthritis
Kevin Deane¹, Christopher Striebich², Marie Feser³, James O'Dell⁴, Judith James⁵, Jeffrey Sparks⁶, John Davis⁷, Jonathan Graf⁸, Maureen McMahon⁹, Elizabeth Solow¹⁰, Lindsy Forbess¹¹, Athan Tiliakos¹², Elena Schiopu¹³, David Fox¹⁴, Maria I. ("Maio") Danila¹⁵, Diane Horowitz¹⁶, Jonathan Kay¹⁷, Colin Strickland³, Joel Guthridge⁵, Cristina Arriens⁵, Jennifer Grossman¹⁸, Kristen Demoruelle¹⁹, Elizabeth Bemis³, Ashley Frazer-Abel³, Chelsie Fleischer²⁰, Ted Mikuls⁴, Melissa Greenleaf²¹, Kate York²², Sarah Walker²³, Lynette Keyes-Elstein²³, Margie Byron²³, Janel Fedler²⁴, Ellen Goldmuntz²⁵ and V. Michael Holers²⁶, ¹University of Colorado Denver Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, ²University of Colorado, Aurora, CO, ³University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, ⁴University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ⁵Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK, ⁶Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁷Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ⁸UCSF, San Francisco, CA, ⁹UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, ¹⁰UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, ¹¹Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, ¹²Emory University, Roswell, GA, ¹³Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University, Martinez, GA, ¹⁴University of Michigan, Dexter, MI, ¹⁵University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), Birmingham VA Medical Center, Birmingham, AL, ¹⁶Northwell Health, Jericho, NY, ¹⁷UMass Chan Medical School, Worcester, MA, ¹⁸UCLA, Sherman Oaks, CA, ¹⁹University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Golden, CO, ²⁰University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, CO, ²¹National Institutes of Health, Rockville, MD, ²²Rho, Inc, Durham, NC, ²³Rho, Inc., Durham, NC, ²⁴Rho, Inc., Salem, IA, ²⁵NIAID/ NIH, Washington, DC, ²⁶University of Colorado, Denver, CO
Background/Purpose: Individuals with elevations of serum anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide (anti-CCP) antibodies are at-risk for rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Identification of interventions to prevent RA in anti-CCP-positive…
Abstract Number: 0576 • ACR Convergence 2025
Factors impacting progression from oligoarticular to polyarticular PsA: Data from the FOREMOST study
Laura Coates¹, Philip J. Mease², Joseph Merola³, Lourdes Perez Chada⁴, Dafna D. Gladman⁵, Alen Zabotti⁶, Ulrich Mrowietz⁷, mitsumasa kishimoto⁸, Cynthia Deignan⁹, Siddharth Chaudhari¹⁰, Lichen Teng¹¹ and Laure Gossec¹², ¹Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, England, United Kingdom, ²Department of Rheumatology, Providence-Swedish Medical Center and University of Washington, Seattle, WA, ³UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, ⁴Harvard Medical School, Wayland, MA, ⁵Schroeder Arthritis Institute, Krembil Research Institute, Toronto Western Hospital, Division of Rheumatology, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁶Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine (DMED), Academic Hospital "Santa Maria della Misericordia", ASUFC, University of Udine, Udine, Italy, Udine, Italy, ⁷Department of Dermatology, University Medical Center Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel, Germany, ⁸Kyorin University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan, ⁹Amgen, Inc., Agoura Hills, CA, ¹⁰Amgen Inc., Thousand Oaks, CA, ¹¹Amgen Inc., Thousand Oaks, ¹²Sorbonne Universite and Pitie-Salpetriere Hospital, Paris, France
Background/Purpose: FOREMOST (NCT03747939)1 offers novel insights on early oligoarticular (oligo, ≤4 active joints) PsA. Our aim was to analyse progression to polyarticular (poly; >4 active…
Abstract Number: 1480 • ACR Convergence 2025
Urinary Biomarkers Detect Proliferative Lupus Nephritis in SLE Patients with Subclinical Proteinuria.
CHEN-YU LEE¹, Rufei Lu², Carla Guthridge², Wade DeJager³, Jennifer Barnas⁴, Jennifer Anolik⁵, H Michael Belmont⁶, Judith James², Jill Buyon⁷, Brad Rovin⁸, Michelle Petri⁹, Joel Guthridge² and Andrea Fava¹, ¹Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, ²Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK, ³Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, ⁴University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, ⁵University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, ⁶NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY, ⁷NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, ⁸The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, ⁹Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Timonium, MD
Background/Purpose: Early treatment is critical to prevent irreversible kidney damage in lupus nephritis (LN). Current guidelines recommend kidney biopsy when the urine protein-to-creatinine ratio (UPCR)…

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