Abstract Number: 1082 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
ANCA-Negative and Myeloperoxidase-ANCA-Positive Patients with Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis: Clinical Manifestations and Risk of Relapse
Background/Purpose: Recent studies in ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV) have suggested that classification based on ANCA type (PR3 versus MPO) may represent a more clinically relevant division…Abstract Number: 1270 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Low Socioeconomic Status As a Predictor of Long-Term Direct Medical Costs Following Diagnosis of Granulomatosus with Polyangiitis: A General Population-Based Cohort Study
Background/Purpose: Estimates of the healthcare costs of Granulomatosus with polyangiitis (GPA) and predictors of costs are scarce. In particular, while socioeconomic status (SES) is associated…Abstract Number: 1944 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Dalazatide Modulates CD4+ Effector Memory T-Cell Activity of Patients with Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis in Vitro
Background/Purpose: There is substantial evidence that CD4+ effector memory T (TEM) cells play a crucial role in the pathogenesis of Granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA). The…Abstract Number: 3229 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Using Exome Sequencing to Identify Novel Genetic Associations with Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis Susceptibility
Background/Purpose: Previous genome-wide association studies of granulomatosis with polyangiitis (Wegener’s, GPA) identified common genetic variants associated with susceptibility to GPA. However, since GPA is a…Abstract Number: 1236 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
IgG4 Immunostaining Is Common but Not Specific in Orbitbal Inflammatory Diseases
Background/Purpose: IgG4-related disease is an emerging clinical entity which frequently involves tissue within the orbit. In order to appreciate the implications of IgG4 immunostaining, we…Abstract Number: 1861 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Role of Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor (MIF) and MIF Gene Polymorphisms in the Pathogenesis of Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis
Background/Purpose: Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor (MIF) is an immunoregulatory cytokine that may play a central role in the pathogenesis of granulomatous diseases. Two functional polymorphisms…Abstract Number: 1865 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Increased Risk of Myocardial Infarction and Cerebrovascular Accidents after Diagnosis of Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis: A General Population-Based Cohort Study
Background/Purpose Limited literature is available on the incidence of myocardial infarction (MI) and cerebrovascular accidents (CVA) in patients with Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (GPA). We assessed…Abstract Number: 1786 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Vasculitis As Underlying Cause of Death in the United States: 1999 – 2010
Background/Purpose Current data on mortality rates of primary vasculitis, which were tradionally associated with a dreadful prognosis, are limited. Therefore, we aimed to estimate the mortality rates…Abstract Number: 1776 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Factors Predictive of ANCA-Associated Vasculitis Relapse in Patients Given Rituximab-Maintenance Therapy
Background/Purpose Rituximab (RTX) was shown to be as effective as cyclophosphamide to induce remission in patients with ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV). The prospective MAINRITSAN trial compared…Abstract Number: 1770 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Increased Risk of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis: A General Population-Based Study
Background/Purpose Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is increasingly recognized as an inflammatory condition. We aimed to identify the risk of newly recorded COPD among…Abstract Number: 1767 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (Wegener’s) According to Geographic Origin and Ethnicity: Clinical-Biological Presentation and Outcome
Background/Purpose Granulomatosis with polyangiitis (Wegener’s) (GPA) is an ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV) predominantly affecting small-sized vessels, involving mainly the upper and lower respiratory tracts and kidneys.…Abstract Number: 1758 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Environmental Risk Factors for Granulomatous Polyangiitis (GPA): Southern Hemisphere Similar to Northern Hemisphere
Background/Purpose: GPA is a rare condition of unknown etiology. Prominent involvement of the upper and lower respiratory tracts suggests that inhaled antigens may trigger systemic…Abstract Number: 1756 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Molecular Diagnosis Reveals a Surprising Prevalence of Limited Gpa Among Patients with Orbital Inflammatory Diseases
Background/Purpose: Gene expression profiling provides diagnostic and therapeutic information in several malignancies, but its role in evaluating inflammatory disease is relatively untested. We hypothesized that…Abstract Number: 1763 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Tobacco Differentially Affects the Clinical-Biological Phenotype of ANCA-Associated Vasculitides at Diagnosis
Background/Purpose Occupational and non-occupational exposures may play a role in the occurrence of ANCA-associated vasculitides (AAV) and affect their initial clinical-biological phenotype. Among these potential…Abstract Number: 1273 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Granulomatosis With Polyangiitis In Children Is More Severe Than In Adults. A Long-Term, Single Center, Follow Up Study
Background/Purpose: Granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) is a rare disease in childhood. Treatment strategies and clinical approach are still mostly derived from adult GPA studies. The…