BMJ14h
Acyltransferase skinny hedgehog regulates TGFβ-dependent fibroblast activation in SSc
Correspondence to Dr Jörg H W Distler, Department of Internal Medicine III, University of Erlangen, Erlangen D-91054, Germany; joerg.distler{at}uk-erlangen.de Objectives Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is ...
BMJ22d
Protein kinase R is highly expressed in dermatomyositis and promotes interferon-beta-induced muscle damage
Objectives Dermatomyositis (DM) has been consistently linked to the type I interferon (IFN-I) pathway. However, the precise pathogenesis remains incompletely elucidated. We aimed to explore potential ...
BMJ1d
IL-23 skin and joint profiling in psoriatic arthritis: novel perspectives in understanding clinical responses to IL-23 inhibitors
Objectives To determine the relationship between synovial versus skin transcriptional/histological profiles in patients with active psoriatic arthritis (PsA) and ...
BMJ1d
Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Score (ASDAS): defining cut-off values for disease activity states and improvement scores
2 Rheumatology Department, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands 3 Rheumatology Department, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands Background The ...
BMJ2d
Efficacy and safety of emapalumab in macrophage activation syndrome
Objectives Macrophage activation syndrome (MAS) is a severe, life-threatening complication of systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis (sJIA) and adult-onset Still’s disease (AOSD). The objective of ...
BMJ1d
Assessment of enthesitis in ankylosing spondylitis
1 Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University Hospital Maastricht, Maastricht, The Netherlands 2 Department of Rheumatology, Maasland Hospital Sittard, The Netherlands 3 ...
BMJ5d
Onset of rheumatoid arthritis after COVID-19: coincidence or connected?
Correspondence to Veerle F A M Derksen, Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden 2300 RC, Netherlands; v.f.a.m.derksen{at}lumc.nl If you wish to reuse ...
BMJ10d
Defining active sacroiliitis on MRI for classification of axial spondyloarthritis: update by the ASAS MRI working group
20 Amsterdam Rheumatology & Immunology Center, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands Correspondence to Dr Robert G W Lambert, Department of Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging, University ...
BMJ2d
Novel ultrasonographic Halo Score for giant cell arteritis: assessment of diagnostic accuracy and association with ocular ischaemia
Objectives Ultrasound of temporal and axillary arteries may reveal vessel wall inflammation in patients with giant cell arteritis (GCA). We developed a ultrasound scoring system to quantify the extent ...
BMJ1d
AB1000 EFFECT OF THE LIPAT KALINGA ADOLESCENT TRANSITION CLINIC ON FILIPINO ADOLESCENTS WITH RHEUMATIC DISEASES
Background: Establishing a transition program is important in bridging the gap between pediatric and adult healthcare especially in patients with chronic diseases. The Division of Pediatric ...
BMJ3d
Genetics of rheumatoid arthritis: 2018 status
Study of the genetics of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) began about four decades ago with the discovery of HLA-DRB1. Since the beginning of this century, a number of non-HLA risk loci have been identified ...