Research ArticleArticle
Developing a Core Set of Outcome Measures for Behçet Disease: Report from OMERACT 2016
Gulen Hatemi, Alexa Meara, Yesim Ozguler, Haner Direskeneli, Alfred Mahr, Ebony Easley, Mert Gurcan, Trocon Davis, Ahmet Gul, Yusuf Yazici, Katelyn Zottenberg, Sinem Nihal Esatoglu, Burak Erer, Sevil Kamali, Hasan Yazici, Peter F. Cronholm and Peter A. Merkel
The Journal of Rheumatology April 2017, jrheum.161352; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.161352
Gulen Hatemi
From the Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine; Division of Rheumatology, Marmara University Faculty of Medicine; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine; Academic Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey; Division of Rheumatology and Immunology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio; Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Pennsylvania; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; New York University School of Medicine, NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York, USA; Department of Internal Medicine, University Paris Diderot, Paris, France. Supported in part by the Vasculitis Clinical Research Consortium (VCRC; U54 AR057319 and U01 AR5187404), part of the Rare Diseases Clinical Research Network, an initiative of the Office of Rare Diseases Research and the National Center for Advancing Translational Science. G. Hatemi, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine; A. Meara, MD, Clinical Instructor, Division of Rheumatology and Immunology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center; Y. Ozguler, MD, Fellow in Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine; H. Direskeneli, MD, Professor of Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, Marmara University Faculty of Medicine; A. Mahr, MD, PhD, Professor of Internal Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University Paris Diderot; E. Easley, MPH, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Pennsylvania; M. Gurcan, Medical student, Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine; T. Davis, BA, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Pennsylvania; A. Gul, MD, Professor of Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine; Y. Yazici, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases; K. Zottenberg, patient-partner; S.N. Esatoglu, MD, Fellow in Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine; B. Erer, MD, Associate Professor of Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine; S. Kamali, MD, Professor of Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul University Faculty of Medicine; H. Yazici, MD, Professor of Rheumatology, Academic Hospital; P.F. Cronholm, MD, Associate Professor of Family Medicine, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Pennsylvania; P.A. Merkel, MD, MPH, Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology, Division of Rheumatology and Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, University of Pennsylvania. Address correspondence to Dr. P.A. Merkel, Division of Rheumatology, University of Pennsylvania, White Building, 5th Floor, 3400 Spruce St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA. E-mail: pmerkel@upenn.edu. Accepted for publication February 7, 2017.
Alexa Meara
From the Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine; Division of Rheumatology, Marmara University Faculty of Medicine; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine; Academic Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey; Division of Rheumatology and Immunology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio; Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Pennsylvania; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; New York University School of Medicine, NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York, USA; Department of Internal Medicine, University Paris Diderot, Paris, France. Supported in part by the Vasculitis Clinical Research Consortium (VCRC; U54 AR057319 and U01 AR5187404), part of the Rare Diseases Clinical Research Network, an initiative of the Office of Rare Diseases Research and the National Center for Advancing Translational Science. G. Hatemi, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine; A. Meara, MD, Clinical Instructor, Division of Rheumatology and Immunology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center; Y. Ozguler, MD, Fellow in Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine; H. Direskeneli, MD, Professor of Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, Marmara University Faculty of Medicine; A. Mahr, MD, PhD, Professor of Internal Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University Paris Diderot; E. Easley, MPH, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Pennsylvania; M. Gurcan, Medical student, Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine; T. Davis, BA, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Pennsylvania; A. Gul, MD, Professor of Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine; Y. Yazici, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases; K. Zottenberg, patient-partner; S.N. Esatoglu, MD, Fellow in Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine; B. Erer, MD, Associate Professor of Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine; S. Kamali, MD, Professor of Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul University Faculty of Medicine; H. Yazici, MD, Professor of Rheumatology, Academic Hospital; P.F. Cronholm, MD, Associate Professor of Family Medicine, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Pennsylvania; P.A. Merkel, MD, MPH, Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology, Division of Rheumatology and Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, University of Pennsylvania. Address correspondence to Dr. P.A. Merkel, Division of Rheumatology, University of Pennsylvania, White Building, 5th Floor, 3400 Spruce St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA. E-mail: pmerkel@upenn.edu. Accepted for publication February 7, 2017.
Yesim Ozguler
From the Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine; Division of Rheumatology, Marmara University Faculty of Medicine; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine; Academic Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey; Division of Rheumatology and Immunology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio; Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Pennsylvania; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; New York University School of Medicine, NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York, USA; Department of Internal Medicine, University Paris Diderot, Paris, France. Supported in part by the Vasculitis Clinical Research Consortium (VCRC; U54 AR057319 and U01 AR5187404), part of the Rare Diseases Clinical Research Network, an initiative of the Office of Rare Diseases Research and the National Center for Advancing Translational Science. G. Hatemi, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine; A. Meara, MD, Clinical Instructor, Division of Rheumatology and Immunology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center; Y. Ozguler, MD, Fellow in Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine; H. Direskeneli, MD, Professor of Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, Marmara University Faculty of Medicine; A. Mahr, MD, PhD, Professor of Internal Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University Paris Diderot; E. Easley, MPH, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Pennsylvania; M. Gurcan, Medical student, Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine; T. Davis, BA, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Pennsylvania; A. Gul, MD, Professor of Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine; Y. Yazici, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases; K. Zottenberg, patient-partner; S.N. Esatoglu, MD, Fellow in Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine; B. Erer, MD, Associate Professor of Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine; S. Kamali, MD, Professor of Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul University Faculty of Medicine; H. Yazici, MD, Professor of Rheumatology, Academic Hospital; P.F. Cronholm, MD, Associate Professor of Family Medicine, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Pennsylvania; P.A. Merkel, MD, MPH, Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology, Division of Rheumatology and Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, University of Pennsylvania. Address correspondence to Dr. P.A. Merkel, Division of Rheumatology, University of Pennsylvania, White Building, 5th Floor, 3400 Spruce St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA. E-mail: pmerkel@upenn.edu. Accepted for publication February 7, 2017.
Haner Direskeneli
From the Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine; Division of Rheumatology, Marmara University Faculty of Medicine; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine; Academic Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey; Division of Rheumatology and Immunology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio; Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Pennsylvania; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; New York University School of Medicine, NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York, USA; Department of Internal Medicine, University Paris Diderot, Paris, France. Supported in part by the Vasculitis Clinical Research Consortium (VCRC; U54 AR057319 and U01 AR5187404), part of the Rare Diseases Clinical Research Network, an initiative of the Office of Rare Diseases Research and the National Center for Advancing Translational Science. G. Hatemi, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine; A. Meara, MD, Clinical Instructor, Division of Rheumatology and Immunology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center; Y. Ozguler, MD, Fellow in Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine; H. Direskeneli, MD, Professor of Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, Marmara University Faculty of Medicine; A. Mahr, MD, PhD, Professor of Internal Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University Paris Diderot; E. Easley, MPH, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Pennsylvania; M. Gurcan, Medical student, Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine; T. Davis, BA, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Pennsylvania; A. Gul, MD, Professor of Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine; Y. Yazici, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases; K. Zottenberg, patient-partner; S.N. Esatoglu, MD, Fellow in Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine; B. Erer, MD, Associate Professor of Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine; S. Kamali, MD, Professor of Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul University Faculty of Medicine; H. Yazici, MD, Professor of Rheumatology, Academic Hospital; P.F. Cronholm, MD, Associate Professor of Family Medicine, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Pennsylvania; P.A. Merkel, MD, MPH, Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology, Division of Rheumatology and Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, University of Pennsylvania. Address correspondence to Dr. P.A. Merkel, Division of Rheumatology, University of Pennsylvania, White Building, 5th Floor, 3400 Spruce St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA. E-mail: pmerkel@upenn.edu. Accepted for publication February 7, 2017.
Alfred Mahr
From the Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine; Division of Rheumatology, Marmara University Faculty of Medicine; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine; Academic Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey; Division of Rheumatology and Immunology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio; Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Pennsylvania; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; New York University School of Medicine, NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York, USA; Department of Internal Medicine, University Paris Diderot, Paris, France. Supported in part by the Vasculitis Clinical Research Consortium (VCRC; U54 AR057319 and U01 AR5187404), part of the Rare Diseases Clinical Research Network, an initiative of the Office of Rare Diseases Research and the National Center for Advancing Translational Science. G. Hatemi, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine; A. Meara, MD, Clinical Instructor, Division of Rheumatology and Immunology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center; Y. Ozguler, MD, Fellow in Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine; H. Direskeneli, MD, Professor of Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, Marmara University Faculty of Medicine; A. Mahr, MD, PhD, Professor of Internal Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University Paris Diderot; E. Easley, MPH, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Pennsylvania; M. Gurcan, Medical student, Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine; T. Davis, BA, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Pennsylvania; A. Gul, MD, Professor of Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine; Y. Yazici, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases; K. Zottenberg, patient-partner; S.N. Esatoglu, MD, Fellow in Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine; B. Erer, MD, Associate Professor of Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine; S. Kamali, MD, Professor of Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul University Faculty of Medicine; H. Yazici, MD, Professor of Rheumatology, Academic Hospital; P.F. Cronholm, MD, Associate Professor of Family Medicine, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Pennsylvania; P.A. Merkel, MD, MPH, Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology, Division of Rheumatology and Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, University of Pennsylvania. Address correspondence to Dr. P.A. Merkel, Division of Rheumatology, University of Pennsylvania, White Building, 5th Floor, 3400 Spruce St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA. E-mail: pmerkel@upenn.edu. Accepted for publication February 7, 2017.
Ebony Easley
From the Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine; Division of Rheumatology, Marmara University Faculty of Medicine; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine; Academic Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey; Division of Rheumatology and Immunology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio; Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Pennsylvania; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; New York University School of Medicine, NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York, USA; Department of Internal Medicine, University Paris Diderot, Paris, France. Supported in part by the Vasculitis Clinical Research Consortium (VCRC; U54 AR057319 and U01 AR5187404), part of the Rare Diseases Clinical Research Network, an initiative of the Office of Rare Diseases Research and the National Center for Advancing Translational Science. G. Hatemi, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine; A. Meara, MD, Clinical Instructor, Division of Rheumatology and Immunology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center; Y. Ozguler, MD, Fellow in Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine; H. Direskeneli, MD, Professor of Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, Marmara University Faculty of Medicine; A. Mahr, MD, PhD, Professor of Internal Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University Paris Diderot; E. Easley, MPH, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Pennsylvania; M. Gurcan, Medical student, Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine; T. Davis, BA, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Pennsylvania; A. Gul, MD, Professor of Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine; Y. Yazici, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases; K. Zottenberg, patient-partner; S.N. Esatoglu, MD, Fellow in Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine; B. Erer, MD, Associate Professor of Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine; S. Kamali, MD, Professor of Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul University Faculty of Medicine; H. Yazici, MD, Professor of Rheumatology, Academic Hospital; P.F. Cronholm, MD, Associate Professor of Family Medicine, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Pennsylvania; P.A. Merkel, MD, MPH, Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology, Division of Rheumatology and Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, University of Pennsylvania. Address correspondence to Dr. P.A. Merkel, Division of Rheumatology, University of Pennsylvania, White Building, 5th Floor, 3400 Spruce St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA. E-mail: pmerkel@upenn.edu. Accepted for publication February 7, 2017.
Mert Gurcan
From the Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine; Division of Rheumatology, Marmara University Faculty of Medicine; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine; Academic Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey; Division of Rheumatology and Immunology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio; Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Pennsylvania; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; New York University School of Medicine, NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York, USA; Department of Internal Medicine, University Paris Diderot, Paris, France. Supported in part by the Vasculitis Clinical Research Consortium (VCRC; U54 AR057319 and U01 AR5187404), part of the Rare Diseases Clinical Research Network, an initiative of the Office of Rare Diseases Research and the National Center for Advancing Translational Science. G. Hatemi, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine; A. Meara, MD, Clinical Instructor, Division of Rheumatology and Immunology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center; Y. Ozguler, MD, Fellow in Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine; H. Direskeneli, MD, Professor of Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, Marmara University Faculty of Medicine; A. Mahr, MD, PhD, Professor of Internal Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University Paris Diderot; E. Easley, MPH, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Pennsylvania; M. Gurcan, Medical student, Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine; T. Davis, BA, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Pennsylvania; A. Gul, MD, Professor of Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine; Y. Yazici, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases; K. Zottenberg, patient-partner; S.N. Esatoglu, MD, Fellow in Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine; B. Erer, MD, Associate Professor of Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine; S. Kamali, MD, Professor of Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul University Faculty of Medicine; H. Yazici, MD, Professor of Rheumatology, Academic Hospital; P.F. Cronholm, MD, Associate Professor of Family Medicine, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Pennsylvania; P.A. Merkel, MD, MPH, Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology, Division of Rheumatology and Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, University of Pennsylvania. Address correspondence to Dr. P.A. Merkel, Division of Rheumatology, University of Pennsylvania, White Building, 5th Floor, 3400 Spruce St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA. E-mail: pmerkel@upenn.edu. Accepted for publication February 7, 2017.
Trocon Davis
From the Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine; Division of Rheumatology, Marmara University Faculty of Medicine; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine; Academic Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey; Division of Rheumatology and Immunology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio; Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Pennsylvania; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; New York University School of Medicine, NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York, USA; Department of Internal Medicine, University Paris Diderot, Paris, France. Supported in part by the Vasculitis Clinical Research Consortium (VCRC; U54 AR057319 and U01 AR5187404), part of the Rare Diseases Clinical Research Network, an initiative of the Office of Rare Diseases Research and the National Center for Advancing Translational Science. G. Hatemi, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine; A. Meara, MD, Clinical Instructor, Division of Rheumatology and Immunology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center; Y. Ozguler, MD, Fellow in Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine; H. Direskeneli, MD, Professor of Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, Marmara University Faculty of Medicine; A. Mahr, MD, PhD, Professor of Internal Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University Paris Diderot; E. Easley, MPH, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Pennsylvania; M. Gurcan, Medical student, Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine; T. Davis, BA, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Pennsylvania; A. Gul, MD, Professor of Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine; Y. Yazici, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases; K. Zottenberg, patient-partner; S.N. Esatoglu, MD, Fellow in Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine; B. Erer, MD, Associate Professor of Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine; S. Kamali, MD, Professor of Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul University Faculty of Medicine; H. Yazici, MD, Professor of Rheumatology, Academic Hospital; P.F. Cronholm, MD, Associate Professor of Family Medicine, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Pennsylvania; P.A. Merkel, MD, MPH, Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology, Division of Rheumatology and Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, University of Pennsylvania. Address correspondence to Dr. P.A. Merkel, Division of Rheumatology, University of Pennsylvania, White Building, 5th Floor, 3400 Spruce St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA. E-mail: pmerkel@upenn.edu. Accepted for publication February 7, 2017.
Ahmet Gul
From the Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine; Division of Rheumatology, Marmara University Faculty of Medicine; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine; Academic Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey; Division of Rheumatology and Immunology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio; Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Pennsylvania; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; New York University School of Medicine, NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York, USA; Department of Internal Medicine, University Paris Diderot, Paris, France. Supported in part by the Vasculitis Clinical Research Consortium (VCRC; U54 AR057319 and U01 AR5187404), part of the Rare Diseases Clinical Research Network, an initiative of the Office of Rare Diseases Research and the National Center for Advancing Translational Science. G. Hatemi, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine; A. Meara, MD, Clinical Instructor, Division of Rheumatology and Immunology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center; Y. Ozguler, MD, Fellow in Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine; H. Direskeneli, MD, Professor of Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, Marmara University Faculty of Medicine; A. Mahr, MD, PhD, Professor of Internal Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University Paris Diderot; E. Easley, MPH, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Pennsylvania; M. Gurcan, Medical student, Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine; T. Davis, BA, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Pennsylvania; A. Gul, MD, Professor of Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine; Y. Yazici, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases; K. Zottenberg, patient-partner; S.N. Esatoglu, MD, Fellow in Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine; B. Erer, MD, Associate Professor of Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine; S. Kamali, MD, Professor of Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul University Faculty of Medicine; H. Yazici, MD, Professor of Rheumatology, Academic Hospital; P.F. Cronholm, MD, Associate Professor of Family Medicine, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Pennsylvania; P.A. Merkel, MD, MPH, Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology, Division of Rheumatology and Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, University of Pennsylvania. Address correspondence to Dr. P.A. Merkel, Division of Rheumatology, University of Pennsylvania, White Building, 5th Floor, 3400 Spruce St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA. E-mail: pmerkel@upenn.edu. Accepted for publication February 7, 2017.
Yusuf Yazici
From the Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine; Division of Rheumatology, Marmara University Faculty of Medicine; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine; Academic Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey; Division of Rheumatology and Immunology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio; Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Pennsylvania; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; New York University School of Medicine, NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York, USA; Department of Internal Medicine, University Paris Diderot, Paris, France. Supported in part by the Vasculitis Clinical Research Consortium (VCRC; U54 AR057319 and U01 AR5187404), part of the Rare Diseases Clinical Research Network, an initiative of the Office of Rare Diseases Research and the National Center for Advancing Translational Science. G. Hatemi, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine; A. Meara, MD, Clinical Instructor, Division of Rheumatology and Immunology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center; Y. Ozguler, MD, Fellow in Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine; H. Direskeneli, MD, Professor of Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, Marmara University Faculty of Medicine; A. Mahr, MD, PhD, Professor of Internal Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University Paris Diderot; E. Easley, MPH, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Pennsylvania; M. Gurcan, Medical student, Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine; T. Davis, BA, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Pennsylvania; A. Gul, MD, Professor of Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine; Y. Yazici, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases; K. Zottenberg, patient-partner; S.N. Esatoglu, MD, Fellow in Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine; B. Erer, MD, Associate Professor of Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine; S. Kamali, MD, Professor of Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul University Faculty of Medicine; H. Yazici, MD, Professor of Rheumatology, Academic Hospital; P.F. Cronholm, MD, Associate Professor of Family Medicine, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Pennsylvania; P.A. Merkel, MD, MPH, Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology, Division of Rheumatology and Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, University of Pennsylvania. Address correspondence to Dr. P.A. Merkel, Division of Rheumatology, University of Pennsylvania, White Building, 5th Floor, 3400 Spruce St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA. E-mail: pmerkel@upenn.edu. Accepted for publication February 7, 2017.
Katelyn Zottenberg
From the Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine; Division of Rheumatology, Marmara University Faculty of Medicine; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine; Academic Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey; Division of Rheumatology and Immunology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio; Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Pennsylvania; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; New York University School of Medicine, NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York, USA; Department of Internal Medicine, University Paris Diderot, Paris, France. Supported in part by the Vasculitis Clinical Research Consortium (VCRC; U54 AR057319 and U01 AR5187404), part of the Rare Diseases Clinical Research Network, an initiative of the Office of Rare Diseases Research and the National Center for Advancing Translational Science. G. Hatemi, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine; A. Meara, MD, Clinical Instructor, Division of Rheumatology and Immunology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center; Y. Ozguler, MD, Fellow in Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine; H. Direskeneli, MD, Professor of Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, Marmara University Faculty of Medicine; A. Mahr, MD, PhD, Professor of Internal Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University Paris Diderot; E. Easley, MPH, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Pennsylvania; M. Gurcan, Medical student, Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine; T. Davis, BA, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Pennsylvania; A. Gul, MD, Professor of Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine; Y. Yazici, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases; K. Zottenberg, patient-partner; S.N. Esatoglu, MD, Fellow in Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine; B. Erer, MD, Associate Professor of Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine; S. Kamali, MD, Professor of Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul University Faculty of Medicine; H. Yazici, MD, Professor of Rheumatology, Academic Hospital; P.F. Cronholm, MD, Associate Professor of Family Medicine, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Pennsylvania; P.A. Merkel, MD, MPH, Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology, Division of Rheumatology and Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, University of Pennsylvania. Address correspondence to Dr. P.A. Merkel, Division of Rheumatology, University of Pennsylvania, White Building, 5th Floor, 3400 Spruce St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA. E-mail: pmerkel@upenn.edu. Accepted for publication February 7, 2017.
Sinem Nihal Esatoglu
From the Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine; Division of Rheumatology, Marmara University Faculty of Medicine; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine; Academic Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey; Division of Rheumatology and Immunology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio; Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Pennsylvania; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; New York University School of Medicine, NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York, USA; Department of Internal Medicine, University Paris Diderot, Paris, France. Supported in part by the Vasculitis Clinical Research Consortium (VCRC; U54 AR057319 and U01 AR5187404), part of the Rare Diseases Clinical Research Network, an initiative of the Office of Rare Diseases Research and the National Center for Advancing Translational Science. G. Hatemi, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine; A. Meara, MD, Clinical Instructor, Division of Rheumatology and Immunology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center; Y. Ozguler, MD, Fellow in Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine; H. Direskeneli, MD, Professor of Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, Marmara University Faculty of Medicine; A. Mahr, MD, PhD, Professor of Internal Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University Paris Diderot; E. Easley, MPH, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Pennsylvania; M. Gurcan, Medical student, Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine; T. Davis, BA, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Pennsylvania; A. Gul, MD, Professor of Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine; Y. Yazici, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases; K. Zottenberg, patient-partner; S.N. Esatoglu, MD, Fellow in Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine; B. Erer, MD, Associate Professor of Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine; S. Kamali, MD, Professor of Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul University Faculty of Medicine; H. Yazici, MD, Professor of Rheumatology, Academic Hospital; P.F. Cronholm, MD, Associate Professor of Family Medicine, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Pennsylvania; P.A. Merkel, MD, MPH, Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology, Division of Rheumatology and Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, University of Pennsylvania. Address correspondence to Dr. P.A. Merkel, Division of Rheumatology, University of Pennsylvania, White Building, 5th Floor, 3400 Spruce St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA. E-mail: pmerkel@upenn.edu. Accepted for publication February 7, 2017.
Burak Erer
From the Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine; Division of Rheumatology, Marmara University Faculty of Medicine; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine; Academic Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey; Division of Rheumatology and Immunology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio; Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Pennsylvania; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; New York University School of Medicine, NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York, USA; Department of Internal Medicine, University Paris Diderot, Paris, France. Supported in part by the Vasculitis Clinical Research Consortium (VCRC; U54 AR057319 and U01 AR5187404), part of the Rare Diseases Clinical Research Network, an initiative of the Office of Rare Diseases Research and the National Center for Advancing Translational Science. G. Hatemi, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine; A. Meara, MD, Clinical Instructor, Division of Rheumatology and Immunology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center; Y. Ozguler, MD, Fellow in Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine; H. Direskeneli, MD, Professor of Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, Marmara University Faculty of Medicine; A. Mahr, MD, PhD, Professor of Internal Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University Paris Diderot; E. Easley, MPH, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Pennsylvania; M. Gurcan, Medical student, Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine; T. Davis, BA, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Pennsylvania; A. Gul, MD, Professor of Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine; Y. Yazici, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases; K. Zottenberg, patient-partner; S.N. Esatoglu, MD, Fellow in Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine; B. Erer, MD, Associate Professor of Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine; S. Kamali, MD, Professor of Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul University Faculty of Medicine; H. Yazici, MD, Professor of Rheumatology, Academic Hospital; P.F. Cronholm, MD, Associate Professor of Family Medicine, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Pennsylvania; P.A. Merkel, MD, MPH, Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology, Division of Rheumatology and Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, University of Pennsylvania. Address correspondence to Dr. P.A. Merkel, Division of Rheumatology, University of Pennsylvania, White Building, 5th Floor, 3400 Spruce St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA. E-mail: pmerkel@upenn.edu. Accepted for publication February 7, 2017.
Sevil Kamali
From the Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine; Division of Rheumatology, Marmara University Faculty of Medicine; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine; Academic Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey; Division of Rheumatology and Immunology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio; Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Pennsylvania; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; New York University School of Medicine, NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York, USA; Department of Internal Medicine, University Paris Diderot, Paris, France. Supported in part by the Vasculitis Clinical Research Consortium (VCRC; U54 AR057319 and U01 AR5187404), part of the Rare Diseases Clinical Research Network, an initiative of the Office of Rare Diseases Research and the National Center for Advancing Translational Science. G. Hatemi, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine; A. Meara, MD, Clinical Instructor, Division of Rheumatology and Immunology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center; Y. Ozguler, MD, Fellow in Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine; H. Direskeneli, MD, Professor of Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, Marmara University Faculty of Medicine; A. Mahr, MD, PhD, Professor of Internal Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University Paris Diderot; E. Easley, MPH, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Pennsylvania; M. Gurcan, Medical student, Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine; T. Davis, BA, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Pennsylvania; A. Gul, MD, Professor of Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine; Y. Yazici, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases; K. Zottenberg, patient-partner; S.N. Esatoglu, MD, Fellow in Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine; B. Erer, MD, Associate Professor of Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine; S. Kamali, MD, Professor of Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul University Faculty of Medicine; H. Yazici, MD, Professor of Rheumatology, Academic Hospital; P.F. Cronholm, MD, Associate Professor of Family Medicine, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Pennsylvania; P.A. Merkel, MD, MPH, Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology, Division of Rheumatology and Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, University of Pennsylvania. Address correspondence to Dr. P.A. Merkel, Division of Rheumatology, University of Pennsylvania, White Building, 5th Floor, 3400 Spruce St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA. E-mail: pmerkel@upenn.edu. Accepted for publication February 7, 2017.
Hasan Yazici
From the Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine; Division of Rheumatology, Marmara University Faculty of Medicine; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine; Academic Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey; Division of Rheumatology and Immunology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio; Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Pennsylvania; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; New York University School of Medicine, NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York, USA; Department of Internal Medicine, University Paris Diderot, Paris, France. Supported in part by the Vasculitis Clinical Research Consortium (VCRC; U54 AR057319 and U01 AR5187404), part of the Rare Diseases Clinical Research Network, an initiative of the Office of Rare Diseases Research and the National Center for Advancing Translational Science. G. Hatemi, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine; A. Meara, MD, Clinical Instructor, Division of Rheumatology and Immunology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center; Y. Ozguler, MD, Fellow in Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine; H. Direskeneli, MD, Professor of Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, Marmara University Faculty of Medicine; A. Mahr, MD, PhD, Professor of Internal Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University Paris Diderot; E. Easley, MPH, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Pennsylvania; M. Gurcan, Medical student, Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine; T. Davis, BA, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Pennsylvania; A. Gul, MD, Professor of Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine; Y. Yazici, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases; K. Zottenberg, patient-partner; S.N. Esatoglu, MD, Fellow in Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine; B. Erer, MD, Associate Professor of Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine; S. Kamali, MD, Professor of Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul University Faculty of Medicine; H. Yazici, MD, Professor of Rheumatology, Academic Hospital; P.F. Cronholm, MD, Associate Professor of Family Medicine, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Pennsylvania; P.A. Merkel, MD, MPH, Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology, Division of Rheumatology and Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, University of Pennsylvania. Address correspondence to Dr. P.A. Merkel, Division of Rheumatology, University of Pennsylvania, White Building, 5th Floor, 3400 Spruce St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA. E-mail: pmerkel@upenn.edu. Accepted for publication February 7, 2017.
Peter F. Cronholm
From the Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine; Division of Rheumatology, Marmara University Faculty of Medicine; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine; Academic Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey; Division of Rheumatology and Immunology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio; Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Pennsylvania; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; New York University School of Medicine, NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York, USA; Department of Internal Medicine, University Paris Diderot, Paris, France. Supported in part by the Vasculitis Clinical Research Consortium (VCRC; U54 AR057319 and U01 AR5187404), part of the Rare Diseases Clinical Research Network, an initiative of the Office of Rare Diseases Research and the National Center for Advancing Translational Science. G. Hatemi, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine; A. Meara, MD, Clinical Instructor, Division of Rheumatology and Immunology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center; Y. Ozguler, MD, Fellow in Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine; H. Direskeneli, MD, Professor of Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, Marmara University Faculty of Medicine; A. Mahr, MD, PhD, Professor of Internal Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University Paris Diderot; E. Easley, MPH, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Pennsylvania; M. Gurcan, Medical student, Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine; T. Davis, BA, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Pennsylvania; A. Gul, MD, Professor of Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine; Y. Yazici, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases; K. Zottenberg, patient-partner; S.N. Esatoglu, MD, Fellow in Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine; B. Erer, MD, Associate Professor of Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine; S. Kamali, MD, Professor of Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul University Faculty of Medicine; H. Yazici, MD, Professor of Rheumatology, Academic Hospital; P.F. Cronholm, MD, Associate Professor of Family Medicine, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Pennsylvania; P.A. Merkel, MD, MPH, Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology, Division of Rheumatology and Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, University of Pennsylvania. Address correspondence to Dr. P.A. Merkel, Division of Rheumatology, University of Pennsylvania, White Building, 5th Floor, 3400 Spruce St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA. E-mail: pmerkel@upenn.edu. Accepted for publication February 7, 2017.
Peter A. Merkel
From the Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine; Division of Rheumatology, Marmara University Faculty of Medicine; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine; Academic Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey; Division of Rheumatology and Immunology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio; Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Pennsylvania; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; New York University School of Medicine, NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York, USA; Department of Internal Medicine, University Paris Diderot, Paris, France. Supported in part by the Vasculitis Clinical Research Consortium (VCRC; U54 AR057319 and U01 AR5187404), part of the Rare Diseases Clinical Research Network, an initiative of the Office of Rare Diseases Research and the National Center for Advancing Translational Science. G. Hatemi, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine; A. Meara, MD, Clinical Instructor, Division of Rheumatology and Immunology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center; Y. Ozguler, MD, Fellow in Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine; H. Direskeneli, MD, Professor of Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, Marmara University Faculty of Medicine; A. Mahr, MD, PhD, Professor of Internal Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University Paris Diderot; E. Easley, MPH, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Pennsylvania; M. Gurcan, Medical student, Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine; T. Davis, BA, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Pennsylvania; A. Gul, MD, Professor of Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine; Y. Yazici, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases; K. Zottenberg, patient-partner; S.N. Esatoglu, MD, Fellow in Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine; B. Erer, MD, Associate Professor of Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine; S. Kamali, MD, Professor of Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul University Faculty of Medicine; H. Yazici, MD, Professor of Rheumatology, Academic Hospital; P.F. Cronholm, MD, Associate Professor of Family Medicine, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Pennsylvania; P.A. Merkel, MD, MPH, Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology, Division of Rheumatology and Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, University of Pennsylvania. Address correspondence to Dr. P.A. Merkel, Division of Rheumatology, University of Pennsylvania, White Building, 5th Floor, 3400 Spruce St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA. E-mail: pmerkel@upenn.edu. Accepted for publication February 7, 2017.
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- Gulen Hatemi,
- Alexa Meara,
- Yesim Ozguler,
- Haner Direskeneli,
- Alfred Mahr,
- Ebony Easley,
- Mert Gurcan,
- Trocon Davis,
- Ahmet Gul,
- Yusuf Yazici,
- Katelyn Zottenberg,
- Sinem Nihal Esatoglu,
- Burak Erer,
- Sevil Kamali,
- Hasan Yazici,
- Peter F. Cronholm and
- Peter A. Merkel
- From the Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine; Division of Rheumatology, Marmara University Faculty of Medicine; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine; Academic Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey; Division of Rheumatology and Immunology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio; Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Pennsylvania; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; New York University School of Medicine, NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York, USA; Department of Internal Medicine, University Paris Diderot, Paris, France.
Supported in part by the Vasculitis Clinical Research Consortium (VCRC; U54 AR057319 and U01 AR5187404), part of the Rare Diseases Clinical Research Network, an initiative of the Office of Rare Diseases Research and the National Center for Advancing Translational Science.
G. Hatemi, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine; A. Meara, MD, Clinical Instructor, Division of Rheumatology and Immunology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center; Y. Ozguler, MD, Fellow in Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine; H. Direskeneli, MD, Professor of Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, Marmara University Faculty of Medicine; A. Mahr, MD, PhD, Professor of Internal Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University Paris Diderot; E. Easley, MPH, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Pennsylvania; M. Gurcan, Medical student, Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine; T. Davis, BA, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Pennsylvania; A. Gul, MD, Professor of Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine; Y. Yazici, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases; K. Zottenberg, patient-partner; S.N. Esatoglu, MD, Fellow in Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine; B. Erer, MD, Associate Professor of Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine; S. Kamali, MD, Professor of Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul University Faculty of Medicine; H. Yazici, MD, Professor of Rheumatology, Academic Hospital; P.F. Cronholm, MD, Associate Professor of Family Medicine, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Pennsylvania; P.A. Merkel, MD, MPH, Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology, Division of Rheumatology and Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, University of Pennsylvania.
Address correspondence to Dr. P.A. Merkel, Division of Rheumatology, University of Pennsylvania, White Building, 5th Floor, 3400 Spruce St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA. E-mail: pmerkel@upenn.edu.
Accepted for publication February 7, 2017.
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