Giant cell (temporal) arteritis (GCA) is the most common systemic vasculitis in Western countries
(24, 32). GCA is a multisystemic disease of elderly people (30, 32, 33). Itinvolves large …

Objective To assess the features and therapeutic response of visual manifestations and
cerebrovascular accidents (CVA) in giant cell (temporal) arteritis (GCA) and to identify the …

Intervertebral disc (IVD) degeneration is a common finding on spine imaging that increases
in prevalence with age. IVD degeneration is a frequent cause of low back pain, which is a …

Objective To assess the possible association between the PTPN22 gene 1858C→T
polymorphism and the predisposition and clinical expression of 2 systemic autoimmune diseases, …

Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is an autoimmune disease characterized by fibrosis of the skin and
internal organs that leads to profound disability and premature death. To identify new SSc …

A major challenge in human genetics is to devise a systematic strategy to integrate disease-associated
variants with diverse genomic and biological data sets to provide insight into …

Objective To develop recommendations for cardiovascular risk (CVR) management in gout,
vasculitis, systemic sclerosis (SSc), myositis, mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD), …

Objective: To examine epidemiologic, clinical, and outcome differences between children
and adults with Henoch-Sch[ouml ]nlein purpura (HSP) in a well-defined population. Patiens …

Henoch-Schönlein purpura (HSP) is a systemic vasculitis characterized by purpuric skin
lesions unrelated to any underlying coagulopathy, gastrointestinal manifestations, arthritis, and …

Objective To determine if the use of carotid ultrasonography (US) may improve the
stratification of the cardiovascular (CV) risk in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Methods A set of 370 …