Objective The Systemic Lupus International Collaborating Clinics (SLICC) group revised
and validated the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) systemic lupus erythematosus (…

Objective The frequency of coronary heart disease (CHD) and stroke are increased in
systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), but the extent of the increase is uncertain. We sought to …

Objective To examine mortality rates in the largest systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) cohort
ever assembled. Methods Our sample was a multisite international SLE cohort (23 centers…

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Objective. To develop a standardized nomenclature system for the neuropsychiatric syndromes
of systemic lupus erythematosus (NPSLE). Methods. An international, multidisciplinary …

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the relationship between patient expectations of total joint arthroplasty
(TJA) and health related quality of life plus satisfaction 6 months after surgery. Methods. …

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disease influenced by genetic and
environmental factors. We carried out a genome-wide association scan and replication study …

We used a candidate gene approach to identify a set of SNPs, located in a predicted regulatory
region on chromosome 1q44 downstream of NLRP3 (previously known as CIAS1 and …

Objective To determine the predictors of outcome in patients with osteoarthritis 2 years after
receiving total hip or knee replacement. Methods A prospective cohort study of 222 …

Background and aims We studied damage accrual and factors determining development
and progression of damage in an international cohort of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) …