Research ArticleAccepted Article
Flare rate thresholds for patient assessment of gout disease activity states
William Taylor, Nicola Dalbeth, Jasvinder A. Singh, Elizabeth J. Rahn, Amy S. Mudano, Yi-Hsing Chen, Ching-Tsai Lin, Paul Tan, Worawit Louthreno, Janitzia Vazquez-Mellado, Hansel Hernández-Llinas, Tuhina Neogi, Ana B. Vargas-Santos, Geraldo Castelar-Pinheiro, Rodrigo B. Chaves-Amorim, Tillman Uhlig, Hilde B. Hammer, Maxim Eliseev, Fernando Perez-Ruiz, Lorenzo Cavagna, Geraldine M. McCarthy, Lisa K. Stamp, Martijin Gerritsen, Viktoria Fana, Francisca Sivera and Angelo L. Gaffo
The Journal of Rheumatology May 2020, jrheum.191242; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.191242
William Taylor
University of Otago, Wellington, New Zealand, University of Auckland, Aukland, New Zealand; University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, United States; Birmingham VA Medical Center, Birmingham, AL United States; Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand; Hospital General de Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico; Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, United States; Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil; Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway; V.A. Nasonova Research Institute of Rheumatology, Moscow, Russia; Servicio de Reumatologia, Baracaldo, Spain; University and IRCCS Policlinico S. Matteo Foundation, Pavia, Italy; Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland; University of Otago-Christchurch, Christchurch, New Zealand; Westfries Gasthuis, Hoorn, Netherlands; Copenhagen Center for Artritis Reserch, Righospitalet Glostrup, Denmark; Hospital General Universitario Elda, Elda, Spain. Address correspondence to Associate Professor Angelo Gaffo, Shelby Biomedical Research, Building 306, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294. Email agaffo@uabmc.edu
Nicola Dalbeth
University of Otago, Wellington, New Zealand, University of Auckland, Aukland, New Zealand; University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, United States; Birmingham VA Medical Center, Birmingham, AL United States; Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand; Hospital General de Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico; Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, United States; Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil; Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway; V.A. Nasonova Research Institute of Rheumatology, Moscow, Russia; Servicio de Reumatologia, Baracaldo, Spain; University and IRCCS Policlinico S. Matteo Foundation, Pavia, Italy; Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland; University of Otago-Christchurch, Christchurch, New Zealand; Westfries Gasthuis, Hoorn, Netherlands; Copenhagen Center for Artritis Reserch, Righospitalet Glostrup, Denmark; Hospital General Universitario Elda, Elda, Spain. Address correspondence to Associate Professor Angelo Gaffo, Shelby Biomedical Research, Building 306, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294. Email agaffo@uabmc.edu
Jasvinder A. Singh
University of Otago, Wellington, New Zealand, University of Auckland, Aukland, New Zealand; University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, United States; Birmingham VA Medical Center, Birmingham, AL United States; Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand; Hospital General de Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico; Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, United States; Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil; Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway; V.A. Nasonova Research Institute of Rheumatology, Moscow, Russia; Servicio de Reumatologia, Baracaldo, Spain; University and IRCCS Policlinico S. Matteo Foundation, Pavia, Italy; Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland; University of Otago-Christchurch, Christchurch, New Zealand; Westfries Gasthuis, Hoorn, Netherlands; Copenhagen Center for Artritis Reserch, Righospitalet Glostrup, Denmark; Hospital General Universitario Elda, Elda, Spain. Address correspondence to Associate Professor Angelo Gaffo, Shelby Biomedical Research, Building 306, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294. Email agaffo@uabmc.edu
Elizabeth J. Rahn
University of Otago, Wellington, New Zealand, University of Auckland, Aukland, New Zealand; University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, United States; Birmingham VA Medical Center, Birmingham, AL United States; Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand; Hospital General de Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico; Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, United States; Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil; Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway; V.A. Nasonova Research Institute of Rheumatology, Moscow, Russia; Servicio de Reumatologia, Baracaldo, Spain; University and IRCCS Policlinico S. Matteo Foundation, Pavia, Italy; Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland; University of Otago-Christchurch, Christchurch, New Zealand; Westfries Gasthuis, Hoorn, Netherlands; Copenhagen Center for Artritis Reserch, Righospitalet Glostrup, Denmark; Hospital General Universitario Elda, Elda, Spain. Address correspondence to Associate Professor Angelo Gaffo, Shelby Biomedical Research, Building 306, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294. Email agaffo@uabmc.edu
Amy S. Mudano
University of Otago, Wellington, New Zealand, University of Auckland, Aukland, New Zealand; University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, United States; Birmingham VA Medical Center, Birmingham, AL United States; Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand; Hospital General de Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico; Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, United States; Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil; Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway; V.A. Nasonova Research Institute of Rheumatology, Moscow, Russia; Servicio de Reumatologia, Baracaldo, Spain; University and IRCCS Policlinico S. Matteo Foundation, Pavia, Italy; Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland; University of Otago-Christchurch, Christchurch, New Zealand; Westfries Gasthuis, Hoorn, Netherlands; Copenhagen Center for Artritis Reserch, Righospitalet Glostrup, Denmark; Hospital General Universitario Elda, Elda, Spain. Address correspondence to Associate Professor Angelo Gaffo, Shelby Biomedical Research, Building 306, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294. Email agaffo@uabmc.edu
Yi-Hsing Chen
University of Otago, Wellington, New Zealand, University of Auckland, Aukland, New Zealand; University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, United States; Birmingham VA Medical Center, Birmingham, AL United States; Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand; Hospital General de Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico; Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, United States; Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil; Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway; V.A. Nasonova Research Institute of Rheumatology, Moscow, Russia; Servicio de Reumatologia, Baracaldo, Spain; University and IRCCS Policlinico S. Matteo Foundation, Pavia, Italy; Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland; University of Otago-Christchurch, Christchurch, New Zealand; Westfries Gasthuis, Hoorn, Netherlands; Copenhagen Center for Artritis Reserch, Righospitalet Glostrup, Denmark; Hospital General Universitario Elda, Elda, Spain. Address correspondence to Associate Professor Angelo Gaffo, Shelby Biomedical Research, Building 306, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294. Email agaffo@uabmc.edu
Ching-Tsai Lin
University of Otago, Wellington, New Zealand, University of Auckland, Aukland, New Zealand; University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, United States; Birmingham VA Medical Center, Birmingham, AL United States; Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand; Hospital General de Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico; Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, United States; Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil; Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway; V.A. Nasonova Research Institute of Rheumatology, Moscow, Russia; Servicio de Reumatologia, Baracaldo, Spain; University and IRCCS Policlinico S. Matteo Foundation, Pavia, Italy; Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland; University of Otago-Christchurch, Christchurch, New Zealand; Westfries Gasthuis, Hoorn, Netherlands; Copenhagen Center for Artritis Reserch, Righospitalet Glostrup, Denmark; Hospital General Universitario Elda, Elda, Spain. Address correspondence to Associate Professor Angelo Gaffo, Shelby Biomedical Research, Building 306, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294. Email agaffo@uabmc.edu
Paul Tan
University of Otago, Wellington, New Zealand, University of Auckland, Aukland, New Zealand; University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, United States; Birmingham VA Medical Center, Birmingham, AL United States; Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand; Hospital General de Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico; Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, United States; Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil; Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway; V.A. Nasonova Research Institute of Rheumatology, Moscow, Russia; Servicio de Reumatologia, Baracaldo, Spain; University and IRCCS Policlinico S. Matteo Foundation, Pavia, Italy; Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland; University of Otago-Christchurch, Christchurch, New Zealand; Westfries Gasthuis, Hoorn, Netherlands; Copenhagen Center for Artritis Reserch, Righospitalet Glostrup, Denmark; Hospital General Universitario Elda, Elda, Spain. Address correspondence to Associate Professor Angelo Gaffo, Shelby Biomedical Research, Building 306, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294. Email agaffo@uabmc.edu
Worawit Louthreno
University of Otago, Wellington, New Zealand, University of Auckland, Aukland, New Zealand; University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, United States; Birmingham VA Medical Center, Birmingham, AL United States; Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand; Hospital General de Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico; Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, United States; Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil; Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway; V.A. Nasonova Research Institute of Rheumatology, Moscow, Russia; Servicio de Reumatologia, Baracaldo, Spain; University and IRCCS Policlinico S. Matteo Foundation, Pavia, Italy; Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland; University of Otago-Christchurch, Christchurch, New Zealand; Westfries Gasthuis, Hoorn, Netherlands; Copenhagen Center for Artritis Reserch, Righospitalet Glostrup, Denmark; Hospital General Universitario Elda, Elda, Spain. Address correspondence to Associate Professor Angelo Gaffo, Shelby Biomedical Research, Building 306, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294. Email agaffo@uabmc.edu
Janitzia Vazquez-Mellado
University of Otago, Wellington, New Zealand, University of Auckland, Aukland, New Zealand; University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, United States; Birmingham VA Medical Center, Birmingham, AL United States; Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand; Hospital General de Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico; Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, United States; Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil; Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway; V.A. Nasonova Research Institute of Rheumatology, Moscow, Russia; Servicio de Reumatologia, Baracaldo, Spain; University and IRCCS Policlinico S. Matteo Foundation, Pavia, Italy; Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland; University of Otago-Christchurch, Christchurch, New Zealand; Westfries Gasthuis, Hoorn, Netherlands; Copenhagen Center for Artritis Reserch, Righospitalet Glostrup, Denmark; Hospital General Universitario Elda, Elda, Spain. Address correspondence to Associate Professor Angelo Gaffo, Shelby Biomedical Research, Building 306, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294. Email agaffo@uabmc.edu
Hansel Hernández-Llinas
University of Otago, Wellington, New Zealand, University of Auckland, Aukland, New Zealand; University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, United States; Birmingham VA Medical Center, Birmingham, AL United States; Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand; Hospital General de Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico; Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, United States; Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil; Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway; V.A. Nasonova Research Institute of Rheumatology, Moscow, Russia; Servicio de Reumatologia, Baracaldo, Spain; University and IRCCS Policlinico S. Matteo Foundation, Pavia, Italy; Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland; University of Otago-Christchurch, Christchurch, New Zealand; Westfries Gasthuis, Hoorn, Netherlands; Copenhagen Center for Artritis Reserch, Righospitalet Glostrup, Denmark; Hospital General Universitario Elda, Elda, Spain. Address correspondence to Associate Professor Angelo Gaffo, Shelby Biomedical Research, Building 306, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294. Email agaffo@uabmc.edu
Tuhina Neogi
University of Otago, Wellington, New Zealand, University of Auckland, Aukland, New Zealand; University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, United States; Birmingham VA Medical Center, Birmingham, AL United States; Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand; Hospital General de Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico; Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, United States; Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil; Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway; V.A. Nasonova Research Institute of Rheumatology, Moscow, Russia; Servicio de Reumatologia, Baracaldo, Spain; University and IRCCS Policlinico S. Matteo Foundation, Pavia, Italy; Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland; University of Otago-Christchurch, Christchurch, New Zealand; Westfries Gasthuis, Hoorn, Netherlands; Copenhagen Center for Artritis Reserch, Righospitalet Glostrup, Denmark; Hospital General Universitario Elda, Elda, Spain. Address correspondence to Associate Professor Angelo Gaffo, Shelby Biomedical Research, Building 306, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294. Email agaffo@uabmc.edu
Ana B. Vargas-Santos
University of Otago, Wellington, New Zealand, University of Auckland, Aukland, New Zealand; University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, United States; Birmingham VA Medical Center, Birmingham, AL United States; Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand; Hospital General de Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico; Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, United States; Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil; Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway; V.A. Nasonova Research Institute of Rheumatology, Moscow, Russia; Servicio de Reumatologia, Baracaldo, Spain; University and IRCCS Policlinico S. Matteo Foundation, Pavia, Italy; Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland; University of Otago-Christchurch, Christchurch, New Zealand; Westfries Gasthuis, Hoorn, Netherlands; Copenhagen Center for Artritis Reserch, Righospitalet Glostrup, Denmark; Hospital General Universitario Elda, Elda, Spain. Address correspondence to Associate Professor Angelo Gaffo, Shelby Biomedical Research, Building 306, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294. Email agaffo@uabmc.edu
Geraldo Castelar-Pinheiro
University of Otago, Wellington, New Zealand, University of Auckland, Aukland, New Zealand; University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, United States; Birmingham VA Medical Center, Birmingham, AL United States; Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand; Hospital General de Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico; Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, United States; Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil; Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway; V.A. Nasonova Research Institute of Rheumatology, Moscow, Russia; Servicio de Reumatologia, Baracaldo, Spain; University and IRCCS Policlinico S. Matteo Foundation, Pavia, Italy; Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland; University of Otago-Christchurch, Christchurch, New Zealand; Westfries Gasthuis, Hoorn, Netherlands; Copenhagen Center for Artritis Reserch, Righospitalet Glostrup, Denmark; Hospital General Universitario Elda, Elda, Spain. Address correspondence to Associate Professor Angelo Gaffo, Shelby Biomedical Research, Building 306, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294. Email agaffo@uabmc.edu
Rodrigo B. Chaves-Amorim
University of Otago, Wellington, New Zealand, University of Auckland, Aukland, New Zealand; University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, United States; Birmingham VA Medical Center, Birmingham, AL United States; Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand; Hospital General de Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico; Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, United States; Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil; Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway; V.A. Nasonova Research Institute of Rheumatology, Moscow, Russia; Servicio de Reumatologia, Baracaldo, Spain; University and IRCCS Policlinico S. Matteo Foundation, Pavia, Italy; Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland; University of Otago-Christchurch, Christchurch, New Zealand; Westfries Gasthuis, Hoorn, Netherlands; Copenhagen Center for Artritis Reserch, Righospitalet Glostrup, Denmark; Hospital General Universitario Elda, Elda, Spain. Address correspondence to Associate Professor Angelo Gaffo, Shelby Biomedical Research, Building 306, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294. Email agaffo@uabmc.edu
Tillman Uhlig
University of Otago, Wellington, New Zealand, University of Auckland, Aukland, New Zealand; University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, United States; Birmingham VA Medical Center, Birmingham, AL United States; Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand; Hospital General de Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico; Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, United States; Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil; Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway; V.A. Nasonova Research Institute of Rheumatology, Moscow, Russia; Servicio de Reumatologia, Baracaldo, Spain; University and IRCCS Policlinico S. Matteo Foundation, Pavia, Italy; Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland; University of Otago-Christchurch, Christchurch, New Zealand; Westfries Gasthuis, Hoorn, Netherlands; Copenhagen Center for Artritis Reserch, Righospitalet Glostrup, Denmark; Hospital General Universitario Elda, Elda, Spain. Address correspondence to Associate Professor Angelo Gaffo, Shelby Biomedical Research, Building 306, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294. Email agaffo@uabmc.edu
Hilde B. Hammer
University of Otago, Wellington, New Zealand, University of Auckland, Aukland, New Zealand; University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, United States; Birmingham VA Medical Center, Birmingham, AL United States; Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand; Hospital General de Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico; Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, United States; Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil; Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway; V.A. Nasonova Research Institute of Rheumatology, Moscow, Russia; Servicio de Reumatologia, Baracaldo, Spain; University and IRCCS Policlinico S. Matteo Foundation, Pavia, Italy; Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland; University of Otago-Christchurch, Christchurch, New Zealand; Westfries Gasthuis, Hoorn, Netherlands; Copenhagen Center for Artritis Reserch, Righospitalet Glostrup, Denmark; Hospital General Universitario Elda, Elda, Spain. Address correspondence to Associate Professor Angelo Gaffo, Shelby Biomedical Research, Building 306, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294. Email agaffo@uabmc.edu
Maxim Eliseev
University of Otago, Wellington, New Zealand, University of Auckland, Aukland, New Zealand; University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, United States; Birmingham VA Medical Center, Birmingham, AL United States; Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand; Hospital General de Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico; Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, United States; Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil; Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway; V.A. Nasonova Research Institute of Rheumatology, Moscow, Russia; Servicio de Reumatologia, Baracaldo, Spain; University and IRCCS Policlinico S. Matteo Foundation, Pavia, Italy; Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland; University of Otago-Christchurch, Christchurch, New Zealand; Westfries Gasthuis, Hoorn, Netherlands; Copenhagen Center for Artritis Reserch, Righospitalet Glostrup, Denmark; Hospital General Universitario Elda, Elda, Spain. Address correspondence to Associate Professor Angelo Gaffo, Shelby Biomedical Research, Building 306, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294. Email agaffo@uabmc.edu
Fernando Perez-Ruiz
University of Otago, Wellington, New Zealand, University of Auckland, Aukland, New Zealand; University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, United States; Birmingham VA Medical Center, Birmingham, AL United States; Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand; Hospital General de Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico; Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, United States; Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil; Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway; V.A. Nasonova Research Institute of Rheumatology, Moscow, Russia; Servicio de Reumatologia, Baracaldo, Spain; University and IRCCS Policlinico S. Matteo Foundation, Pavia, Italy; Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland; University of Otago-Christchurch, Christchurch, New Zealand; Westfries Gasthuis, Hoorn, Netherlands; Copenhagen Center for Artritis Reserch, Righospitalet Glostrup, Denmark; Hospital General Universitario Elda, Elda, Spain. Address correspondence to Associate Professor Angelo Gaffo, Shelby Biomedical Research, Building 306, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294. Email agaffo@uabmc.edu
Lorenzo Cavagna
University of Otago, Wellington, New Zealand, University of Auckland, Aukland, New Zealand; University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, United States; Birmingham VA Medical Center, Birmingham, AL United States; Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand; Hospital General de Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico; Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, United States; Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil; Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway; V.A. Nasonova Research Institute of Rheumatology, Moscow, Russia; Servicio de Reumatologia, Baracaldo, Spain; University and IRCCS Policlinico S. Matteo Foundation, Pavia, Italy; Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland; University of Otago-Christchurch, Christchurch, New Zealand; Westfries Gasthuis, Hoorn, Netherlands; Copenhagen Center for Artritis Reserch, Righospitalet Glostrup, Denmark; Hospital General Universitario Elda, Elda, Spain. Address correspondence to Associate Professor Angelo Gaffo, Shelby Biomedical Research, Building 306, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294. Email agaffo@uabmc.edu
Geraldine M. McCarthy
University of Otago, Wellington, New Zealand, University of Auckland, Aukland, New Zealand; University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, United States; Birmingham VA Medical Center, Birmingham, AL United States; Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand; Hospital General de Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico; Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, United States; Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil; Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway; V.A. Nasonova Research Institute of Rheumatology, Moscow, Russia; Servicio de Reumatologia, Baracaldo, Spain; University and IRCCS Policlinico S. Matteo Foundation, Pavia, Italy; Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland; University of Otago-Christchurch, Christchurch, New Zealand; Westfries Gasthuis, Hoorn, Netherlands; Copenhagen Center for Artritis Reserch, Righospitalet Glostrup, Denmark; Hospital General Universitario Elda, Elda, Spain. Address correspondence to Associate Professor Angelo Gaffo, Shelby Biomedical Research, Building 306, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294. Email agaffo@uabmc.edu
Lisa K. Stamp
University of Otago, Wellington, New Zealand, University of Auckland, Aukland, New Zealand; University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, United States; Birmingham VA Medical Center, Birmingham, AL United States; Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand; Hospital General de Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico; Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, United States; Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil; Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway; V.A. Nasonova Research Institute of Rheumatology, Moscow, Russia; Servicio de Reumatologia, Baracaldo, Spain; University and IRCCS Policlinico S. Matteo Foundation, Pavia, Italy; Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland; University of Otago-Christchurch, Christchurch, New Zealand; Westfries Gasthuis, Hoorn, Netherlands; Copenhagen Center for Artritis Reserch, Righospitalet Glostrup, Denmark; Hospital General Universitario Elda, Elda, Spain. Address correspondence to Associate Professor Angelo Gaffo, Shelby Biomedical Research, Building 306, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294. Email agaffo@uabmc.edu
Martijin Gerritsen
University of Otago, Wellington, New Zealand, University of Auckland, Aukland, New Zealand; University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, United States; Birmingham VA Medical Center, Birmingham, AL United States; Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand; Hospital General de Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico; Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, United States; Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil; Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway; V.A. Nasonova Research Institute of Rheumatology, Moscow, Russia; Servicio de Reumatologia, Baracaldo, Spain; University and IRCCS Policlinico S. Matteo Foundation, Pavia, Italy; Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland; University of Otago-Christchurch, Christchurch, New Zealand; Westfries Gasthuis, Hoorn, Netherlands; Copenhagen Center for Artritis Reserch, Righospitalet Glostrup, Denmark; Hospital General Universitario Elda, Elda, Spain. Address correspondence to Associate Professor Angelo Gaffo, Shelby Biomedical Research, Building 306, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294. Email agaffo@uabmc.edu
Viktoria Fana
University of Otago, Wellington, New Zealand, University of Auckland, Aukland, New Zealand; University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, United States; Birmingham VA Medical Center, Birmingham, AL United States; Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand; Hospital General de Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico; Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, United States; Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil; Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway; V.A. Nasonova Research Institute of Rheumatology, Moscow, Russia; Servicio de Reumatologia, Baracaldo, Spain; University and IRCCS Policlinico S. Matteo Foundation, Pavia, Italy; Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland; University of Otago-Christchurch, Christchurch, New Zealand; Westfries Gasthuis, Hoorn, Netherlands; Copenhagen Center for Artritis Reserch, Righospitalet Glostrup, Denmark; Hospital General Universitario Elda, Elda, Spain. Address correspondence to Associate Professor Angelo Gaffo, Shelby Biomedical Research, Building 306, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294. Email agaffo@uabmc.edu
Francisca Sivera
University of Otago, Wellington, New Zealand, University of Auckland, Aukland, New Zealand; University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, United States; Birmingham VA Medical Center, Birmingham, AL United States; Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand; Hospital General de Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico; Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, United States; Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil; Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway; V.A. Nasonova Research Institute of Rheumatology, Moscow, Russia; Servicio de Reumatologia, Baracaldo, Spain; University and IRCCS Policlinico S. Matteo Foundation, Pavia, Italy; Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland; University of Otago-Christchurch, Christchurch, New Zealand; Westfries Gasthuis, Hoorn, Netherlands; Copenhagen Center for Artritis Reserch, Righospitalet Glostrup, Denmark; Hospital General Universitario Elda, Elda, Spain. Address correspondence to Associate Professor Angelo Gaffo, Shelby Biomedical Research, Building 306, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294. Email agaffo@uabmc.edu
Angelo L. Gaffo
University of Otago, Wellington, New Zealand, University of Auckland, Aukland, New Zealand; University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, United States; Birmingham VA Medical Center, Birmingham, AL United States; Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand; Hospital General de Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico; Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, United States; Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil; Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway; V.A. Nasonova Research Institute of Rheumatology, Moscow, Russia; Servicio de Reumatologia, Baracaldo, Spain; University and IRCCS Policlinico S. Matteo Foundation, Pavia, Italy; Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland; University of Otago-Christchurch, Christchurch, New Zealand; Westfries Gasthuis, Hoorn, Netherlands; Copenhagen Center for Artritis Reserch, Righospitalet Glostrup, Denmark; Hospital General Universitario Elda, Elda, Spain. Address correspondence to Associate Professor Angelo Gaffo, Shelby Biomedical Research, Building 306, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294. Email agaffo@uabmc.edu
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- William Taylor,
- Nicola Dalbeth,
- Jasvinder A. Singh,
- Elizabeth J. Rahn,
- Amy S. Mudano,
- Yi-Hsing Chen,
- Ching-Tsai Lin,
- Paul Tan,
- Worawit Louthreno,
- Janitzia Vazquez-Mellado,
- Hansel Hernández-Llinas,
- Tuhina Neogi,
- Ana B. Vargas-Santos,
- Geraldo Castelar-Pinheiro,
- Rodrigo B. Chaves-Amorim,
- Tillman Uhlig,
- Hilde B. Hammer,
- Maxim Eliseev,
- Fernando Perez-Ruiz,
- Lorenzo Cavagna,
- Geraldine M. McCarthy,
- Lisa K. Stamp,
- Martijin Gerritsen,
- Viktoria Fana,
- Francisca Sivera and
- Angelo L. Gaffo
- University of Otago, Wellington, New Zealand, University of Auckland, Aukland, New Zealand; University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, United States; Birmingham VA Medical Center, Birmingham, AL United States; Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand; Hospital General de Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico; Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, United States; Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil; Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway; V.A. Nasonova Research Institute of Rheumatology, Moscow, Russia; Servicio de Reumatologia, Baracaldo, Spain; University and IRCCS Policlinico S. Matteo Foundation, Pavia, Italy; Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland; University of Otago-Christchurch, Christchurch, New Zealand; Westfries Gasthuis, Hoorn, Netherlands; Copenhagen Center for Artritis Reserch, Righospitalet Glostrup, Denmark; Hospital General Universitario Elda, Elda, Spain.
Address correspondence to Associate Professor Angelo Gaffo, Shelby Biomedical Research, Building 306, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294. Email agaffo@uabmc.edu
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