Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and other inflammatory joint disorders (IJD) have
increased cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk compared with the general population. In 2009, 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 …

The vasculitides are a heterogeneous group of uncommon diseases characterized by blood
vessel inflammation and necrosis. These conditions often have overlapping clinical and …

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 …

In this study, 1,833 systemic sclerosis (SSc) cases and 3,466 controls were genotyped with
the Immunochip array. Classical alleles, amino acid residues, and SNPs across the human …

The aim of this study was to determine, through a genome-wide association study (GWAS),
the genetic components contributing to different clinical sub-phenotypes of systemic sclerosis …

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

… Garcia-Porrua C, Gonzalez-Gay MA. Comparative clinical and epidemiological study of
hypersensitivity vasculitis versus HenochSchonlein purpura in adults. Semin Arthritis Rheum 28: …

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 …

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