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Ultrasound-guided core needle biopsy of the parotid gland in Sjögren’s disease: a promising tool towards precision medicine

Background Disappointing outcomes in Sjögren’s disease (SjD) trials underscore the need for reliable, sensitive endpoints.
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Unravelling IPAF, VEDOSS and connective tissue diseases classifications through the mixed connective tissue disease spectrum

Background Mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD) has long been debated as an early nonspecific phase/symptom of ...
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Targeted proteomics identifies differentially expressed proteins in Sjögren’s disease with incident lymphoma

Objectives Patients with primary Sjögren’s disease (SjD) have an increased risk of B cell lymphoma. The aim of this study was ...
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Impaired cardiorespiratory fitness in psoriatic arthritis: insights from cardiopulmonary exercise testing

Background Data on cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) in psoriatic arthritis (PsA) are scarce. This study aimed to determine the ...
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Correction: Hydroxychloroquine and pregnancy outcomes in patients with anti-phospholipid syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Berman A, Kenet G, Lubetsky A, et al. Hydroxychloroquine and pregnancy outcomes in patients with anti-phospholipid syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis ...
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Glucocorticoids and chronotherapy in rheumatoid arthritis

It is evident that the morning symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are linked to the circadian abnormal increase in night inflammation, favoured by inadequate cortisol secretion under conditions of ...
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Multiple DMARD discontinuations in rheumatoid arthritis: how often and in what patients? Results from a national clinical RA register

Objectives Multiple discontinuations of biologic (b-) or targeted synthetic (ts-) disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) may indicate difficult-to-treat disease. We aimed to assess the ...
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Rheumatic and musculoskeletal disorders in musicians: risks, adaptations and management

Music therapy is recognised as a complementary or alternative therapy for osteoarthritis and fibromyalgia, but playing music can have health repercussions for musicians in the field of rheumatology.
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Correction: Distribution of nailfold videocapillaroscopy parameters in systemic lupus erythematosus and their association with disease activity: an international blinded case-control analysis on ...
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Cross-validation and sensitivity to change of EULAR ScleroID as a measure of function and impact of disease in patients with systemic sclerosis

Objective To determine the distribution of the EULAR SSc Impact of Disease (ScleroID) and its domain questions in very early (Ve), limited (lc) and diffuse cutaneous (dc) subsets, its value in ...
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Autoantibodies directed against the angiotensin II type 1 receptor and the endothelin-1 type A receptor in patients with systemic sclerosis

We have evaluated the clinical value of the ELISA for anti-AT 1 R AAbs and anti-ET A R AAbs in two large, clinically well-defined cohorts of SSc patients from the Netherlands. Anti-AT 1 R AAbs and ...
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Monomeric C-reactive protein as a therapeutic target in inflammatory diseases

Effect of mAb-3C on LCWE-induced vasculitis. Mice were injected intraperitoneally with PBS (n=7) or LCWE (n=14). After 2 weeks, LCWE-treated mice were further divided into two groups: no treatment ...