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Performance characteristics of rheumatoid factor and anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide antibody assays may impact ACR/EULAR classification of rheumatoid arthritis

Correspondence to Lieve Van Hoovels, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Onze-Lieve Vrouw Hospital, Moorselbaan 164, Aalst 9300, Belgium; lieve.Van.Hoovels{at}olvz-aalst.be Objectives Rheumatoid factor ...
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Risk of systemic lupus erythematosus in patients with idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura: a population-based cohort study

Correspondence to Dr James Cheng-Chung Wei, Institute of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan; jccwei{at}gmail.com Background Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) may play a ...
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Efficacy and safety of biological DMARDs: a systematic literature review informing the 2022 update of the ASAS-EULAR recommendations for the management of axial spondyloarthritis

Objective To update the evidence on efficacy and safety of biological disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (bDMARDs) in patients with axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) to inform the 2022 update of the ...
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Mechanisms of bone erosion in gout: a quantitative analysis using plain radiography and computed tomography

Bone Research Group and Auckland Rheumatology Imaging Group, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand Dr N Dalbeth, Bone Research Group, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medical and Health ...
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EULAR recommendations for the treatment of systemic sclerosis: 2023 update

Objectives To update the 2017 European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology (EULAR) recommendations for treatment of systemic sclerosis (SSc), incorporating new evidence and therapies. Methods An ...
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SpA: Innovative techniques in spondyloarthritis research – Is there light at the end of the tunnel for our patients?
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Assessing the performance of AI chatbots in answering patients’ common questions about low back pain

Objectives The aim of this study was to assess the accuracy and readability of the answers generated by large language model (LLM)-chatbots to common patient questions about low back pain (LBP).
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Real-life use of the PEXIVAS reduced-dose glucocorticoid regimen in granulomatosis with polyangiitis and microscopic polyangiitis

3 Centre de Recherche en Epidémiologie et Statistiques (CRESS), Unité Inserm 1153, Université Paris Cité, Paris, France ...
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F8: Back to the future: how to mix the old and new treatments for SLE, Sjögren's and APS ...
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Defining active sacroiliitis on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for classification of axial spondyloarthritis: a consensual approach by the ASAS/OMERACT MRI group

Department of Rheumatology, Charité University Medicine, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Berlin, Germany Background: Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of sacroiliac joints has evolved as the most relevant ...
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Relationship between serum urate and changes in dual-energy CT monosodium urate crystal volume over 1 year in people with gout: an individual participant data analysis

Objectives The dynamics of monosodium urate (MSU) crystal changes across a range of serum urate concentrations in people with gout are unknown. This study aimed to systematically examine the ...
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Peripheral blood immunophenotypic diversity in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and its impact on therapeutic responsiveness

Objective Considering the diverse aetiologies and immunodysregulatory statuses observed in each patient with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), stratification based on peripheral blood immunophenotyping holds ...