Rheumatology
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B cell marker may predict relapse and guide re-treatment in ANCA-AAV
Key clinical point: Naive lymphopenia may be a B cell specific marker of disease activity in AAV that predicts relapse and can guide physicians on...
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Baseline CT scans predict lung fibrosis in SSc
Key clinical point: Patients with newly diagnosed SSc should have baseline lung CT and pulmonary function tests Major finding: Baseline high-...
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New teaching tool could help doctors screen for PsA
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Tocilizumab shows promise as systemic sclerosis treatment
Key clinical point: Targeting interleukin-6 with tocilizumab has shown some early clinical promise in treating patients with systemic scleroderma...
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TRACE-RA: Statin therapy may prevent CVD in RA
Key clinical point: Statin therapy may be as beneficial in patients with RA as it is in the general population for the primary prevention of...
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RA susceptibility gene linked with disease severity, treatment response
Key clinical finding: The HLA-DRB1 haplotype status of patients with RA may affect radiological damage, mortality, and response to anti-TNF agents...
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Etanercept maintenance therapy feasible in some RA patients
Key clinical point: An induction maintenance strategy with etanercept can be applied in some patients with established RA for whom the use of an...
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Strength of morning RA symptoms are correlated with disease’s activity
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T cells remain best urinary biomarker for lupus nephritis
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Pollutants linked to disease activity in childhood-onset lupus patients
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RA patients face significant out-of-pocket costs under Medicare
Key clinical point: Patients with rheumatoid arthritis face significant cost sharing for biologic disease modifying agents under Medicare Part D....