Anti-HMGCR antibodies as a biomarker for immune-mediated necrotizing myopathies: A history of statins and experience from a large international multi-center study

L Musset, Y Allenbach, O Benveniste, O Boyer… - Autoimmunity …, 2016 - Elsevier
In an effort to find naturally occurring substances that reduce cholesterol by inhibiting 3-
hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A reductase (HMGCR), statins were first discovered by …

The International Consensus on ANA Patterns (ICAP) in 2021—The 6th Workshop and Current Perspectives

EKL Chan, CA von Mühlen, MJ Fritzler… - The Journal of …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
The establishment of the International Consensus on ANA Patterns (ICAP) in 2014–2015
was welcomed by members of the medical community as a significant improvement in …

[HTML][HTML] Transancestral mapping and genetic load in systemic lupus erythematosus

CD Langefeld, HC Ainsworth, DSC Graham… - Nature …, 2017 - nature.com
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disease with marked gender and
ethnic disparities. We report a large transancestral association study of SLE using …

2016 American College of Rheumatology/European League Against Rheumatism criteria for minimal, moderate, and major clinical response in adult dermatomyositis …

R Aggarwal, LG Rider, N Ruperto… - Arthritis & …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To develop response criteria for adult dermatomyositis (DM) and polymyositis
(PM). Methods Expert surveys, logistic regression, and conjoint analysis were used to …

EULAR/ACR classification criteria for adult and juvenile idiopathic inflammatory myopathies and their major subgroups: a methodology report

M Bottai, A Tjärnlund, G Santoni, VP Werth… - RMD open, 2017 - rmdopen.bmj.com
Objective To describe the methodology used to develop new classification criteria for adult
and juvenile idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIMs) and their major subgroups. Methods …

Genome‐wide association study in an Amerindian ancestry population reveals novel systemic lupus erythematosus risk loci and the role of European admixture

ME Alarcón‐Riquelme, JT Ziegler… - Arthritis & …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic autoimmune disease with a
strong genetic component. We undertook the present work to perform the first genome‐wide …

Gonococcal and nongonococcal arthritis

I García-De La Torre… - Rheumatic Disease …, 2009 - rheumatic.theclinics.com
Acute bacterial arthritis usually is caused by gonococcal or nongonococcal infection of the
joints. This term usually refers to most bacterial arthritis caused by bacterial infection …

Impact of genetic ancestry and sociodemographic status on the clinical expression of systemic lupus erythematosus in American Indian–European populations

E Sánchez, A Rasmussen, L Riba… - Arthritis & …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Objective American Indian–Europeans, Asians, and African Americans have an
excess morbidity from systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and a higher prevalence of lupus …

COVID‐19 vaccination in autoimmune diseases (COVAD) study: vaccine safety in idiopathic inflammatory myopathies

A Gil‐Vila, N Ravichandran… - Muscle & …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Introduction/Aims In this study we investigated COVID‐19 vaccination–related
adverse events (ADEs) 7 days postvaccination in patients with idiopathic inflammatory …

[HTML][HTML] Detection of antinuclear antibodies: recommendations from EFLM, EASI and ICAP

C Bonroy, M Vercammen, W Fierz… - Clinical Chemistry and …, 2023 - degruyter.com
Objectives Antinuclear antibodies (ANA) are important for the diagnosis of various
autoimmune diseases. ANA are usually detected by indirect immunofluorescence assay …