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Cellular and molecular basis of neuropathic pain

Neuropathic pain is a devastating type of pain that significantly reduces the quality of life of affected people.
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Autoantibody biomarkers and first-line therapy response in RA: findings from the CAP48 cohort

Objective A panel of antibodies against three antigens, University Hasselt (UH)-rheumatoid arthritis (RA).305, 318 and 329, ...
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Distinct pattern of comorbidities hinders treatment target attainment in SLE through persistent disease activity and delayed glucocorticoid tapering: longitudinal data fro…

Background Remission and low-disease activity are recommended targets in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), yet many ...
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Bone properties and biomechanics in patients with psoriatic disease: a cross-sectional study with high-resolution peripheral quantitative CT (HRpQCT)

Background Psoriatic disease has a complex effect on bone metabolism, resulting in both pathological bone formation and bone ...
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Head and neck cancer risk in patients with rheumatoid arthritis compared with matched controls: a nationwide cohort study

Objective Autoimmune rheumatic diseases, including rheumatoid arthritis (RA), have recently been associated with an increased ...
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Machine learning-based multiclass model for autoimmune disease diagnosis and classification through nailfold videocapillaroscopy features

Objective To develop and validate a predictive model for distinguishing controls (Ctr), rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) based on nailfold videocapillaroscopy (NVC) ...
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Association between SARC-F as a self-report screening tool for sarcopenia and muscle strength, physical performance, daily activity, patient-reported outcomes and body ...

Background This study aimed to explore the association of the sarcopenia questionnaire Strength, Assistance with walking, Rise from a chair, Climb stairs, Falls (SARC-F) with muscle strength, physical ...
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Relationship between ultrasound damage score of peripheral entheses and spinal bone formation in long-standing radiographic axial spondyloarthritis

Objective To assess structural changes at peripheral entheses and the association with spinal bone formation in patients with long-standing radiographic axial spondyloarthritis (r-axSpA) overall and ...
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2016 sJIA-MAS criteria and a step-up therapeutic approach in KD-MAS: insights from a combined cohort and literature review

Objectives To describe diagnostic framework classification, treatment patterns and outcomes in Kawasaki disease-associated macrophage activation syndrome (KD-MAS) using a single-centre cohort and a ...