Background Pediatric Sjögren’s syndrome (pSS) is a rare disorder that is often diagnosed late due to the lack of validated diagnostic criteria and validated biomarkers. The pathogenesis is largely ...

Objective To develop and validate revised classification criteria for granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA). Methods Patients with vasculitis or comparator diseases were recruited into an ...

OBJECTIVE To describe the relation between spinal degenerative disease, allelic variation in the vitamin D receptor gene, and lifestyle factors in a population-based association study. METHODS Random ...

Correspondence to Dr Emilio Filippucci, Rheumatology Unit, Polytechnic University of Marche - Department of Clinical and Molecular Sciences, "Carlo Urbani" Hospital, 60035 Jesi, Ancona, Italy; ...

3 The Institute for Human Genetics and Department of Laboratory Medicine, University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine, San Francisco, California, USA Background Rheumatoid arthritis (RA ...

Objectives: Adult mesenchymal stem cells were recently found to suppress effector T cell and inflammatory responses and have emerged as attractive therapeutic candidates for immune disorders. In ...

1 Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Florence, Italy 2 Department of Medicine and Surgery, Division of Rheumatology, University of Padova, Italy 3 Klinika Dermatogiczna, ...

1 Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Città Della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, Rheumatology Unit, Turin, Italy 2 Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria di Parma, Department of Medicine, Internal ...

Objective Macrophage activation syndrome (MAS) is a life-threatening complication of systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis (sJIA) characterised by a vicious cycle of immune amplification that can ...