Although synovitis is the pathological hallmark of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), many extra-articular
manifestations (EMs) and comorbidities likely occur due to the complex, chronic, …

Objective. The aim of this study was to develop and validate an algorithm to assist the attribution
of neuropsychiatric (NP) events to underlying disease in SLE patients. Methods. Phase …

Atherosclerosis involving the carotid arteries has a high prevalence in the population
worldwide. This condition is significant because accidents of the carotid artery plaque are …

… (a) Test set estimation error expressed in μg/m 3 : between 3 and 30 μg/m 3 of benzene
concentration, we report an almost unbiased estimation with error limited in the −0.1 to 0.1 μg/m …

Background Genomewide association studies of autoimmune diseases have mapped hundreds
of susceptibility regions in the genome. However, only for a few association signals has …

Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) is an important option for the treatment of drug-resistant epilepsy.
Through delivery of a battery-supplied intermittent current, VNS protects against seizure …

… Then, for each i, the k results coming from the different T r m i , T e m h couples have been
considered as iid observations for performance figures and were finally averaged and their …

Antisynthetase syndrome (ASSD) is a rare clinical condition that is characterized by the
occurrence of a classic clinical triad, encompassing myositis, arthritis, and interstitial lung …

Comment e614 www. thelancet. com/rheumatology Vol 3 September 2021 is that side-effects
after COVID-19 vaccination in patients with SLE are common (around 50%) but do not …

Objective: The aim of the study was to evaluate the usefulness of calcitonin (CT) assay in
fine-needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) wash-out fluid alone or combined with cytology in the …