OBJECTIVES: This review examines the burden and patterns of disease in systemic lupus
erythematosus (SLE) and the influence and interactions of gender, ethnicity, age, and …

Objective. To describe the clinical, laboratory, radiologic, and histopathologic features of
methotrexate (MTX)‐induced lung injury in a combined cohort of selected patients with …

We administered the Coping Strategies Questionnaire (CSQ) to 80 patients with
fibromyalgia (FM) to determine the relationship between coping strategies and functional …

Abstract Objective The Systemic Lupus International Collaborating Clinics (SLICC) group
revised and validated the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) systemic lupus …

Increased levels of B lymphocyte stimulator (BLyS) are associated with systemic
autoimmunity in animal models of spontaneous autoimmune disease, and transgenic …

Genome-wide association studies have recently identified at least 15 susceptibility loci for
systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). To confirm additional risk loci, we selected SNPs from …

Objective. To develop a standardized nomenclature system for the neuropsychiatric
syndromes of systemic lupus erythematosus (NPSLE). Methods. An international …

Methotrexate (MTX) has become an important drug in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis
(RA). The American College of Rheumatology convened a committee to assess the risks of …

Background: There is concern that exogenous female hormones may worsen disease
activity in women with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Objective: To evaluate the effect …

Objective. To determine if regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF) in the left and right
hemithalami or the left and right heads of the caudate nucleus is abnormal in women with …