The greatest genetic effect reported for systemic sclerosis (SSc) lies in the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) locus. Leveraging the largest SSc genome-wide association study, we aimed to fine-map this region [...]

Immunization is an essential component of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) care. Nevertheless, vaccine coverage in RA is suboptimal. Contextual, individual, and vaccine-related factors influence vaccine acceptance. However, barriers and facilitators of [...]

While the contribution of B-cells to SLE is well established, its role in chronic cutaneous lupus erythematosus (CCLE) remains unclear. Here, we compare B-cell and serum auto-antibody profiles between patients [...]

To systematically review the literature on inter- and intra-rater reliability of scoring ultrasound and MRI changes in hand osteoarthritis (OA).Medline, EMBASE, CINHAL, Web of Science and AMED were searched from [...]

Comedication with conventional synthetic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (csDMARDs) during treatment with tumour necrosis factor inhibitors (TNFi) is extensively used in psoriatic arthritis (PsA), although the additive benefit remains unclear. We [...]