2017
Brief Report: Association of Elevated Adipsin Levels With Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension in Systemic Sclerosis
Korman BD, Marangoni RG, Hinchcliff M, Shah SJ, Carns M, Hoffmann A, Ramsey‐Goldman R, Varga J. Brief Report: Association of Elevated Adipsin Levels With Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension in Systemic Sclerosis. Arthritis & Rheumatology 2017, 69: 2062-2068. PMID: 28651038, PMCID: PMC5748338, DOI: 10.1002/art.40193.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdiponectinAdultAgedAutoantibodiesComplement Factor DCytokinesFemaleGene Expression ProfilingHumansHypertension, PulmonaryLeptinMaleMiddle AgedNatriuretic Peptide, BrainNicotinamide PhosphoribosyltransferaseOdds RatioPolymorphism, Single NucleotideResistinScleroderma, DiffuseScleroderma, LimitedConceptsSSc-related pulmonary arterial hypertensionPulmonary arterial hypertensionSystemic sclerosisAdipokine levelsComplement pathway activationAdipsin levelsArterial hypertensionLimited cutaneous systemic sclerosisB-type natriuretic peptidePathway activationSerum adipokine levelsCutaneous systemic sclerosisLevels of adiponectinGene single nucleotide polymorphismsAdipose tissue biologyTissue-derived markersAdipokine balanceAutoantibody statusPulmonary functionSSc patientsAdipocyte dysfunctionClinical featuresPathogenic linkClinical manifestationsNatriuretic peptide
2016
Calcinosis is associated with digital ulcers and osteoporosis in patients with systemic sclerosis: A Scleroderma Clinical Trials Consortium study
Valenzuela A, Baron M, Group C, Herrick AL, Proudman S, Stevens W, Group A, Rodriguez-Reyna TS, Vacca A, Medsger TA, Hinchcliff M, Hsu V, Wu JY, Fiorentino D, Chung L. Calcinosis is associated with digital ulcers and osteoporosis in patients with systemic sclerosis: A Scleroderma Clinical Trials Consortium study. Seminars In Arthritis And Rheumatism 2016, 46: 344-349. PMID: 27371996, PMCID: PMC5500288, DOI: 10.1016/j.semarthrit.2016.05.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcro-OsteolysisAdultAgedAntibodies, AntinuclearAutoantibodiesCalcinosisCohort StudiesDNA Topoisomerases, Type IFemaleFingersHeart DiseasesHumansHypertension, PulmonaryLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisNuclear ProteinsOdds RatioOsteoporosisRetrospective StudiesRibonucleoprotein, U1 Small NuclearRNA Polymerase IIIScleroderma, SystemicSkin UlcerTelangiectasisConceptsScleroderma Clinical Trials ConsortiumDigital ulcersSystemic sclerosisOdds ratioMultivariate analysisAnti-PM/SclRetrospective cohort studyQuarter of patientsLonger disease durationClinical Trials ConsortiumStrong associationMulticenter collaborative effortsGastrointestinal involvementAnticardiolipin antibodiesPulmonary hypertensionCohort studyDisease durationClinical factorsAcro-osteolysisClinical featuresUnivariate analysisCardiac diseasePatientsCalcinosisUlcers
2010
Genome-wide association study of systemic sclerosis identifies CD247 as a new susceptibility locus
Radstake TR, Gorlova O, Rueda B, Martin JE, Alizadeh BZ, Palomino-Morales R, Coenen MJ, Vonk MC, Voskuyl AE, Schuerwegh AJ, Broen JC, van Riel PL, van 't Slot R, Italiaander A, Ophoff RA, Riemekasten G, Hunzelmann N, Simeon CP, Ortego-Centeno N, González-Gay MA, González-Escribano MF, Airo P, van Laar J, Herrick A, Worthington J, Hesselstrand R, Smith V, de Keyser F, Houssiau F, Chee M, Madhok R, Shiels P, Westhovens R, Kreuter A, Kiener H, de Baere E, Witte T, Padykov L, Klareskog L, Beretta L, Scorza R, Lie B, Hoffmann-Vold A, Carreira P, Varga J, Hinchcliff M, Gregersen P, Lee A, Ying J, Han Y, Weng S, Amos C, Wigley F, Hummers L, Nelson J, Agarwal S, Assassi S, Gourh P, Tan F, Koeleman B, Arnett F, Martin J, Mayes M. Genome-wide association study of systemic sclerosis identifies CD247 as a new susceptibility locus. Nature Genetics 2010, 42: 426-429. PMID: 20383147, PMCID: PMC2861917, DOI: 10.1038/ng.565.Peer-Reviewed Original Research