We conducted a large-scale genetic analysis on giant cell arteritis (GCA), a polygenic
immune-mediated vasculitis. A case-control cohort, comprising 1,651 case subjects with GCA and …

Objective. To describe the experience of two tertiary Spanish centres (Hospital Clínico San
Cecilio, Granada and Hospital Clínic, Barcelona) with the use of adalimumab for the …

Objective To analyse the influence of the Mediterranean diet (Med Diet) on SLE activity,
damage accrual and cardiovascular disease risk markers. Methods A cross-sectional study was …

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is the most common form of vasculitis in individuals older than 50
years in Western countries. To shed light onto the genetic background influencing …

Tumoral necrosis factor plays a central role in both the inflammatory response and that of
the immune system. Thus, its blockade with the so-called anti-TNF agents (infliximab, …

Immune thrombocytopenia, also known as immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP), has
been reported as an important complication related to COVID-19. We present a 49-year-old …

Background In recent years, research has consistently proven the occurrence of genetic
overlap across autoimmune diseases, which supports the existence of common pathogenic …

COVID-19 related infodemic is a threat to the successful COVID-19 vaccination campaigns.
This might be especially apparent for patients with autoimmune diseases since there is no …

The prognostic nutritional index (PNI), controlling nutritional status (CONUT) score and
nutritional risk index (NRI) have been described as useful screening tools for patient prognosis in …

Objective: The purpose of this study was to evaluate serum Endothelin-1(ET-1) levels in
female Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) patients compared with healthy controls, examine possible …