17 Result(s)

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Perceptions towards biologic and biosimilar therapy of patients with rheumatic and gastroenterological conditions

Biologic and targeted synthetic disease modifying agents (b/tsDMARDs) have broadened the treatment landscape for autoimmune diseases particularly in patients refractory to conventional DMARDs. More recently, t...

Thomas Khoo, Navkiran Sidhu, Franca Marine, Susan Lester… in BMC Rheumatology (2022)

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Using the derived 28-joint disease activity score patient-reported components (DAS28-P) index as a discriminatory measure of response to disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drug therapy in early rheumatoid arthritis

The 28-joint disease activity score (DAS28) is a widely used measure to assess disease activity in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The DAS28-P index, a derived proportion of the patient-reported components (joint t...

Huai Leng Pisaniello, Samuel L. Whittle, Susan Lester, Fiona Menz… in BMC Rheumatology (2022)

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Sleep disorders and gout in Australian adults

The aims of our study were two-fold. Firstly, to determine if there is an association between gout and OSA in a representative Australian adult population. Secondly, to explore associations between gout and pa...

Julia New-Tolley, Amy C. Reynolds, Sarah L. Appleton, Tiffany K. Gill… in BMC Rheumatology (2021)

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IFNL3 genotype is associated with pulmonary fibrosis in patients with systemic sclerosis

Fibrosis across different organs and tissues is likely to share common pathophysiological mechanisms and pathways. Recently, a polymorphism (rs12979860) near the interferon lambda gene (IFNL3) was shown to be ass...

Mayada Metwally, Khaled Thabet, Ali Bayoumi, Mandana Nikpour… in Scientific Reports (2019)

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The utility of ESR, CRP and platelets in the diagnosis of GCA

To compare the utility of ESR, CRP and platelets for the diagnosis of GCA.

Fiona Li Ying Chan, Susan Lester, Samuel Lawrence Whittle… in BMC Rheumatology (2019)

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Gout prevalence and predictors of urate-lowering therapy use: results from a population-based study

Gout has an increasing global prevalence. Underutilization of urate-lowering therapy (ULT) is thought to be common, via both suboptimal dosing and poor medication adherence. The aims of this study were to dete...

Huai Leng Pisaniello, Susan Lester, David Gonzalez-Chica… in Arthritis Research & Therapy (2018)

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Factors associated with oral glucocorticoid use in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a drug use study from a prospective national biologics registry

Glucocorticoids (GCs) are used in ~ 60% of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Although disease-modifying, they also have significant adverse effects. Understanding factors associated with GC use may help...

Rachel J. Black, Susan Lester, Rachelle Buchbinder… in Arthritis Research & Therapy (2017)

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Erratum to: Papilloma on Core Biopsy: Excision vs. Observation

Faina Nakhlis, Nasim Ahmadiyeh, Susan Lester, Sughra Raza… in Annals of Surgical Oncology (2015)

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A comparison of the predictive accuracy of three screening models for pulmonary arterial hypertension in systemic sclerosis

There is evidence that early screening for pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) in systemic sclerosis (SSc) improves outcomes. We compared the predictive accuracy of two recently published screening algorithm...

Yanjie Hao, Vivek Thakkar, Wendy Stevens… in Arthritis Research & Therapy (2015)

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The inclusion of N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide in a sensitive screening strategy for systemic sclerosis-related pulmonary arterial hypertension: a cohort study

Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a major cause of mortality in systemic sclerosis (SSc). Screening guidelines for PAH recommend multiple investigations, including annual echocardiography, which togethe...

Vivek Thakkar, Wendy Stevens, David Prior, Peter Youssef… in Arthritis Research & Therapy (2013)

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Epistasis with HLA DR3 implicates the P2X7 receptor in the pathogenesis of primary Sjögren's syndrome

The aim of this study was to examine the association between functional polymorphisms in the pro-inflammatory P2X7 receptor and the Ro/La autoantibody response in primary Sjögren's syndrome (pSS).

Susan Lester, Leanne Stokes, Kristen K Skarratt, Ben J Gu… in Arthritis Research & Therapy (2013)

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Factor structure and validity of the shoulder pain and disability index in a population-based study of people with shoulder symptoms

The Shoulder Pain and Disability Index (SPADI) is a self-administered questionnaire that aims to measure pain and disability associated with shoulder disease. The aim of the present study was to investigate th...

Catherine L Hill, Susan Lester, Anne W Taylor… in BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders (2011)

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CTLA4 polymorphism and primary Sjögren's syndrome

Susan Lester, Sarah Downie-Doyle, Maureen Rischmueller in Arthritis Research & Therapy (2007)