Changes in DNA methylation following initiation of methotrexate appear to correlate with response to the drug in patients with rheumatoid arthritis, study findings indicate.
A quarter of patients in remission for systemic lupus erythematosus have elevated serum interferon-α levels and may be at increased risk for relapse, French researchers report.
Individuals with ankylosing spondylitis who continually use NSAIDs have an increased risk for hypertension relative to those who use the drugs less frequently, study findings indicate.
People with rheumatoid arthritis who switch between different biologic or targeted synthetic DMARDs have a higher risk for venous thromboembolism than those who remain on the same treatment, researchers report.
Around a third of individuals with axial spondyloarthritis exhibit gut-related symptoms characteristic of irritable bowel syndrome, finds an analysis of a population-based study.
Having a lympho-myeloid pathotype at onset of rheumatoid arthritis is associated with an increased subsequent need for biologic therapy, irrespective of clinical classification, study findings indicate.
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