… rheumatoid arthritis (P=0.02) and matched controls. The haplotype marked by rs7574865 was
strongly associated with lupus, … for lupus and a 60% increased risk for rheumatoid arthritis. …

Background Evidence is beginning to emerge that there may be susceptibility loci for
rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) that are common to both …

Patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) have a higher infection rate than the general
population. It is estimated that at least 50% of them will suffer a severe infectious episode …

… between diagnosed rheumatoid arthritis (RA) or systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and …
inflammation—such as rheumatoid arthritis (RA) or systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)—and …

… Comparison of the prevalence of atherosclerotic plaque as assessed by carotid ultrasonography
in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (…

… on humoral immune responses such as lupus nephritis. Another factor stimulating immune
… 1 Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) are autoimmune …

… (TNFc0 from patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and its various clinical
manifestations of disease and from patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and other rheumatic …

… lupus erythematosus and a comparison group of 23 ambulatory patients with rheumatoid
arthritis … Psychological difficulties are an integral part of systemic lupus erythematosus and are …

… Recent work has implicated a novel Th effector cell subset, the Th17 cell subset, in the
development of both rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) because …

… Aim: The present work was undertaken to study the status and contribution of oxidative stress
in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients. Relationship …