• A combined transcriptomic and genomic analysis identifies a gene signature associated with the response to anti-TNF therapy in rheumatoid arthritis 

      Aterido, Adriá; Cañete, Juan D.; Tornero, Jesús; Blanco García, Francisco J; Fernández-Gutiérrez, Benjamín; Pérez, Carolina; Alperi-López, Mercedes; Olivé, Alex; Corominas, Héctor; Martínez-Taboada, Víctor; González, Isidoro; Fernández-Nebro, Antonio; Erra, Alba; López-Lasanta, María; López-Corbeto, Mireia; Palau, Núria; Juliá, Antonio; Marsal, Sara (Frontiers, 2019-07-02)
      [Abstract] Background: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is the most frequent autoimmune disease involving the joints. Although anti-TNF therapies have proven effective in the management of RA, approximately one third of patients ...
    • Cardiovascular disease in immune-mediated inflammatory diseases: a cross-sectional analysis of 6 cohorts 

      Fernández-Gutiérrez, Benjamín; Perrotti, Pedro P.; Gisbert, Javier P.; Doménech, Eugeni; Fernández-Nebro, Antonio; Cañete, Juan D.; Ferrándiz, Carlos; Tornero, Jesús; García-Sánchez, Valle; Panés, Julián; Fonseca, Eduardo; Blanco García, Francisco J; Rodríguez-Moreno, Jesús; Carreira, Patricia; Juliá, Antonio; Marsal, Sara; Rodríguez-Rodríguez, Luis (Wolters Kluwer, 2017-06)
      [Abstract] To analyze in several immune-mediated inflammatory diseases (IMIDs) the influence of demographic and clinical-related variables on the prevalence of cardiovascular disease (CVD), and compare their standardized ...
    • Exploring the remission concept in rheumatoid arthritis with patients and rheumatologists: time for a new approach? 

      Acebes, Carlos; Andreu, José Luis; Balsa, Alejandro; Batlle, Enrique; De-Toro, Javier; García Llorente, Francisco; Hernández, María Victoria; Fernández-Gutiérrez, Benjamín; Hidalgo-Calleja, Cristina; Mayordomo, Lucía; Naredo, Esperanza; Narváez, Francisco Javier; Ortiz, Ana M.; Pablos, José Luis; Pérez-Sandoval, Trinidad; Rodríguez-Lozano, Carlos; Sánchez-Pernaute, Olga; Usón, Jacqueline; Negrón, José Bernardo; Loza, Estíbaliz; Carmona, Loreto; Gómez Castro, Susana; Montoro Álvarez, María (Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology, 2017-09)
      [Abstract] Objectives: To explore the remission concept in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and to compare remission definitions and related concepts between rheumatologists and patients with the purpose of identifying ...
    • Lack of replication of interactions between polymorphisms in rheumatoid arthritis susceptibility: case–control study 

      Ferreiro-Iglesias, Aida; Calaza, Manuel; Pérez-Pampin, Eva; López-Longo, J.; Marenco, José L.; Blanco García, Francisco J; Narváez, Javier; Navarro, Federico; Cañete, Juan D.; Rodríguez de la Serna, Arturo; González-Álvaro, Isidoro; Herrero-Beaumont, Gabriel; Pablos, José L.; Balsa, Alejandro; Fernández-Gutiérrez, Benjamín; Cáliz, Rafael; Gómez-Reino, Juan J.; González, Antonio (BioMed Central, 2014-09-27)
      [Abstract] INTRODUCTION: Approximately 100 loci have been definitively associated with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) susceptibility. However, they explain only a fraction of RA heritability. Interactions between polymorphisms ...
    • Prevalence of hospital PCR-confirmed COVID-19 cases in patients with chronic inflammatory and autoimmune rheumatic diseases 

      Pablos, José L.; Abasolo, Lydia; Álvaro-Gracia, José M.; Blanco García, Francisco J; Blanco, Ricardo; Castrejón, Isabel; Fernández-Fernández, David; Fernández-Gutiérrez, Benjamín; Galindo-Izquierdo, María; González-Gay, Miguel Á.; Manrique-Arija, Sara; Mena Vázquez, Natalia; Mera Varela, Antonio; Retuerto, Miriam; Seijas-López, Álvaro (BMJ, 2020-06-12)
      [Abstract] Background: The susceptibility of patients with rheumatic diseases and the risks or benefits of immunosuppressive therapies for COVID-19 are unknown. Methods: We performed a retrospective study with patients ...
    • There is something you must see: breaking down the remission concept in rheumatoid arthritis from a rheumatologist's perspective 

      Acebes, Carlos; Andreu, José Luis; Balsa, Alejandro; Batlle, Enrique; De-Toro, Javier; García Llorente, Francisco; Hernández Miguel, María Victoria; Fernández-Gutiérrez, Benjamín; Hidalgo-Calleja, Cristina; Mayordomo, Lucía; Naredo, Esperanza; Narváez, Javier; Fernández Ortiz, Ana María; Pablos, José L.; Pérez-Sandoval, Trinidad; Rodríguez-Lozano, Carlos; Sánchez-Pernaute, Olga; Usón, Jacqueline; Negrón, José Bernardo; Loza, Estíbaliz; Carmona, Loreto; Gómez Castro, Susana; Montoro Álvarez, María (Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology, 2020-01)
      [Abstract] Objectives: To explore the remission concept in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and the implications of the existing definitions when applied to clinical practice among rheumatologists with different profiles. Methods: ...
    • Variation at interleukin-6 receptor gene is associated to joint damage in rheumatoid arthritis 

      López-Lasanta, María; Juliá, Antonio; Maymó, Joan; Fernández-Gutiérrez, Benjamín; Ureña-Garnica, Inmaculada; Blanco García, Francisco J; Cañete, Juan D.; Alperi-López, Mercedes; Olivé, Alex; Corominas, Héctor; Tornero, Jesús; Erra, Alba; Almirall, Miriam; Palau, Nuria; Ortiz, Ana; Ávila, Gabriela; Rodríguez-Rodríguez, Luis; Alonso, Arnald; Tortosa, Raül; González-Álvaro, Isidoro; Marsal, Sara (BMC, 2015-09-04)
      [Abstract] Introduction. Interleukin-6 (IL-6) cytokine signaling is key in Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) pathophysiology. Blocking IL-6 receptor (IL6R) has proven to be a highly effective treatment to prevent joint damage. ...