Gottenberg JE Research Articles

AB0434 Relation of Subclinical Ultrasound Detected Synovitis and Peripheral B-Cell Counts in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Treated with Rituximab

BackgroundThe clinical response in patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) to rituximab (RTX) has been shown to be related with the presence of B-cells in the synovi. To date this has...

AB0707 Arthritis prevalence and biological markers in primary sjÖgren’s syndrome

BackgroundPrimary Sjögren (pSS) is a chronic inflammatory autoimmune disease characterised by lymphocytic infiltration of the exocrine glands. Most patients present Keratoconjuntivitis sicca and xerostomia, and about 40% of them develop...