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Joan Merrill to Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic

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  1. Phase 2 Trial of Iberdomide in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus. N Engl J Med. 2022 03 17; 386(11):1034-1045.
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    Score: 0.470
  2. Safety and clinical activity of atacicept in the long-term extension of the phase 2b ADDRESS II study in systemic lupus erythematosus. Rheumatology (Oxford). 2021 11 03; 60(11):5379-5389.
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    Score: 0.458
  3. SARS-CoV-2 vaccines in patients with SLE. Lupus Sci Med. 2021 03; 8(1).
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    Score: 0.437
  4. Attainment of treat-to-target endpoints in SLE patients with high disease activity in the atacicept phase 2b ADDRESS II study. Rheumatology (Oxford). 2020 10 01; 59(10):2930-2938.
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    Score: 0.425
  5. Development and content validity of the Lupus Foundation of America rapid evaluation of activity in lupus (LFA-REAL™): a patient-reported outcome measure for lupus disease activity. Health Qual Life Outcomes. 2019 Jun 07; 17(1):99.
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    Score: 0.388
  6. A double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled, phase II trial of baricitinib for systemic lupus erythematosus: how to optimize lupus trials to examine effects on cutaneous lupus erythematosus. Br J Dermatol. 2019 05; 180(5):964-965.
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    Score: 0.385
  7. Measuring disease activity in SLE is an ongoing struggle. Nat Rev Rheumatol. 2019 04; 15(4):194-195.
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    Score: 0.383
  8. The Spectrum of Health Domains Important to Lupus Patients Early Development of a Disease Activity Patient Reported Outcome. Bull Hosp Jt Dis (2013). 2019 Mar; 77(2):92-98.
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    Score: 0.381
  9. Comparison of the Lupus Foundation of America-Rapid Evaluation of Activity in Lupus to More Complex Disease Activity Instruments As Evaluated by Clinical Investigators or Real-World Clinicians. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2018 07; 70(7):1058-1063.
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    Score: 0.361
  10. New Trials in Lupus and where Are we Going. Curr Rheumatol Rep. 2018 05 03; 20(6):34.
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    Score: 0.359
  11. Phase III trial results with blisibimod, a selective inhibitor of B-cell activating factor, in subjects with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE): results from a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. Ann Rheum Dis. 2018 06; 77(6):883-889.
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    Score: 0.356
  12. Efficacy and Safety of Atacicept in Patients With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Results of a Twenty-Four-Week, Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Parallel-Arm, Phase IIb Study. Arthritis Rheumatol. 2018 02; 70(2):266-276.
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    Score: 0.353
  13. Editorial: Lupus, the Chameleon: Many Disguises Difficult to Capture. Arthritis Rheumatol. 2017 10; 69(10):1921-1924.
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    Score: 0.344
  14. The Biomarkers of Lupus Disease Study: A Bold Approach May Mitigate Interference of Background Immunosuppressants in Clinical Trials. Arthritis Rheumatol. 2017 06; 69(6):1257-1266.
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    Score: 0.337
  15. Impact of heart rate variability, a marker for cardiac health, on lupus disease activity. Arthritis Res Ther. 2016 09 02; 18:197.
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    Score: 0.320
  16. Why, why, why de-lupus (does so badly in clinical trials). Expert Rev Clin Immunol. 2016; 12(2):95-8.
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    Score: 0.307
  17. Efficacy and safety of subcutaneous tabalumab, a monoclonal antibody to B-cell activating factor, in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: results from ILLUMINATE-2, a 52-week, phase III, multicentre, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled study. Ann Rheum Dis. 2016 Feb; 75(2):332-40.
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    Score: 0.298
  18. Connective tissue diseases: Is SLE many single-organ diseases or an overlapping spectrum? Nat Rev Rheumatol. 2015 Jul; 11(7):385-6.
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    Score: 0.292
  19. A 2014 update on the management of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus. Semin Arthritis Rheum. 2014 Oct; 44(2):e1-2.
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    Score: 0.280
  20. How should lupus flares be measured? Deconstruction of the safety of estrogen in lupus erythematosus national assessment-systemic lupus erythematosus disease activity index flare index. Rheumatology (Oxford). 2014 Dec; 53(12):2175-81.
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    Score: 0.271
  21. Treatment of systemic lupus erythematosus: new therapeutic avenues and blind alleys. Nat Rev Rheumatol. 2014 Jan; 10(1):23-34.
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    Score: 0.262
  22. Top 10 things to know about lupus activity measures. Curr Rheumatol Rep. 2013 Jun; 15(6):334.
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    Score: 0.256
  23. Co-stimulatory molecules as targets for treatment of lupus. Clin Immunol. 2013 Sep; 148(3):369-75.
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    Score: 0.254
  24. Long-term safety profile of belimumab plus standard therapy in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus. Arthritis Rheum. 2012 Oct; 64(10):3364-73.
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    Score: 0.244
  25. Treatment of systemic lupus erythematosus: a 2012 update. Bull NYU Hosp Jt Dis. 2012; 70(3):172-6.
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    Score: 0.232
  26. Autoantibodies as biomarkers for the prediction of neuropsychiatric events in systemic lupus erythematosus. Ann Rheum Dis. 2011 Oct; 70(10):1726-32.
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    Score: 0.228
  27. Safety profile and clinical activity of sifalimumab, a fully human anti-interferon a monoclonal antibody, in systemic lupus erythematosus: a phase I, multicentre, double-blind randomised study. Ann Rheum Dis. 2011 Nov; 70(11):1905-13.
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    Score: 0.225
  28. Ending the 50-year drought of FDA drug approval for SLE. Bull NYU Hosp Jt Dis. 2011; 69(3):238-42.
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    Score: 0.216
  29. The efficacy and safety of abatacept in patients with non-life-threatening manifestations of systemic lupus erythematosus: results of a twelve-month, multicenter, exploratory, phase IIb, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. Arthritis Rheum. 2010 Oct; 62(10):3077-87.
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    Score: 0.212
  30. Rituximab: wanted dead or alive... Arthritis Rheum. 2010 Aug; 62(8):2188-91.
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    Score: 0.210
  31. Efficacy and safety of rituximab in moderately-to-severely active systemic lupus erythematosus: the randomized, double-blind, phase II/III systemic lupus erythematosus evaluation of rituximab trial. Arthritis Rheum. 2010 Jan; 62(1):222-33.
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    Score: 0.202
  32. What was wrong and might now go right with clinical trials for lupus? Curr Rheumatol Rep. 2009 Aug; 11(4):235-7.
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    Score: 0.196
  33. New directions in the treatment of systemic lupus erythematosus. Curr Med Res Opin. 2009 Jun; 25(6):1501-14.
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    Score: 0.194
  34. Connective tissue diseases: What does the death of Riquent hold for the future of SLE? Nat Rev Rheumatol. 2009 Jun; 5(6):306-7.
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    Score: 0.194
  35. Clinical trials for lupus--are we there yet? Bull NYU Hosp Jt Dis. 2009; 67(3):267-70.
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    Score: 0.188
  36. Is individualized medicine on the horizon for lupus? Curr Rheumatol Rep. 2008 Aug; 10(4):257-8.
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    Score: 0.183
  37. The role of biomarkers in the assessment of lupus. Best Pract Res Clin Rheumatol. 2005 Oct; 19(5):709-26.
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    Score: 0.150
  38. A lupus drug and FDA approval. Science. 2005 Apr 22; 308(5721):497; author reply 497.
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    Score: 0.146
  39. Emergence of targeted immune therapies for systemic lupus. Expert Opin Emerg Drugs. 2005 Feb; 10(1):53-65.
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    Score: 0.143
  40. BLyS antagonists and peptide tolerance induction. Lupus. 2005; 14(3):204-9.
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    Score: 0.143
  41. Challenges in bringing the bench to bedside in drug development for SLE. Nat Rev Drug Discov. 2004 Dec; 3(12):1036-46.
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    Score: 0.142
  42. Antibodies and clinical features of the antiphospholipid syndrome as criteria for systemic lupus erythematosus. Lupus. 2004; 13(11):869-76.
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    Score: 0.133
  43. Dehydroepiandrosterone, a sex steroid metabolite in development for systemic lupus erythematosus. Expert Opin Investig Drugs. 2003 Jun; 12(6):1017-25.
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    Score: 0.128
  44. Measuring disease activity in systemic lupus: progress and problems. J Rheumatol. 2002 Nov; 29(11):2256-7.
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    Score: 0.123
  45. Regulation of the vasculature: clues from lupus. Curr Opin Rheumatol. 2002 Sep; 14(5):504-9.
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    Score: 0.121
  46. Impact of Belimumab on Organ Damage in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2022 Nov; 74(11):1822-1828.
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    Score: 0.121
  47. Hypomethylation of miR-17-92 cluster in lupus T cells and no significant role for genetic factors in the lupus-associated DNA methylation signature. Ann Rheum Dis. 2022 10; 81(10):1428-1437.
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    Score: 0.120
  48. Concordance and discordance in SLE clinical trial outcome measures: analysis of three anifrolumab phase 2/3 trials. Ann Rheum Dis. 2022 07; 81(7):962-969.
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    Score: 0.119
  49. Longitudinal analysis of ANA in the Systemic Lupus International Collaborating Clinics (SLICC) Inception Cohort. Ann Rheum Dis. 2022 08; 81(8):1143-1150.
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    Score: 0.118
  50. Anifrolumab efficacy and safety by type I interferon gene signature and clinical subgroups in patients with SLE: post hoc analysis of pooled data from two phase III trials. Ann Rheum Dis. 2022 07; 81(7):951-961.
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    Score: 0.118
  51. Prediction of Hospitalizations in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Using the Systemic Lupus International Collaborating Clinics Frailty Index. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2022 04; 74(4):638-647.
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    Score: 0.117
  52. Increasing Ancestral Diversity in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Clinical Studies. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2022 03; 74(3):420-426.
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    Score: 0.116
  53. Flares after hydroxychloroquine reduction or discontinuation: results from the Systemic Lupus International Collaborating Clinics (SLICC) inception cohort. Ann Rheum Dis. 2022 03; 81(3):370-378.
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    Score: 0.115
  54. Neuropsychiatric Events in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Predictors of Occurrence and Resolution in a Longitudinal Analysis of an International Inception Cohort. Arthritis Rheumatol. 2021 12; 73(12):2293-2302.
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    Score: 0.114
  55. Cancer Risk in a Large Inception Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Cohort: Effects of Demographic Characteristics, Smoking, and Medications. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2021 12; 73(12):1789-1795.
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    Score: 0.114
  56. Lower vitamin D is associated with metabolic syndrome and insulin resistance in systemic lupus: data from an international inception cohort. Rheumatology (Oxford). 2021 10 02; 60(10):4737-4747.
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    Score: 0.114
  57. Which antiphospholipid antibody tests are most useful? Rheum Dis Clin North Am. 2001 Aug; 27(3):525-49.
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    Score: 0.113
  58. Comparison of the 2019 European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology/American College of Rheumatology Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Classification Criteria With Two Sets of Earlier Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Classification Criteria. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2021 09; 73(9):1231-1235.
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    Score: 0.112
  59. Immune Response to Enterococcus gallinarum in Lupus Patients Is Associated With a Subset of Lupus-Associated Autoantibodies. Front Immunol. 2021; 12:635072.
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    Score: 0.111
  60. Anifrolumab reduces flare rates in patients with moderate to severe systemic lupus erythematosus. Lupus. 2021 Jul; 30(8):1254-1263.
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    Score: 0.111
  61. Anti-beta 2 glycoprotein I IgA in the SLICC classification criteria dataset. Lupus. 2021 Jul; 30(8):1283-1288.
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    Score: 0.111
  62. Economic Evaluation of Damage Accrual in an International Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Inception Cohort Using a Multistate Model Approach. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2020 12; 72(12):1800-1808.
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    Score: 0.107
  63. Evaluation of the LFA-REAL clinician-reported outcome (ClinRO) and patient-reported outcome (PRO): data from the Peruvian Almenara Lupus Cohort. Lupus Sci Med. 2020 10; 7(1).
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    Score: 0.106
  64. Accrual of Atherosclerotic Vascular Events in a Multicenter Inception Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Cohort. Arthritis Rheumatol. 2020 10; 72(10):1734-1740.
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    Score: 0.105
  65. Autoantibody-positive healthy individuals with lower lupus risk display a unique immune endotype. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2020 12; 146(6):1419-1433.
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    Score: 0.104
  66. Low frequency of flares during pregnancy and post-partum in stable lupus patients. Arthritis Res Ther. 2020 03 19; 22(1):52.
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    Score: 0.102
  67. Lupus patient decisions about clinical trial participation: a qualitative evaluation of perceptions, facilitators and barriers. Lupus Sci Med. 2020; 7(1):e000360.
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    Score: 0.102
  68. Prediction of Damage Accrual in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Using the Systemic Lupus International Collaborating Clinics Frailty Index. Arthritis Rheumatol. 2020 04; 72(4):658-666.
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    Score: 0.102
  69. Neuropsychiatric events in systemic lupus erythematosus: a longitudinal analysis of outcomes in an international inception cohort using a multistate model approach. Ann Rheum Dis. 2020 03; 79(3):356-362.
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    Score: 0.101
  70. Sex hormone binding globulins and atherosclerotic risk in systemic lupus. Lupus. 2000; 9(3):217-22.
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    Score: 0.101
  71. Peripheral Nervous System Disease in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Results From an International Inception Cohort Study. Arthritis Rheumatol. 2020 01; 72(1):67-77.
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    Score: 0.100
  72. Soluble urokinase plasminogen activator receptor (suPAR) levels predict damage accrual in patients with recent-onset systemic lupus erythematosus. J Autoimmun. 2020 01; 106:102340.
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    Score: 0.099
  73. Use of combined hormonal contraceptives among women with systemic lupus erythematosus with and without medical contraindications to oestrogen. Rheumatology (Oxford). 2019 07 01; 58(7):1259-1267.
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    Score: 0.097
  74. Immunologic findings precede rapid lupus flare after transient steroid therapy. Sci Rep. 2019 06 13; 9(1):8590.
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    Score: 0.097
  75. Antinuclear Antibody-Negative Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in an International Inception Cohort. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2019 07; 71(7):893-902.
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    Score: 0.097
  76. Safety and Efficacy of Belimumab Plus Standard Therapy for Up to Thirteen Years in Patients With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus. Arthritis Rheumatol. 2019 07; 71(7):1125-1134.
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    Score: 0.097
  77. Evaluating the Properties of a Frailty Index and Its Association With Mortality Risk Among Patients With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus. Arthritis Rheumatol. 2019 08; 71(8):1297-1307.
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    Score: 0.097
  78. Construction of a Frailty Index as a Novel Health Measure in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus. J Rheumatol. 2020 01; 47(1):72-81.
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    Score: 0.096
  79. Longitudinal profiling of human blood transcriptome in healthy and lupus pregnancy. J Exp Med. 2019 05 06; 216(5):1154-1169.
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    Score: 0.096
  80. Osteopontin and Disease Activity in Patients with Recent-onset Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Results from the SLICC Inception Cohort. J Rheumatol. 2019 05; 46(5):492-500.
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    Score: 0.094
  81. Low aspirin use and high prevalence of pre-eclampsia risk factors among pregnant women in a multinational SLE inception cohort. Ann Rheum Dis. 2019 07; 78(7):1010-1012.
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    Score: 0.094
  82. Genetic fine mapping of systemic lupus erythematosus MHC associations in Europeans and African Americans. Hum Mol Genet. 2018 11 01; 27(21):3813-3824.
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    Score: 0.093
  83. Cerebrovascular Events in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Results From an International Inception Cohort Study. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2018 10; 70(10):1478-1487.
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    Score: 0.092
  84. A plausibly causal functional lupus-associated risk variant in the STAT1-STAT4 locus. Hum Mol Genet. 2018 07 01; 27(13):2392-2404.
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    Score: 0.091
  85. Antibodies to periodontogenic bacteria are associated with higher disease activity in lupus patients. Clin Exp Rheumatol. 2019 Jan-Feb; 37(1):106-111.
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    Score: 0.091
  86. Brief Report: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Parallel-Group, Placebo-Controlled, Multiple-Dose Study to Evaluate AMG 557 in Patients With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Active Lupus Arthritis. Arthritis Rheumatol. 2018 07; 70(7):1071-1076.
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    Score: 0.090
  87. Glucocorticoid use and factors associated with variability in this use in the Systemic Lupus International Collaborating Clinics Inception Cohort. Rheumatology (Oxford). 2018 04 01; 57(4):677-687.
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    Score: 0.089
  88. Complement activation predicts adverse pregnancy outcome in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus and/or antiphospholipid antibodies. Ann Rheum Dis. 2018 04; 77(4):549-555.
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    Score: 0.088
  89. Clinical trial parameters that influence outcomes in lupus trials that use the systemic lupus erythematosus responder index. Rheumatology (Oxford). 2018 01 01; 57(1):125-133.
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    Score: 0.088
  90. Contribution of Socioeconomic Status to Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes Among Women With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2018 02; 70(2):230-235.
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    Score: 0.088
  91. Nitrated nucleosome levels and neuropsychiatric events in systemic lupus erythematosus; a multi-center retrospective case-control study. Arthritis Res Ther. 2017 12 22; 19(1):287.
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    Score: 0.088
  92. Clinical and Serologic Features in Patients With Incomplete Lupus Classification Versus Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Patients and Controls. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2017 12; 69(12):1780-1788.
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    Score: 0.087
  93. Transancestral mapping and genetic load in systemic lupus erythematosus. Nat Commun. 2017 07 17; 8:16021.
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    Score: 0.085
  94. Kidney Outcomes and Risk Factors for Nephritis (Flare/De Novo) in a Multiethnic Cohort of Pregnant Patients with Lupus. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2017 Jun 07; 12(6):940-946.
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    Score: 0.083
  95. Brief Report: Longitudinal Patterns of Response to Standard of Care Therapy for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Implications for Clinical Trial Design. Arthritis Rheumatol. 2017 04; 69(4):785-790.
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    Score: 0.083
  96. Gene Expression and Pharmacodynamic Changes in 1,760 Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Patients From Two Phase III Trials of BAFF Blockade With Tabalumab. Arthritis Rheumatol. 2017 03; 69(3):643-654.
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    Score: 0.083
  97. The prevalence and determinants of anti-DFS70 autoantibodies in an international inception cohort of systemic lupus erythematosus patients. Lupus. 2017 Sep; 26(10):1051-1059.
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    Score: 0.083
  98. Pathways of impending disease flare in African-American systemic lupus erythematosus patients. J Autoimmun. 2017 03; 78:70-78.
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    Score: 0.082
  99. Anifrolumab, an Anti-Interferon-a Receptor Monoclonal Antibody, in Moderate-to-Severe Systemic Lupus Erythematosus. Arthritis Rheumatol. 2017 02; 69(2):376-386.
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    Score: 0.082
  100. Autoantibody-Positive Healthy Individuals Display Unique Immune Profiles That May Regulate Autoimmunity. Arthritis Rheumatol. 2016 10; 68(10):2492-502.
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    Score: 0.080
  101. Efficacy and safety of an interleukin 6 monoclonal antibody for the treatment of systemic lupus erythematosus: a phase II dose-ranging randomised controlled trial. Ann Rheum Dis. 2017 Mar; 76(3):534-542.
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    Score: 0.080
  102. Epigenetic Reprogramming in Naive CD4+ T Cells Favoring T Cell Activation and Non-Th1 Effector T Cell Immune Response as an Early Event in Lupus Flares. Arthritis Rheumatol. 2016 09; 68(9):2200-9.
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    Score: 0.080
  103. Brief Report: Changes in Antiphospholipid Antibody Titers During Pregnancy: Effects on Pregnancy Outcomes. Arthritis Rheumatol. 2016 08; 68(8):1964-9.
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    Score: 0.080
  104. X Chromosome Dose and Sex Bias in Autoimmune Diseases: Increased Prevalence of 47,XXX in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Sjögren's Syndrome. Arthritis Rheumatol. 2016 05; 68(5):1290-1300.
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    Score: 0.078
  105. Long-Term Safety and Efficacy of Epratuzumab in the Treatment of Moderate-to- Severe Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Results From an Open-Label Extension Study. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2016 Apr; 68(4):534-43.
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    Score: 0.078
  106. Sifalimumab, an anti-interferon-a monoclonal antibody, in moderate to severe systemic lupus erythematosus: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled study. Ann Rheum Dis. 2016 Nov; 75(11):1909-1916.
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    Score: 0.078
  107. The antiphospholipid syndrome and SLE: is there a clue in the link between complement and coagulation? Lupus. 1996 Feb; 5(1):6-10.
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    Score: 0.077
  108. Decreased SMG7 expression associates with lupus-risk variants and elevated antinuclear antibody production. Ann Rheum Dis. 2016 Nov; 75(11):2007-2013.
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    Score: 0.077
  109. Selection of a gene for apolipoprotein A1 using autoantibodies from a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus. Arthritis Rheum. 1995 Nov; 38(11):1655-9.
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    Score: 0.076
  110. Angiogenic factor imbalance early in pregnancy predicts adverse outcomes in patients with lupus and antiphospholipid antibodies: results of the PROMISSE study. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2016 Jan; 214(1):108.e1-108.e14.
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    Score: 0.075
  111. Genetic associations of leptin-related polymorphisms with systemic lupus erythematosus. Clin Immunol. 2015 Dec; 161(2):157-62.
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    Score: 0.075
  112. Treatment of systemic lupus erythematosus patients with the BAFF antagonist "peptibody" blisibimod (AMG 623/A-623): results from randomized, double-blind phase 1a and phase 1b trials. Arthritis Res Ther. 2015 Aug 20; 17:215.
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    Score: 0.074
  113. Predictors of Pregnancy Outcomes in Patients With Lupus: A Cohort Study. Ann Intern Med. 2015 Aug 04; 163(3):153-63.
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    Score: 0.074
  114. Mood Disorders in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Results From an International Inception Cohort Study. Arthritis Rheumatol. 2015 Jul; 67(7):1837-47.
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    Score: 0.074
  115. A Phase II study of the efficacy and safety of rontalizumab (rhuMAb interferon-a) in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (ROSE). Ann Rheum Dis. 2016 Jan; 75(1):196-202.
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    Score: 0.073
  116. Renal involvement in lupus is characterized by unique DNA methylation changes in naïve CD4+ T cells. J Autoimmun. 2015 Jul; 61:29-35.
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    Score: 0.073
  117. Genetic association of CD247 (CD3?) with SLE in a large-scale multiethnic study. Genes Immun. 2015 Mar; 16(2):142-50.
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    Score: 0.071
  118. Electrocardiographic findings in systemic lupus erythematosus: data from an international inception cohort. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2015 Jan; 67(1):128-35.
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    Score: 0.071
  119. Differential expression of the transcription factor ARID3a in lupus patient hematopoietic progenitor cells. J Immunol. 2015 Feb 01; 194(3):940-9.
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    Score: 0.071
  120. Disease activity in systemic lupus erythematosus correlates with expression of the transcription factor AT-rich-interactive domain 3A. Arthritis Rheumatol. 2014 Dec; 66(12):3404-12.
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    Score: 0.071
  121. The IRF5-TNPO3 association with systemic lupus erythematosus has two components that other autoimmune disorders variably share. Hum Mol Genet. 2015 Jan 15; 24(2):582-96.
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    Score: 0.070
  122. Preferential association of a functional variant in complement receptor 2 with antibodies to double-stranded DNA. Ann Rheum Dis. 2016 Jan; 75(1):242-52.
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    Score: 0.070
  123. 25-hydroxyvitamin D and cardiovascular disease in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: data from a large international inception cohort. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2014 Aug; 66(8):1167-76.
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    Score: 0.069
  124. Proinflammatory adaptive cytokine and shed tumor necrosis factor receptor levels are elevated preceding systemic lupus erythematosus disease flare. Arthritis Rheumatol. 2014 Jul; 66(7):1888-99.
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    Score: 0.069
  125. Factors associated with damage accrual in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: results from the Systemic Lupus International Collaborating Clinics (SLICC) Inception Cohort. Ann Rheum Dis. 2015 Sep; 74(9):1706-13.
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    Score: 0.068
  126. Two functional lupus-associated BLK promoter variants control cell-type- and developmental-stage-specific transcription. Am J Hum Genet. 2014 Apr 03; 94(4):586-98.
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    Score: 0.068
  127. American College of Rheumatology criteria at inception, and accrual over 5 years in the SLICC inception cohort. J Rheumatol. 2014 May; 41(5):875-80.
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    Score: 0.068
  128. Impact of early disease factors on metabolic syndrome in systemic lupus erythematosus: data from an international inception cohort. Ann Rheum Dis. 2015 Aug; 74(8):1530-6.
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  129. Headache in systemic lupus erythematosus: results from a prospective, international inception cohort study. Arthritis Rheum. 2013 Nov; 65(11):2887-97.
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  130. Disease control and safety of belimumab plus standard therapy over 7 years in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus. J Rheumatol. 2014 Feb; 41(2):300-9.
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  131. Preferential binding to Elk-1 by SLE-associated IL10 risk allele upregulates IL10 expression. PLoS Genet. 2013; 9(10):e1003870.
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  132. Herpes zoster vaccination in SLE: a pilot study of immunogenicity. J Rheumatol. 2013 Nov; 40(11):1875-80.
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  133. PTPN22 association in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) with respect to individual ancestry and clinical sub-phenotypes. PLoS One. 2013; 8(8):e69404.
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  134. Trans-ancestral studies fine map the SLE-susceptibility locus TNFSF4. PLoS Genet. 2013; 9(7):e1003554.
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  135. Variable association of reactive intermediate genes with systemic lupus erythematosus in populations with different African ancestry. J Rheumatol. 2013 Jun; 40(6):842-9.
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  136. Genome-wide DNA methylation study suggests epigenetic accessibility and transcriptional poising of interferon-regulated genes in naïve CD4+ T cells from lupus patients. J Autoimmun. 2013 Jun; 43:78-84.
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  137. MicroRNA-3148 modulates allelic expression of toll-like receptor 7 variant associated with systemic lupus erythematosus. PLoS Genet. 2013; 9(2):e1003336.
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  138. Admixture mapping in lupus identifies multiple functional variants within IFIH1 associated with apoptosis, inflammation, and autoantibody production. PLoS Genet. 2013; 9(2):e1003222.
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  139. Circulating levels of soluble MER in lupus reflect M2c activation of monocytes/macrophages, autoantibody specificities and disease activity. Arthritis Res Ther. 2013; 15(6):R212.
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  140. Association of two independent functional risk haplotypes in TNIP1 with systemic lupus erythematosus. Arthritis Rheum. 2012 Nov; 64(11):3695-705.
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  141. Impact of genetic ancestry and sociodemographic status on the clinical expression of systemic lupus erythematosus in American Indian-European populations. Arthritis Rheum. 2012 Nov; 64(11):3687-94.
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  142. Clinical associations of the metabolic syndrome in systemic lupus erythematosus: data from an international inception cohort. Ann Rheum Dis. 2013 Aug; 72(8):1308-14.
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  143. Fine mapping of Xq28: both MECP2 and IRAK1 contribute to risk for systemic lupus erythematosus in multiple ancestral groups. Ann Rheum Dis. 2013 Mar; 72(3):437-44.
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  144. Derivation and validation of the Systemic Lupus International Collaborating Clinics classification criteria for systemic lupus erythematosus. Arthritis Rheum. 2012 Aug; 64(8):2677-86.
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  145. Effects of belimumab, a B lymphocyte stimulator-specific inhibitor, on disease activity across multiple organ domains in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: combined results from two phase III trials. Ann Rheum Dis. 2012 Nov; 71(11):1833-8.
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  146. Variation in the ICAM1-ICAM4-ICAM5 locus is associated with systemic lupus erythematosus susceptibility in multiple ancestries. Ann Rheum Dis. 2012 Nov; 71(11):1809-14.
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  147. A functional haplotype of UBE2L3 confers risk for systemic lupus erythematosus. Genes Immun. 2012 Jul; 13(5):380-7.
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  148. Disease-specific patient reported outcome tools for systemic lupus erythematosus. Semin Arthritis Rheum. 2012 Aug; 42(1):56-65.
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  149. Seizure disorders in systemic lupus erythematosus results from an international, prospective, inception cohort study. Ann Rheum Dis. 2012 Sep; 71(9):1502-9.
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  150. Identification of IRF8, TMEM39A, and IKZF3-ZPBP2 as susceptibility loci for systemic lupus erythematosus in a large-scale multiracial replication study. Am J Hum Genet. 2012 Apr 06; 90(4):648-60.
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  151. Sex-specific differences in the relationship between genetic susceptibility, T cell DNA demethylation and lupus flare severity. J Autoimmun. 2012 May; 38(2-3):J216-22.
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  152. Evidence for gene-gene epistatic interactions among susceptibility loci for systemic lupus erythematosus. Arthritis Rheum. 2012 Feb; 64(2):485-92.
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  153. Evaluation of TRAF6 in a large multiancestral lupus cohort. Arthritis Rheum. 2012 Jun; 64(6):1960-9.
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  154. Evolution of disease burden over five years in a multicenter inception systemic lupus erythematosus cohort. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2012 Jan; 64(1):132-7.
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  155. A phase III, randomized, placebo-controlled study of belimumab, a monoclonal antibody that inhibits B lymphocyte stimulator, in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus. Arthritis Rheum. 2011 Dec; 63(12):3918-30.
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  156. B lymphocyte stimulator levels in systemic lupus erythematosus: higher circulating levels in African American patients and increased production after influenza vaccination in patients with low baseline levels. Arthritis Rheum. 2011 Dec; 63(12):3931-41.
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  157. Analysis of autosomal genes reveals gene-sex interactions and higher total genetic risk in men with systemic lupus erythematosus. Ann Rheum Dis. 2012 May; 71(5):694-9.
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  158. IRF5 haplotypes demonstrate diverse serological associations which predict serum interferon alpha activity and explain the majority of the genetic association with systemic lupus erythematosus. Ann Rheum Dis. 2012 Mar; 71(3):463-8.
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  159. Identification of novel genetic susceptibility loci in African American lupus patients in a candidate gene association study. Arthritis Rheum. 2011 Nov; 63(11):3493-501.
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  160. Genetic and physical interaction of the B-cell systemic lupus erythematosus-associated genes BANK1 and BLK. Ann Rheum Dis. 2012 Jan; 71(1):136-42.
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  161. Association of PPP2CA polymorphisms with systemic lupus erythematosus susceptibility in multiple ethnic groups. Arthritis Rheum. 2011 Sep; 63(9):2755-63.
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  162. Influenza vaccination responses in human systemic lupus erythematosus: impact of clinical and demographic features. Arthritis Rheum. 2011 Aug; 63(8):2396-406.
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  163. Phenotypic associations of genetic susceptibility loci in systemic lupus erythematosus. Ann Rheum Dis. 2011 Oct; 70(10):1752-7.
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  164. Fine-mapping and transethnic genotyping establish IL2/IL21 genetic association with lupus and localize this genetic effect to IL21. Arthritis Rheum. 2011 Jun; 63(6):1689-97.
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  165. Association of genetic variants in complement factor H and factor H-related genes with systemic lupus erythematosus susceptibility. PLoS Genet. 2011 May; 7(5):e1002079.
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  166. Genome-wide DNA methylation patterns in CD4+ T cells from patients with systemic lupus erythematosus. Epigenetics. 2011 May; 6(5):593-601.
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  167. The genetics of systemic lupus erythematosus and implications for targeted therapy. Ann Rheum Dis. 2011 Mar; 70 Suppl 1:i37-43.
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  168. Autoantibodies in systemic lupus erythematosus: comparison of historical and current assessment of seropositivity. Lupus. 2011 Mar; 20(3):250-5.
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  169. Association of a functional variant downstream of TNFAIP3 with systemic lupus erythematosus. Nat Genet. 2011 Mar; 43(3):253-8.
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  170. Evaluation of the TREX1 gene in a large multi-ancestral lupus cohort. Genes Immun. 2011 Jun; 12(4):270-9.
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  171. Identification of a systemic lupus erythematosus susceptibility locus at 11p13 between PDHX and CD44 in a multiethnic study. Am J Hum Genet. 2011 Jan 07; 88(1):83-91.
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  172. International consensus for a definition of disease flare in lupus. Lupus. 2011 Apr; 20(5):453-62.
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  173. The lupus family registry and repository. Rheumatology (Oxford). 2011 Jan; 50(1):47-59.
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  174. An assessment of disease flare in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: a comparison of BILAG 2004 and the flare version of SELENA. Ann Rheum Dis. 2011 Jan; 70(1):54-9.
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  175. TAM receptor ligands in lupus: protein S but not Gas6 levels reflect disease activity in systemic lupus erythematosus. Arthritis Res Ther. 2010; 12(4):R146.
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  176. The role of genetic variation near interferon-kappa in systemic lupus erythematosus. J Biomed Biotechnol. 2010; 2010.
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  177. Atherosclerotic vascular events in a multinational inception cohort of systemic lupus erythematosus. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2010 Jun; 62(6):881-7.
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  178. Clinical trials in lupus: what have we learned so far? Rheumatology (Oxford). 2010 Jun; 49(6):1025-7.
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  179. ITGAM coding variant (rs1143679) influences the risk of renal disease, discoid rash and immunological manifestations in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus with European ancestry. Ann Rheum Dis. 2010 Jul; 69(7):1329-32.
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  180. A phase II, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, dose-ranging study of belimumab in patients with active systemic lupus erythematosus. Arthritis Rheum. 2009 Sep 15; 61(9):1168-78.
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  181. Novel evidence-based systemic lupus erythematosus responder index. Arthritis Rheum. 2009 Sep 15; 61(9):1143-51.
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  182. A polymorphism within IL21R confers risk for systemic lupus erythematosus. Arthritis Rheum. 2009 Aug; 60(8):2402-7.
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  183. Plasma from systemic lupus patients compromises cholesterol homeostasis: a potential mechanism linking autoimmunity to atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. Rheumatol Int. 2010 Mar; 30(5):591-8.
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  184. Identification of new SLE-associated genes with a two-step Bayesian study design. Genes Immun. 2009 Jul; 10(5):446-56.
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  185. Evaluation of C1q genomic region in minority racial groups of lupus. Genes Immun. 2009 Jul; 10(5):517-24.
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  186. Genetic associations of LYN with systemic lupus erythematosus. Genes Immun. 2009 Jul; 10(5):397-403.
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  187. Prospective analysis of neuropsychiatric events in an international disease inception cohort of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus. Ann Rheum Dis. 2010 Mar; 69(3):529-35.
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  188. Replication of the BANK1 genetic association with systemic lupus erythematosus in a European-derived population. Genes Immun. 2009 Jul; 10(5):531-8.
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  189. Variants within MECP2, a key transcription regulator, are associated with increased susceptibility to lupus and differential gene expression in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus. Arthritis Rheum. 2009 Apr; 60(4):1076-84.
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  190. High-density genotyping of STAT4 reveals multiple haplotypic associations with systemic lupus erythematosus in different racial groups. Arthritis Rheum. 2009 Apr; 60(4):1085-95.
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  191. Identification of IRAK1 as a risk gene with critical role in the pathogenesis of systemic lupus erythematosus. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2009 Apr 14; 106(15):6256-61.
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  192. Enhanced CD36 scavenger receptor expression in THP-1 human monocytes in the presence of lupus plasma: linking autoimmunity and atherosclerosis. Exp Biol Med (Maywood). 2009 Mar; 234(3):354-60.
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  193. Evaluation of imputation-based association in and around the integrin-alpha-M (ITGAM) gene and replication of robust association between a non-synonymous functional variant within ITGAM and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Hum Mol Genet. 2009 Mar 15; 18(6):1171-80.
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  194. Biologic activity and safety of belimumab, a neutralizing anti-B-lymphocyte stimulator (BLyS) monoclonal antibody: a phase I trial in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus. Arthritis Res Ther. 2008; 10(5):R109.
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  195. Systemic lupus international collaborating clinics renal activity/response exercise: comparison of agreement in rating renal response. Arthritis Rheum. 2008 Jun; 58(6):1789-95.
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    Score: 0.045
  196. Systemic lupus international collaborating clinics renal activity/response exercise: development of a renal activity score and renal response index. Arthritis Rheum. 2008 Jun; 58(6):1784-8.
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  197. Short-term outcome of neuropsychiatric events in systemic lupus erythematosus upon enrollment into an international inception cohort study. Arthritis Rheum. 2008 May 15; 59(5):721-9.
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  198. Interferon regulatory factor-5 is genetically associated with systemic lupus erythematosus in African Americans. Genes Immun. 2008 Apr; 9(3):187-94.
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  199. Genome-wide association scan in women with systemic lupus erythematosus identifies susceptibility variants in ITGAM, PXK, KIAA1542 and other loci. Nat Genet. 2008 Feb; 40(2):204-10.
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  200. A nonsynonymous functional variant in integrin-alpha(M) (encoded by ITGAM) is associated with systemic lupus erythematosus. Nat Genet. 2008 Feb; 40(2):152-4.
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  201. Genetic association of interleukin-21 polymorphisms with systemic lupus erythematosus. Ann Rheum Dis. 2008 Apr; 67(4):458-61.
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  202. Clinical criteria for systemic lupus erythematosus precede diagnosis, and associated autoantibodies are present before clinical symptoms. Arthritis Rheum. 2007 Jul; 56(7):2344-51.
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  203. Neuropsychiatric events at the time of diagnosis of systemic lupus erythematosus: an international inception cohort study. Arthritis Rheum. 2007 Jan; 56(1):265-73.
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    Score: 0.041
  204. Hydroxychloroquine sulfate treatment is associated with later onset of systemic lupus erythematosus. Lupus. 2007; 16(6):401-9.
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  205. Combined oral contraceptives in women with systemic lupus erythematosus. N Engl J Med. 2005 Dec 15; 353(24):2550-8.
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  206. The effect of combined estrogen and progesterone hormone replacement therapy on disease activity in systemic lupus erythematosus: a randomized trial. Ann Intern Med. 2005 Jun 21; 142(12 Pt 1):953-62.
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  207. Defining response in systemic lupus erythematosus: a study by the Systemic Lupus International Collaborating Clinics group. J Rheumatol. 2004 Dec; 31(12):2390-4.
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  208. Effects of prasterone on disease activity and symptoms in women with active systemic lupus erythematosus. Arthritis Rheum. 2004 Sep; 50(9):2858-68.
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  209. Antibodies directed to protein S in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: prevalence and clinical significance. Thromb Haemost. 2003 Oct; 90(4):636-41.
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  210. Treatment of systemic lupus erythematosus by inhibition of T cell costimulation with anti-CD154: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. Arthritis Rheum. 2002 Dec; 46(12):3251-8.
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  211. Effects of prasterone on corticosteroid requirements of women with systemic lupus erythematosus: a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial. Arthritis Rheum. 2002 Jul; 46(7):1820-9.
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  212. Dual antibody reactivity to beta2-glycoprotein I and protein S: increased association with thrombotic events in the antiphospholipid syndrome. Lupus. 2002; 11(4):215-20.
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  213. What causes the antiphospholipid syndrome? Curr Rheumatol Rep. 2001 Aug; 3(4):293-300.
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  214. SR proteins are autoantigens in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus. Importance of phosphoepitopes. Arthritis Rheum. 2000 Aug; 43(8):1768-78.
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  215. Psychosis in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Results From an International Inception Cohort Study. Arthritis Rheumatol. 2019 02; 71(2):281-289.
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  216. Frequency of antibodies to the cholesterol transport protein apolipoprotein A1 in patients with SLE. Lupus. 1998; 7(5):355-60.
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  217. Kallikrein genes are associated with lupus and glomerular basement membrane-specific antibody-induced nephritis in mice and humans. J Clin Invest. 2009 Apr; 119(4):911-23.
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  218. Anti-beta 2-glycoprotein I and antiphosphatidylserine antibodies are predictors of arterial thrombosis in patients with antiphospholipid syndrome. Am J Clin Pathol. 2004 Jan; 121(1):142-9.
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