Issue 3
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Ruth J. Napier, PhD: Card9 Promotes Th17-mediated Arthritis and Spondylitis
MEET THE POSTER PRESENTER: Our data reveal a new role for Card9, an adaptor protein that signals downstream of C-type lectin receptors including Dectin-1, in driving pathogenic neutrophil responses that promote experimental arthritis and spondylitis in SKG mice.
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Kristin D’Silva, MD: Rituximab for patients with interstitial pneumonia with autoimmune features
MEET THE POSTER PRESENTER: We examined outcomes after initiation of rituximab in patients with interstitial pneumonia with autoimmune features (IPAF) at Mass General Brigham and University of Chicago.
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Kelli D. Allen, PhD: Pain-coping skills for patients with SLE
MEET THE POSTER PRESENTER: This poster describes results of a pilot study examining the feasibility and acceptability of painTRAINER, an automated, internet-based pain coping skills training programs among individuals with lupus.
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Sara Alehashemi, MD, MPH: Health and socioeconomic outcomes in a NOMID cohort
MEET THE POSTER PRESENTER: My poster is about the long-term outcome in patients with NOMID, managed by their local providers. Patients with NOMID present with fever, rashes, meningitis, joint pain, and dysplastic bone lesions.
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Alia Obeidat, PhD: Mrgprd-expressing nonpeptidergic C-fibers in the mouse knee
MEET THE POSTER PRESENTER: The poster describes the anatomical distribution of The Mas-related G protein-coupled receptor D (Mrgprd)-expressing nonpeptidergic C-fibers (as subset of NaV1.8 + nociceptors) in healthy and osteoarthritis mouse knee.