Dyslipidemia and metabolic syndrome in childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus: is it time to screen? by Sirin Nuntasri, Sirirat Charuvanij, Kraisoon Lomjansook, Puthita Saengpanit, Kwanjai Chotipanang, Maynart Sukharomana

“…Patients aged 10–19 years with cSLE diagnosed before 18 years and at least 1 year follow-up were enrolled, excluding those with other autoimmune disorders, chronic kidney disease, infections, receiving lipid lowering drugs prior, and pregnancy. …”
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Autoantibodies in type 1 diabetes: Prevalence and clinical profiles by Raja Hazime, Saad Lamjadli, Morad Guennouni, Mounir Belkrachni, Fatima-Ezzohra Eddehbi, Ider Oujamaa, Lahcen Elmoumou, Aicha Bourrahouate, Imane Ait Sab, Hicham Baizri, Nawal El Ansari, Brahim Admou

“…Identifying autoantibodies can help predict the onset of T1D and associated autoimmune disorders, enhancing patient management strategies.We aimed to determine the prevalence of T1D autoantibodies and their clinical significance in the pediatric and adult populations. …”
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Mesangial Cells Exhibit Features of Antigen-Presenting Cells and Activate CD4+ T Cell Responses by Hongyu Yu, Shaoyuan Cui, Yan Mei, Qinggang Li, Lingling Wu, Shuwei Duan, Guangyan Cai, Hanyu Zhu, Bo Fu, Li Zhang, Zhe Feng, Xiangmei Chen

“…Mesangial cells play a prominent role in the development of inflammatory diseases and autoimmune disorders of the kidney. Mesangial cells perform the essential functions of helping to ensure that the glomerular structure is stable and regulating capillary flow, and activated mesangial cells acquire proinflammatory activities. …”
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The Prevalence of Celiac Disease-Specific Auto-Antibodies in Type 1 Diabetes in a Moroccan Population by Ider Oujamaa, Majda Sebbani, Lahcen Elmoumou, Aïcha Bourrahouate, Rabiy El Qadiry, Soufian El Moussaoui, Imane Ait Sab, Mohamed Sbihi, Laila Ennazk, Ghizlane El Mghari-Tabib, Nawal El Ansari, Hicham Baizri, Mohamed Amine, Brahim Admou

“…Compared to seronegative patients, seropositive cases had a higher percentage of associated autoimmune disorders (16% vs. 2.4%, p=0.008), with a significant lower height Z-scores (median: −0.90 (−3.93 to 0.95) vs. −0.51 (−4.54 to 2.18), p=0.029) and a higher HbA1c level (median: 11.30% (7.31 to 16.00) vs. 9.30% (4.40 to17.31), p=0.022). …”
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miR-129-5p Regulates the Immunomodulatory Functions of Adipose-Derived Stem Cells via Targeting Stat1 Signaling by He-Yang Zhang, Yu-Han Wang, Yan Wang, Yan-Nv Qu, Xiao-Hui Huang, Hui-Xin Yang, Chang-Ming Zhao, Youdi He, Si-Wei Li, Jin Zhou, Changyong Wang, Xiao-Xia Jiang

“…Adipose-derived stem cells (ASCs) have become one of the most promising stem cell populations for cell-based therapies in regenerative medicine and for autoimmune disorders owing to their multilineage differentiation and immunomodulatory capacities, respectively. …”
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Exploring Anthropometric and Laboratory Differences in Children of Varying Ethnicities with Celiac Disease by Seema Rajani, Abeer Alzaben, Leanne Shirton, Rabindranath Persad, Hien Q Huynh, Diana R Mager, Justine M Turner

“…BACKGROUND: Celiac disease (CD) is a common autoimmune disorder with an increasing prevalence, including in ethnic minorities.…”
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Interstitial Nephritis in a Patient with Inflammatory Bowel Disease by Payaswini Vasanth, Michelle Parmley, Jose Torrealba, Tamim Hamdi

“…Various aspects of this theory have been challenged with a potential role for the underlying autoimmune disorder. Steroids are the mainstay of treatment and mycophenolate mofetil might be an effective alternative. …”
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Lung Transplantation in a Patient with COPA Syndrome by Jorge M. Mallea, Anna Kornafeld, Andras Khoor, David B. Erasmus

“…COPA syndrome is a newly discovered, rare genetic autoimmune disorder, which can affect the lungs, joints, and kidneys. …”
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Fatal Blastoid Variant Mantle Cell Lymphoma in a Patient with Sjögren's Syndrome by Fabio Bonilla-Abadía, Manuel A. Pérez, Evelyn Muñoz-Buitrón, Joaquín D. Rosales, Carlos A. Cañas, Gabriel J. Tobón

“…Primary Sjögren's syndrome (pSS) is an autoimmune disorder of the exocrine glands presenting with progressive ocular and oral dryness, parotid gland enlargement, and often with extraglandular manifestations. …”
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Antisynthetase Syndrome with Severe Interstitial Lung Disease in Pregnancy by Catalina I. Dumitrascu, David A. Olsen, Katherine W. Arendt, Carl H. Rose, Emily E. Sharpe

“…Antisynthetase syndrome is a rare multisystem autoimmune disorder which clinically manifests with myositis, arthritis, interstitial lung disease, Raynaud phenomenon, and skin hyperkeratosis. …”
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Acquired Hemophilia A (FVIII Deficiency) Associated with Papillary Thyroid Cancer: Treatment with Recombinant Porcine FVIII by S. Nguyen, P. Teh, J. Zhou, E. Y. Chang, A. von Drygalski

“…Acquired hemophilia A (AHA) is a rare autoimmune disorder caused by autoantibodies against Factor VIII (FVIII). …”
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Pentavalent Vaccine‐Induced Immune Thrombocytopenia: A Case Report From Nepal by Ramesh Khadayat, Sailesh Shrestha, Tilak Gautam, Sagar Rana Magar, Prashant Bhatta

“…ABSTRACT Immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) is an autoimmune disorder marked by a low platelet count, leading to symptoms ranging from mild to severe bleeding. …”
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Review of Current First-Line Pharmacotherapy Strategies for Thyroid Eye Disease by Julia Ryniecka, Maciej Wojszczyk, Damian Zys, Piotr Pasek, Julia Kulbacka, Michalina Wójcikiewicz, Marta Chuncia-Ileczko, Julia Kacperczyk, Filip Arczewski, Karol Dziedzic

“… Thyroid eye disease (TED) is a challenging autoimmune disorder that often requires therapeutic intervention. …”
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The changing landscape of treatment for acquired hemophilia A by Massimo Franchini, Daniele Focosi

“… Acquired hemophilia A (AHA) is a rare acquired autoimmune disorder caused by autoantibodies against coagulation factor VIII (FVIII), which cause a hemorrhagic diathesis, not rarely of severe degree. …”
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Pulmonary Nodules After Leflunomide Therapy in Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Case Report by Mahdiye Abiyarghamsari, Arman Ahmadzadeh

“…ABSTRACT Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a systemic autoimmune disorder with both articular and extra‐articular manifestations, including rare pulmonary complications. …”
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Case report: Testicular manifestation of ANCA vasculitis by Noah J. Sandel, Henry Wielzen

“…ANCA-associated vasculitis is a rare autoimmune disorder affecting small to medium-sized vessels, often targeting the respiratory tract and kidneys. …”
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Anti-N-Methyl-D-aspartate Receptor Encephalitis: A Severe, Potentially Reversible Autoimmune Encephalitis by Cai-yun Liu, Jie Zhu, Xiang-Yu Zheng, Chi Ma, Xu Wang

“…Anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor (NMDAR) encephalitis is potentially lethal, but it is also a treatable autoimmune disorder characterized by prominent psychiatric and neurologic symptoms. …”
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Combined Cerebellar and Spinal Cord Deficits Caused by an Underlying Gynecologic Malignancy by Tamer Othman, Moshe-Samuel Hendizadeh, Ritika Vankina, Susan Park, Phyllis Kim

“…Paraneoplastic cerebellar degeneration (PCD) is an uncommon autoimmune disorder targeting antigens within the nervous system and is usually associated with an underlying malignancy. …”
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Enhancing the effectiveness of immunotherapy in rheumatoid arthritis by delaying immunosenescence triggered by fibroblast-like synoviocytes by Li Zhang, Yang Luo, Hai-Li Shen

“…Abstract Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a prevalent autoimmune disorder primarily targeting the diarthrodial joints. …”
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Bullous Lupus: An Atypical Case of Refractory Disease in a Patient with Sulfa Allergy by Maria Salgado Guerrero, Oscar Mena Miranda, Ana B. Arevalo, Nevena Barjaktarovic, Barbara Mendez

“…Bullous systemic lupus erythematosus (BSLE) is a rare cutaneous autoimmune disorder characterized by rapid, widespread vesiculobullous lesions in patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE). …”
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