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Hasseli R, Hanses F, Stecher M, Specker C, Weise T, Borgmann S, Hasselberger M, Hertenstein B, Hower M, Hoyer BF, Koll C, Krause A, von Lilienfeld-Toal M, Lorenz HM, Merle U, Nunes de Miranda SM, Pletz MW, Regierer AC, Richter JG, Rieg S, Roemmele C, Ruethrich MM, Schmeiser T, Schulze-Koops H, Strangfeld A, Vehreschild MJ, Voit F, Voll RE, Vehreschild JJ, Müller-Ladner U, Pfeil A. The protective effect of tumor necrosis factor-alpha inhibitors in COVID-19 in patients with inflammatory rheumatic diseases compared to the general population-A comparison of two German registries. Front Med (Lausanne) 2024; 11:1332716. [PMID: 38510457 PMCID: PMC10953502 DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2024.1332716] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2023] [Accepted: 02/12/2024] [Indexed: 03/22/2024] Open
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Objectives To investigate, whether inflammatory rheumatic diseases (IRD) inpatients are at higher risk to develop a severe course of SARS-CoV-2 infections compared to the general population, data from the German COVID-19 registry for IRD patients and data from the Lean European Survey on SARS-CoV-2 (LEOSS) infected patients covering inpatients from the general population with SARS-CoV-2 infections were compared. Methods 4310 (LEOSS registry) and 1139 cases (IRD registry) were collected in general. Data were matched for age and gender. From both registries, 732 matched inpatients (LEOSS registry: n = 366 and IRD registry: n = 366) were included for analyses in total. Results Regarding the COVID-19 associated lethality, no significant difference between both registries was observed. Age > 65°years, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, diabetes mellitus, rheumatoid arthritis, spondyloarthritis and the use of rituximab were associated with more severe courses of COVID-19. Female gender and the use of tumor necrosis factor-alpha inhibitors (TNF-I) were associated with a better outcome of COVID-19. Conclusion Inflammatory rheumatic diseases (IRD) patients have the same risk factors for severe COVID-19 regarding comorbidities compared to the general population without any immune-mediated disease or immunomodulation. The use of rituximab was associated with an increased risk for severe COVID-19. On the other hand, the use of TNF-I was associated with less severe COVID-19 compared to the general population, which might indicate a protective effect of TNF-I against severe COVID-19 disease.
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- Rebecca Hasseli
- Section of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Department of Internal Medicine D, University Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany
- Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Justus-Liebig University Giessen, Giessen, Germany
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- Emergency Department and Department for Infectious Diseases and Infection Control, University Hospital Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Department I of Internal Medicine, University of Cologne, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, KEM Kliniken Essen-Mitte, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Infection Control, Ingolstadt Hospital, Ingolstadt, Germany
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- Department of Pneumology, Infectious Diseases, Internal Medicine and Intensive Care, Klinikum Dortmund GmbH, Dortmund, Germany
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- Department for Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel, Germany
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- Department I of Internal Medicine, University of Cologne, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Rheumatology, Clinical Immunology and Osteology, Immanuel Hospital Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine V, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Infectious Diseases, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Institute for Infectious Diseases and Infection Control, Jena University Hospital, Jena, Germany
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- Epidemiology Unit, German Rheumatism Research Center Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Medical Faculty of Heinrich-Heine-University, Düsseldorf, Germany
- Hiller Research Center, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Medical Faculty of Heinrich-Heine-University, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine II, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Augsburg, Augsburg, Germany
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- Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, University Hospital Jena, Jena, Germany
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- Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Department of Internal Medicine IV, University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Epidemiology Unit, German Rheumatism Research Center Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Infectious Diseases, University Hospital Frankfurt, Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine II, School of Medicine, University Hospital Rechts Der Isar, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Medical Center-University of Freiburg, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Department I of Internal Medicine, University of Cologne, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany
- Department II of Internal Medicine, Hematology/Oncology, Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Justus-Liebig University Giessen, Giessen, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine III, University Hospital Jena, Jena, Germany
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Izadi Z, Brenner EJ, Mahil SK, Dand N, Yiu ZZN, Yates M, Ungaro RC, Zhang X, Agrawal M, Colombel JF, Gianfrancesco MA, Hyrich KL, Strangfeld A, Carmona L, Mateus EF, Lawson-Tovey S, Klingberg E, Cuomo G, Caprioli M, Cruz-Machado AR, Mazeda Pereira AC, Hasseli R, Pfeil A, Lorenz HM, Hoyer BF, Trupin L, Rush S, Katz P, Schmajuk G, Jacobsohn L, Seet AM, Al Emadi S, Wise L, Gilbert EL, Duarte-García A, Valenzuela-Almada MO, Isnardi CA, Quintana R, Soriano ER, Hsu TYT, D’Silva KM, Sparks JA, Patel NJ, Xavier RM, Marques CDL, Kakehasi AM, Flipo RM, Claudepierre P, Cantagrel A, Goupille P, Wallace ZS, Bhana S, Costello W, Grainger R, Hausmann JS, Liew JW, Sirotich E, Sufka P, Robinson PC, Machado PM, Griffiths CEM, Barker JN, Smith CH, Yazdany J, Kappelman MD. Association Between Tumor Necrosis Factor Inhibitors and the Risk of Hospitalization or Death Among Patients With Immune-Mediated Inflammatory Disease and COVID-19. JAMA Netw Open 2021; 4:e2129639. [PMID: 34661663 PMCID: PMC8524310 DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.29639] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 26.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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IMPORTANCE Although tumor necrosis factor (TNF) inhibitors are widely prescribed globally because of their ability to ameliorate shared immune pathways across immune-mediated inflammatory diseases (IMIDs), the impact of COVID-19 among individuals with IMIDs who are receiving TNF inhibitors remains insufficiently understood. OBJECTIVE To examine the association between the receipt of TNF inhibitor monotherapy and the risk of COVID-19-associated hospitalization or death compared with other commonly prescribed immunomodulatory treatment regimens among adult patients with IMIDs. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS This cohort study was a pooled analysis of data from 3 international COVID-19 registries comprising individuals with rheumatic diseases, inflammatory bowel disease, and psoriasis from March 12, 2020, to February 1, 2021. Clinicians directly reported COVID-19 outcomes as well as demographic and clinical characteristics of individuals with IMIDs and confirmed or suspected COVID-19 using online data entry portals. Adults (age ≥18 years) with a diagnosis of inflammatory arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease, or psoriasis were included. EXPOSURES Treatment exposure categories included TNF inhibitor monotherapy (reference treatment), TNF inhibitors in combination with methotrexate therapy, TNF inhibitors in combination with azathioprine/6-mercaptopurine therapy, methotrexate monotherapy, azathioprine/6-mercaptopurine monotherapy, and Janus kinase (Jak) inhibitor monotherapy. MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES The main outcome was COVID-19-associated hospitalization or death. Registry-level analyses and a pooled analysis of data across the 3 registries were conducted using multilevel multivariable logistic regression models, adjusting for demographic and clinical characteristics and accounting for country, calendar month, and registry-level correlations. RESULTS A total of 6077 patients from 74 countries were included in the analyses; of those, 3215 individuals (52.9%) were from Europe, 3563 individuals (58.6%) were female, and the mean (SD) age was 48.8 (16.5) years. The most common IMID diagnoses were rheumatoid arthritis (2146 patients [35.3%]) and Crohn disease (1537 patients [25.3%]). A total of 1297 patients (21.3%) were hospitalized, and 189 patients (3.1%) died. In the pooled analysis, compared with patients who received TNF inhibitor monotherapy, higher odds of hospitalization or death were observed among those who received a TNF inhibitor in combination with azathioprine/6-mercaptopurine therapy (odds ratio [OR], 1.74; 95% CI, 1.17-2.58; P = .006), azathioprine/6-mercaptopurine monotherapy (OR, 1.84; 95% CI, 1.30-2.61; P = .001), methotrexate monotherapy (OR, 2.00; 95% CI, 1.57-2.56; P < .001), and Jak inhibitor monotherapy (OR, 1.82; 95% CI, 1.21-2.73; P = .004) but not among those who received a TNF inhibitor in combination with methotrexate therapy (OR, 1.18; 95% CI, 0.85-1.63; P = .33). Similar findings were obtained in analyses that accounted for potential reporting bias and sensitivity analyses that excluded patients with a COVID-19 diagnosis based on symptoms alone. CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE In this cohort study, TNF inhibitor monotherapy was associated with a lower risk of adverse COVID-19 outcomes compared with other commonly prescribed immunomodulatory treatment regimens among individuals with IMIDs.
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- Zara Izadi
- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco
- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco
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- Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Department of Pediatrics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill
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- Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom
- St John’s Institute of Dermatology, King’s College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Medical and Molecular Genetics, School of Basic and Medical Biosciences, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King’s College London, London, United Kingdom
- Health Data Research UK, London, United Kingdom
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- Dermatology Centre, The University of Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Centre, Manchester, United Kingdom
- Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, Pendleton, Salford, England
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- Centre for Rheumatic Diseases, King’s College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Henry D. Janowitz Division of Gastroenterology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill
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- Henry D. Janowitz Division of Gastroenterology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York
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- Henry D. Janowitz Division of Gastroenterology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco
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- Centre for Epidemiology Versus Arthritis, The University of Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, United Kingdom
- NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Centre, The University of Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, United Kingdom
- Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Epidemiology and Health Care Research, German Rheumatism Research Center, Berlin, Germany
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- Portuguese League Against Rheumatic Diseases, Lisbon, Portugal
- European League Against Rheumatism Standing Committee of People With Arthritis/Rheumatism in Europe, Kilchberg, Switzerland
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- NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Centre, The University of Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, United Kingdom
- Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, United Kingdom
- Centre for Genetics and Genomics Versus Arthritis, Centre for Musculoskeletal Research, The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Department of Rheumatology and Inflammation Research, Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Precision Medicine, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Napoli, Italy
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- Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico, Humanitas Research Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- Rheumatology Department, Hospital de Santa Maria, CHULN, Lisbon Academic Medical Centre, Lisbon, Portugal
- Rheumatology Research Unit, Instituto de Medicina Molecular João Lobo Antunes, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Campus Kerckhoff, Justus-Liebig-University, Giessen, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Jena University Hospital, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Jena, Germany
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- German Society for Rheumatology, Berlin, Germany
- University Medical Center Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel, Germany
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco
- San Francisco VA Healthcare System, San Francisco, California
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco
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- Rheumatology Department, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles
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- Division of Rheumatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
- Robert D. and Patricia E. Kern Center for the Science of Health Care, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Rheumatology Unit, Internal Medicine Service, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires and Instituto Universitario Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Division of Rheumatology, Inflammation, and Immunity, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
- Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
- Division of Rheumatology, Allergy, and Immunology, Clinical Epidemiology Program, Mongan Institute, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Division of Rheumatology, Inflammation, and Immunity, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
- Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
- Rheumatology Unit, Division of Rheumatology, Allergy, and Immunology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Rheumatology, University of Lille, Lille, France
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- EpiDermE, Université Paris Est Créteil, Créteil, France
- Rheumatology Department, Henri-Mondor University Hospital, Créteil, France
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- Rheumatology Department, Chru Hospitals of Tours, Tours, France
- Groupe Innovation and Ciblage Cellulaire, University of Tours, Tours, France
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- Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
- Division of Rheumatology, Allergy, and Immunology, Clinical Epidemiology Program, Mongan Institute, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Irish Children’s Arthritis Network, Bansha, Tipperary, Ireland
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- Department of Medicine, University of Otago, Wellington, New Zealand
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- Rheumatology Program, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
- Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Section of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
- Canadian Arthritis Patient Alliance, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- HealthPartners Specialty Center–Rheumatology, St. Paul, Minnesota
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
- Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital, Metro North Hospital and Health Service, Queensland, Australia
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- Centre for Rheumatology and Department of Neuromuscular Diseases, University College London, London, United Kingdom
- NIHR University College London Hospitals Biomedical Research Centre, University College London Hospitals, NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom
- Department of Rheumatology, Northwick Park Hospital, London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom
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- Dermatology Centre, The University of Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Centre, Manchester, United Kingdom
- Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, Pendleton, Salford, England
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- St John’s Institute of Dermatology, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King’s College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom
- St John’s Institute of Dermatology, King’s College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco
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- Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Department of Pediatrics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill
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