In a first-of-its-kind genome-wide association study (GWAS) researchers have discovered two genes, RNF144B and ENPP1, that cause calcium pyrophosphate deposition (CPPD) disease in Americans of European and African descent. This crystalline arthritis is caused by calcium pyrophosphate (CPP) crystal deposition in joints.

Outcomes in lupus nephritis are akin to the glass half full. Serial monotherapy is out, as the percentage who achieved a complete renal response was very low and some went to end stage kidney disease (ESKD). Solutions?

The ACR has released its 2025 Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) treatment guidelines and consensus-based good practice statements, applicable to children and adults with SLE. Overall, the goals of SLE management are to achieve remission or a low level disease activity, reduce morbidity and mortality, and minimize treatment-related adverse events. 

Children, teens, and young adults living with childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus (cSLE) require intense immunosuppressive treatments to prevent serious organ damage. By the mid-2010’s, multiple studies were published that showed high rates of depression, anxiety, and suicidal thoughts among children and youth with cSLE. Importantly, young adults who were diagnosed with lupus in childhood were more likely than young adults with

A pilot trial assessed the safety and value of tumour necrosis factor α inhibitor treatment with certolizumab in patients with high-risk pregnancies with antiphospholipid syndrome (APS).