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QuantiFERON®-TB Gold In-Tube test can be used for screening latent tuberculosis before biological treatment in a Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG)-vaccinated country: the HUR-BIO single-center real-life results

Karadağ, Ömer; Seyhoglu, Emrah; Uyaroğlu, Oğuz Abdullah; Erden, Abdulsamet; Kilic, Levent; Akdogan, Ali; Apras Bilgen, Sule; Ertenli, Ihsan; Kiraz, Sedat; Kalyoncu, Umut (Clinical Rheumatology, 2020-10-15)

Objectives The Turkish population is vaccinated with Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG), and the BCG vaccination decreases the specificity of the tuberculin skin test (TST). The purpose of this study was to investigate the ...

Anti-interleukin-6 (tocilizumab) therapy in Takayasu’s arteritis: a real life experience

Kiliç, Levent; Karadağ, Ömer; Erden, Abdulsamet; Sari, Alper; Armağan, Berkan; Yardimci, Gözde Kübra; Firat, Esra; Kalyoncu, Umut; Apraş Bilgen, Şule; Kiraz, Sedat; Ertenli, Ihsan; Akdoğan, Ali (TÜBİTAK, 2020-02-13)

Background/aim: Tumour necrosis factor inhibitors and anti-interleukin-6 (anti-IL-6) therapies are increasingly being used in Takayasu’s arteritis (TA) patients who are unresponsive to corticosteroids ± conventional ...

Predictors of drug retention and treatment response in axial spondyloarthritis patients treated with certolizumab: real-life results from the HURBIO registry

Bilgin, Emre; Farisoğulları, Bayram; Armağan, Berkan; Sarı, Alper; Yardımcı, Gözde K; Bölek, Ertuğrul Ç; Levent Kılıç; Akdoğan, Ali; Bilgen, Şule A; Karadağ, Ömer; Ertenli, A İhsan; Kiraz, Sedat; Kalyoncu, Umut (Clinical And Experimental Rheumatology S.A.S, 2019-08-14)

Objectives: To assess the real-life retention rate of certolizumab and factors related to retention of certolizumab. Methods: We analysed all patients who received at least 1 dose of certolizumab and were registered in ...

Moderation Analysis Exploring Associations Between Age And Mucocutaneous Activity in Behçet's Syndrome: A Multicenter Study From Turkey

Mumcu, Gonca; Yay, Meral; Karaçaylı, Ümit; Karadağ, Ömer; Armağan, B.; Ergun, T.; İnanç, N.; Sarı, A; Bozca, B.C; Aksu, K.; Karadağ, Ö; Alibaz‐Öner, F.; Direskeneli, H. (Wiley, 2020-12-01)

The aim of the present study was to examine the effects of age on mucocutaneous activity by using moderation analysis in Behçet’s syndrome (BS). In this cross‐sectional study, 887 BS patients (female : male, 481:406; mean ...

Interferon alpha might be an alternative therapeutic choice for refractory Neuro-Behçet's disease

Bolek, Ertugrul Cagri; Sari, Alper; Kilic, Levent; Karadağ, Ömer (Elsevier, 2019-01-06)

Comments on Neuro-Behcet's Disease

How did the updated hemodynamic definitions affect the frequency of pulmonary hypertension in patients with systemic sclerosis?

Sarı, Alper; Şener, Ziya Yusuf; Armağan, Berkan; Kılıç, Levent; Kaya, Ergün Barış; Hekimsoy, Vedat; Karadağ, Ömer; Bilgen, Şule Apras; Kiraz, Sedat; Ertenli, Ali İhsan; Tokgözoğlu, Lale; Akdoğan, Ali (Turkish Society of Cardiology, 2021-01-25)

Objective: Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a one of the major causes of death in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc). In this study, we in- vestigated the impact of updated hemodynamic definition proposed by the 6th PH ...

Management of Behcet's syndrome

Karadağ, Ömer; Bolek, Ertugrul Cagri (Oxford, 2020-05-01)

Abstract Behcet's syndrome (BS) is a variable vessel vasculitis with heterogeneous clinical features. Skin, mucosa and joint involvement can cause impairment of quality of life but do not cause permanent damage whereas ...

Comment on: Microscopic Polyangiitis: Clinical Characteristics and Long-Term Outcomes of 378 Patients From The French Vasculitis Study Group Registry By Nguyen Et Al

Karadağ, Ömer; Bilgin, Emre (2020-09-29)

Comments on Microscopic polyangiitis: clinical characteristics and long-term outcomes of 378 patients from the French Vasculitis Study Group Registry by Nguyen et al

Identification of Susceptibility Loci for Takayasu Arteritis Througha Large Multi-Ancestral Genome-Wide Association Study

Karadağ, Ömer; Ortiz-Fernández, Lourdes; Saruhan-Direskeneli, Güher; Alibaz-Oner, Fatma; Kaymaz-Tahra, Sema; Coit, Patrick; Kong, Xiufang; Kiprianos, Allan P; Maughan, Robert T; Kaymaz-Tahra, Sema; Coit, P; Kong, X; Kiprianos, AP; Maughan, RT; Aydin, SZ .; Aksu K,; Keser, G; Kamali, S; Cunninghame-Graham, DS,; Vyse, TJ,; Sun, Y,; Chen, H,; Grayson, PC,; Tombetti, E,; Jiang, L,; Sawalha , AH (Am J Hum Genet, 2020-12-11)

Takayasu arteritis is a rare inflammatory disease of large arteries. We performed a genetic study in Takayasu arteritis comprising 6,670 individuals (1,226 affected individuals) from five different populations. We discovered ...

Pregnancy outcomes in partners of male ankylosing spondylitis patients treated with anti-tumour necrosis factor-α biologics: real-life results from a single-centre cross-sectional study

Uyaroğlu, Oğuz Abdullah; Seyhoglu, Emrah; Erden, Abdulsamet; Kilic, Levent; Akdogan, Ali; Apras Bilgen, Sule; Ertenli, Ali Ihsan; Kiraz, Sedat; Karadağ, Ömer; Kalyoncu, Umut (Springer, 2020-01-28)

Abstract Most patients with inflammatory arthritis are at their reproductive ages. Use of anti-tumour necrosis factor alpha (anti-TNF-α) agents, one of the important treatment options for inflammatory arthritis, can ...