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Pediatric Rheumatology publishes selected collections of research articles, conference proceedings, reviews and reports as supplements, which are free to access online. All articles published in supplements are subject to peer review; meeting abstracts undergo review and selection by the conference. Find out more about publishing a supplement with BioMed Central.

Volume 9 Supplement 1

Proceedings of 18th Pediatric Rheumatology European Society (PReS) Congress

Meeting abstracts

18th Pediatric Rheumatology European Society (PReS) Congress

Bruges, Belgium

14-18 September 2011

Edited by Rolando Cimaz, Pavla Dolezalova, Marco Gattorno, Hermann Girschick, Michael Hofer, Sue Maillard, Alberto Martini, Pierre Quartier, Carlos Rose, Johannes Roth, Rebecca ten Cate and Carine Wouters.

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Regulatory T cells from the inflamed joints of patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) are dysregulated and display a pro-inflammatory profile

AM Pesenacker, Stavroula Zavitsanou, Kiran Nistala, Lucy R Wedderburn Pediatric Rheumatology 2011, 9(Suppl 1):O1 (14 September 2011)

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CD4+FOXP3+ regulatory T cells are abundantly present in inflamed muscle of patients with juvenile dermatomyositis

Yvonne Vercoulen, Elisabeth F Elst, Jenny Meerding, Maud Plantinga, Hemlata Varsani, Christa van Schieveen, Mette H Bakker, Mark Klein, Wim Spliet, R de Weger, Lucy Wedderburn, Annet van Royen-Kerkhof, Berent J Prakken Pediatric Rheumatology 2011, 9(Suppl 1):O2 (14 September 2011)

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Overexpression of CREMαlpha accelerates onset and severity of auto-immune mediated disease in a murine model of lupus

Kim Ohl, Ralph Lippe, Eva Verjans, Nora Honke, Karin Maschke-Neuss, Norbert Wagner, Johannes Roth, Klaus Tenbrock Pediatric Rheumatology 2011, 9(Suppl 1):O3 (14 September 2011)

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Prediction of clinical non-response to methotrexate treatment in juvenile idiopathic arthritis

Pieter E H Van Dijkhuizen, Maja Bulatović, Marloes W Heijstek, Nico M Wulffraat, Saskia M F Pluijm, Robert de Jonge Pediatric Rheumatology 2011, 9(Suppl 1):O4 (14 September 2011)

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Sensitivity and specificity of current diagnostic guidelines in children with macrophage activation syndrome complicating systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis

Sergio Davì, Bianca Lattanzi, Silvia Rosina, Erkan Demirkaya, Nicolino Ruperto, Alberto Martini, Randy Q Cron, Angelo Ravelli Pediatric Rheumatology 2011, 9(Suppl 1):O5 (14 September 2011)

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Recombinant IL1-RA in the early phase of systemic onset JIA: before the onset of arthritis

SJ Vastert, W De Jager, BJ Noordman, D Holzinger, W Kuis, BJ Prakken, NM Wulffraat Pediatric Rheumatology 2011, 9(Suppl 1):O6 (14 September 2011)

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Functional human regulatory T cells fail to control autoimmune inflammation due to PKB/c-akt hyperactivation in effector cells

EJ Wehrens, G Mijnheer, B Vastert, M Klein, J van Loosdregt, W de Jager, PJ Coffer, BJ Prakken, F van Wijk Pediatric Rheumatology 2011, 9(Suppl 1):O7 (14 September 2011)

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Characterising inflammatory markers in two childhood autoimmune diseases (JIA and JDM) pre and post methotrexate

S Ursu, H Moncrieffe, H Varsani, RHB Hamaoui, L Beard, L Kassoumeri, F Patrick, LR Wedderburn Pediatric Rheumatology 2011, 9(Suppl 1):O8 (14 September 2011)

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Low levels of the nerve growth factor receptor TrkA in JIA: a possible defect in a novel anti-inflammatory mechanism

G Minnone, R Strippoli, G Prencipe, L De Pasquale, C Bracaglia, A Insalaco, F De Benedetti, L Bracci-Laudiero Pediatric Rheumatology 2011, 9(Suppl 1):O9 (14 September 2011)

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Can inflammatory markers predict response to methotrexate in JIA? Results from the CHARM study

H Moncrieffe, D Holzinger, S Ursu, F Patrick, L Kassoumeri, J Roth, LR Wedderburn Pediatric Rheumatology 2011, 9(Suppl 1):O10 (14 September 2011)

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Comparison of CNS vasculitis in children and adults; is this the same disease entity

Marinka Twilt, Carlo Salvarani, Tania Cellucci, Gene Hunder, Susanne Benseler Pediatric Rheumatology 2011, 9(Suppl 1):O11 (14 September 2011)

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MRI and ultrasound versus conventional measures of disease activity and structural damage in evaluating treatment efficacy in JIA. Do these imaging techniques have an additional value?

C Malattia, A Consolaro, S Pederzoli, MB Damasio, R Hasija, M Mazzoni, A Madeo, A Beltramo, S Viola, A Buoncompagni, C Mattiuz, A Ravelli, A Martini Pediatric Rheumatology 2011, 9(Suppl 1):O12 (14 September 2011)

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Increased percentages of calprotectin and TNF-Α double-positive monocytes in the acute phase of Kawasaki disease

Rolando Cimaz, Giuliana Guggino, Salvatore Accomando, Gabriele Simonini, Ilaria Pagnini, Eiji Ohtsu, Tomisaku Kawasaki, Francesco Dieli, Mahavir Singh, Guido Sireci Pediatric Rheumatology 2011, 9(Suppl 1):O13 (14 September 2011)

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Clinical phenotype of neonatal lupus erythematosus relates to autoantibody level and gender

S Venkatesan, NG Lawrence, C Carbone, E Jaeggi, ED Silverman, S Kamphuis Pediatric Rheumatology 2011, 9(Suppl 1):O14 (14 September 2011)

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Preliminary validation of the paediatric vasculitis activity score (PVAS)

Fiona E Price-Kuehne, Despina Eleftheriou, Seza Ozen, Michael Beresford, Pavla Dolezalova, Paul A Brogan Pediatric Rheumatology 2011, 9(Suppl 1):O15 (14 September 2011)

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Long-term methotrexate efficacy in juvenile localized scleroderma

F Zulian, C Vallongo, F Vittadello, G Zanon, S Giuliotto, G Martini Pediatric Rheumatology 2011, 9(Suppl 1):O16 (14 September 2011)

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Defining clinical remission and clinically inactive disease in juvenile systemic lupus erythematosus (jSLE)

Rina Mina, Laura Schanberg, Anne B Eberhard, Marisa Klein–Gitelman, Gloria Higgins, Karen Onel, Nora G Singer, Kathleen O’ Neil, Lori Tucker, Deborah Levy, Wajeeha Yousaf, Shannen Nelson, Michael Beresford, Ruben Cuttica, Graciela Espada, Angelo Ravelli, Alberto Martini, Edward Giannini, Hermine I Brunner Pediatric Rheumatology 2011, 9(Suppl 1):O17 (14 September 2011)

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Patients with early-onset systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis show more inflammation and worse outcome

R Russo, M Katsicas Pediatric Rheumatology 2011, 9(Suppl 1):O18 (14 September 2011)

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Analysis of growth in female patients with pediatric-onset systemic lupus erythematosus

NC Mak, C Carbone, LS Lim, DM Levy, ED Silverman, S Kamphuis Pediatric Rheumatology 2011, 9(Suppl 1):O19 (14 September 2011)

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Subclinical cardiovascular abnormalities in patients with juvenile systemic lupus erythematosus

Nur Canpolat, Ozgur Kasapcopur, Salim Caliskan, Selman Gokalp, Meltem Bor, Mehmet Tasdemir, Lale Sever, Nil Arisoy Pediatric Rheumatology 2011, 9(Suppl 1):O20 (14 September 2011)

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