Organization

Epidemiology, Genetics and Atherosclerosis Research Group on Systemic Inflammatory Diseases, Rheumatology Division, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, IDIVAL, Santander Rheumatology Department, Hospital Universitario Araba, Vitoria Epidemiology and Computational Biology Department, School of Medicine, University of Cantabria, and CIBER Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), IDIVAL, Santander Rheumatology Department, Hospital Universitario La Princesa, IIS-IPrincesa, Madrid School of Medicine, University of Cantabria, Santander, Spain Cardiovascular Pathophysiology and Genomics Research Unit, School of Physiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa

3 abstracts

Abstract
Anti-il-6 therapy modulates leptin in patients with rheumatoid arthritis
Org: Epidemiology, Genetics and Atherosclerosis Research Group on Systemic Inflammatory Diseases, Rheumatology Division, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, IDIVAL, Santander Rheumatology Department, Hospital Universitario Araba, Vitoria Epidemiology and Computational Biology Department, School of Medicine, University of Cantabria, and CIBER Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), IDIVAL, Santander Rheumatology Department, Hospital Universitario La Princesa, IIS-IPrincesa, Madrid School of Medicine, University of Cantabria, Santander, Spain Cardiovascular Pathophysiology and Genomics Research Unit, School of Physiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa,
Abstract
Beneficial effect of anti-il-6 blockade on insulin resistance and insulin sensitivity in patients with rheumatoid arthritis
Org: Epidemiology, Genetics and Atherosclerosis Research Group on Systemic Inflammatory Diseases, Rheumatology Division, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, IDIVAL, Santander Rheumatology Department, Hospital Universitario Araba, Vitoria Epidemiology and Computational Biology Department, School of Medicine, University of Cantabria, and CIBER Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), IDIVAL, Santander Rheumatology Department, Hospital Universitario La Princesa, IIS-IPrincesa, Madrid School of Medicine, University of Cantabria, Santander, Spain Cardiovascular Pathophysiology and Genomics Research Unit, School of Physiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa,
Abstract
ASSOCIATION OF HLA-B*41:02 WITH HENOCH-SCHÖNLEIN PURPURA IN SPANISH INDIVIDUALS IRRESPECTIVE OF THE HLA-DRB1 STATUS
Org: Epidemiology, Genetics and Atherosclerosis Research Group on Systemic Inflammatory Diseases, Rheumatology Division, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, IDIVAL, Santander Rheumatology Department, Hospital Universitario Araba, Vitoria Epidemiology and Computational Biology Department, School of Medicine, University of Cantabria, and CIBER Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), IDIVAL, Santander Rheumatology Department, Hospital Universitario La Princesa, IIS-IPrincesa, Madrid School of Medicine, University of Cantabria, Santander, Spain Cardiovascular Pathophysiology and Genomics Research Unit, School of Physiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa, Medicine Department, Hospital Universitario San Cecilio, Granada, Rheumatology Department, Hospital Universitario La Princesa, IIS-Princesa, Madrid, Epidemiology and Computational Biology Department, School of Medicine, University of Cantabria, and CIBER Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), IDIVAL, Santander, Institute of Parasitology and Biomedicine Lόpez-Neyra (IPBLN-CSIC) and Systemic Autoimmune Diseases Unit, Hospital Clínico San Cecilio, Granada,