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Barri J. Fessler

Researcher at University of Alabama at Birmingham

Publications -  88
Citations -  18624

Barri J. Fessler is an academic researcher from University of Alabama at Birmingham. The author has contributed to research in topics: Lupus erythematosus & Cohort. The author has an hindex of 53, co-authored 88 publications receiving 15832 citations. Previous affiliations of Barri J. Fessler include Cleveland Clinic & University of Alabama.

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Derivation and validation of the Systemic Lupus International Collaborating Clinics classification criteria for systemic lupus erythematosus.

Michelle Petri, +51 more
TL;DR: The Systemic Lupus International Collaborating Clinics (SLICC) group revised and validated the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) classification criteria in order to improve clinical relevance, meet stringent methodology requirements, and incorporate new knowledge regarding the immunology of SLE.
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2013 classification criteria for systemic sclerosis: An american college of rheumatology/European league against rheumatism collaborative initiative

Frank H J van den Hoogen, +46 more
TL;DR: The ACR/EULAR classification criteria for SSc performed better than the 1980 ACR criteria and should allow for more patients to be classified correctly as having the disease.
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2013 classification criteria for systemic sclerosis: an American college of rheumatology/European league against rheumatism collaborative initiative

Frank H J van den Hoogen, +46 more
TL;DR: The ACR/EULAR classification criteria for SSc performed better than the 1980 ACR criteria and should allow for more patients to be classified correctly as having the disease.
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Cutting Edge: A Role for B Lymphocyte Stimulator in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

TL;DR: The results suggest that BLyS may be a useful marker for early activation of an autoimmune diathesis and likely plays a critical role in triggering activation of self-Ag-driven autoimmune B cells in human SLE and may provide an effective therapeutic target in systemic autoimmunity.