Ulf Müller-Ladner

TL;DR: The results of this study show, that experiments, which examine gene expression of RASF and shall reflect or imitate an in vivo situation, should be limited to early culture passages to avoid cell culture effects.

TL;DR: Eine eigene ambulante Bedarfsplanung für internistische Rheumatologen, um das Versorgungsdefizit abzubauen ist fordert eine hohe Behandlungsqualität der komplexen Krankheitsbilder sicherstellen.

TL;DR: For the first time, a clinical expert based fast track decision algorithm has been developed to differentiate a "non-scleroderma" from a "sclerodma pattern" on capillaroscopy images, demonstrating excellent reliability when applied by capilaroscopists with varying levels of expertise versus the principal expert and corroborated with external validation.

TL;DR: Ten multinational key recommendations on how to investigate and follow-up undifferentiated peripheral inflammatory arthritis in the clinical setting are developed and are evidence-based and supported by a large panel of rheumatologists, thus enhancing their validity and practical use.

TL;DR: Large differences in patient referral account for a large local variability of SSc presentations and preclude the identification of genetic or environmental factors, which suggests that eastern centres care for more severe SSc manifestations in Europe.