Publications

Researchers within the UCLA Division of Rheumatology influence the field by sharing their latest work in top-tier academic journals. Read with their latest articles here:

June 2026

1. Foeldvari I, Torok KS, Klotsche J, Li JC, Bruni C, Costa-Reis P, Cutolo M, Denton CP, Fligelstone K, Del Galdo F, Gimenez-Roca C, Henes J, Kasapcopur O, Li SC, Marrani E, Orteu CH, Pauling JD, Pilkington C, Ross L, Schonenberg-Meinema D, Furst DE, Smith V. Measuring disease activity in juvenile systemic sclerosis: a multidisciplinary consensus from the Hamburg 2024 symposium. Expert Rev Clin Immunol. 2026 Jun 5. doi: 10.1080/1744666X.2026.2685050. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 42247287.
2. Filippou G, Pezzoni L, Filippucci E, Tedeschi SK, Pascart T, Adinolfi A, Cipolletta E, Jauffret C, Sirotti S, Abhishek A, Albert D, Andres M, Baraf H, Becce F, Bertrand J, Biernat-Kaluza E, Castelar-Pinheiro GDR, Dehlin M, Diaz-Torne C, Doherty M, Fields TR, FitzGerald J, Gancheva R, Grainger R, Kumar N, Kwok T, Latourte A, Liew J, Louthrenoo W, Mandl P, Manigold T, McCarthy G, Möller I, Naredo E, Neogi T, Niessink T, Ottaviani S, Parperis K, Perez-Ruiz F, Pineda C, Porta F, Roddy E, Rosenthal A, Schlesinger N, Sivera F, Stamp L, Tai V, Tausche AK, Terslev L, Towiwat P, Uhlig T, Vreju FA, Yin C, Terkeltaub R, Dalbeth N. Gout, Hyperuricemia and Crystal-Associated Disease Network (G-CAN) consensus statement regarding labels and definitions for disease elements in calcium pyrophosphate crystal deposition (CPPD). Ann Rheum Dis. 2026 Jun 9:S0003-4967(26)00298-0. doi: 10.1016/j.ard.2026.05.019. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 42264993.
3. DiRenzo DD, Ang L, O'Brien C, Lee A, Gordon RA, Franke K, Yang H, Baer A, Grader-Beck T, Pulukool S, Destro L, Hammitt K, Bouillot C, He J, Jin Y, Hoi A, Bowman SJ, Seror R, Rischmueller M, Arends S, McCoy SS. OMERACT- determining a core domain set for Sjögren's disease: International focus group series. Semin Arthritis Rheum. 2026 Jun 4;79:153010. doi: 10.1016/j.semarthrit.2026.153010. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 42276007.
4. Hughes M, Cricchio AL, De Santis MC, Alcala-Gonzalez LG, Clarke J, O'Connor A, Bellando-Randone S, Denton CP, Galetti I, Lescoat A, Matucci-Cerinic M, Matucci-Cerinic P, McLaughlin J, Murray C, Pasricha PJ, Volkmann ER, Alunno A, Bandini G, McMahan ZH. Expert recommendations for the management of refractory gastroesophageal reflux disease in systemic sclerosis: A report from the World Scleroderma Foundation (WSF) Gastrointestinal "Ad hoc committee". J Scleroderma Relat Disord. 2026 Jan;11(1):e000024. doi: 10.1136/jsrd-2026-000024. Epub 2026 Jan 1. PMID: 42311957; PMCID: PMC13271578.
5. McMahan ZH, Santis MC, Cricchio AL, Alcala-Gonzalez LG, Clarke J, O'Connor A, Bellando-Randone S, Denton CP, Galetti I, Lescoat A, Matucci-Cerinic M, Matucci-Cerinic P, McLaughlin J, Murray C, Volkmann ER, Alunno A, Bandini G, Hughes M. Expert recommendations for the management of fecal incontinence in systemic sclerosis: A report from the World Scleroderma Foundation (WSF) Gastrointestinal "Ad hoc committee". J Scleroderma Relat Disord. 2026 Jan;11(1):e000022. doi: 10.1136/jsrd-2026-000022. Epub 2026 Jan 1. PMID: 42317568; PMCID: PMC13274632.
6. Karpouzas GA, Gonzalez-Gay MA, Pascual-Ramos V, Misra DP, Myasoedova E, Rantapää-Dahlqvist S, Sfikakis P, Dessein P, Hitchon CA, Galarza-Delgado D, Van Riel P, Semb AG, Hauge EM, Kitas GD, Ormseth SR; for An inTernationAl Cardiovascular Consortium for Rheumatoid Arthritis (ATACC-RA). Rheumatoid factor and anticitrullinated protein antibody status jointly influence the association between disease activity and cardiovascular risk in rheumatoid arthritis. RMD Open. 2026 Jun 24;12(2):e006929. doi: 10.1136/rmdopen-2026-006929. PMID: 42342284.
7. Berthelsen DB, Horgan B, Simon L, Ioannidis JPA, Goel N, Tugwell P, Balay-Dustrude E, Bartlett SJ, Bingham CO, Boers M, Bouillot C, Böhm P, Choy E, Cowern M, Dagsvik K, Djurtoft C, Furst DE, Haugegaard T, Hazlewood GS, Hoens AM, Jørgensen TS, Kelly SE, Kruzikas D, Musaus J, Richards P, Shea BJ, Strand V, Thomas M, Torralba K, Voshaar M, Weinbrecht-Mischkewitz M, Woodworth TG, Wright G, Flurey C, Christensen R; OMERACT Safety Working Group. Development of a single‑item patient‑reported measure of treatment side‑effect burden in clinical trials of rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases using stakeholder input and large language model refinement. Semin Arthritis Rheum. 2026 Jun 19;79:153026. doi: 10.1016/j.semarthrit.2026.153026. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 42364594.
8. Gensheimer J, LaGosh J, Moulton ER, Sun V, de Barros SC, Montecino-Rodriguez E, Yiu G, Yuan X, Dorshkind K, Crooks GM. Clonal Analyses Reveal the Impact of Hematopoietic Stem and Progenitor Cell Aging on T Cell Development. Aging Cell. 2026 Jul;25(7):e70615. doi: 10.1111/acel.70615. PMID: 42374656.