Clinical Rheumatology - Editor Highlights - August 2021

Prof. Carlos Pineda provides his Editor-in-Chief highlights from this issue; where the article is not already Open Access, the read-only version of each article has been made available.

The issue can be found in full on SpringerLink (this opens in a new tab).

Mayan alleles of the HLA-DRB1 major histocompatibility complex might contribute to the genetic susceptibility to systemic lupus erythematosus in Mexican patients from Tapachula, Chiapas (this opens in a new tab). Garcia-Silva, R, Hernandez-Doño, S, Román-Amparo, JP et al.

Comparing symptoms, treatment patterns, and quality of life of ankylosing spondylitis and non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis patients in the USA: findings from a patient and rheumatologist Survey. (this opens in a new tab) Hunter, T, Sandoval, D, Booth, N et al. 

Ankylosing spondylitis risk factors: a systematic literature review. (this opens in a new tab) Hwang, MC, Ridley, L & Reveille, JD