• Complement lectin pathway protein levels reflect disease activity in juvenile idiopathic arthritis: A longitudinal study of the Nordic JIA cohort 

      Glerup, Mia; Thiel, Steffen; Rypdal, Veronika Gjertsen; Arnstad, Ellen Dalen; Ekelund, Maria; Peltoniemi, Suvi; Aalto, Kristiina; Rygg, Marite; Nielsen, Susan; Fasth, Anders; Berntson, Lillemor; Nordal, Ellen Berit; Herlin, Troels (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2019-09-09)
      <i>Background</i> - To determine the serum levels of the lectin pathway proteins early in the disease course and 17 years after disease onset and to correlate the protein levels to markers of disease activity in participants from a population-based Nordic juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) cohort. Additionally, to assess the predictive value of lectin pathway proteins with respect to remission ...
    • Early self-reported pain in juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is related to long-term outcomes. Results from the Nordic JIA cohort study. 

      Arnstad, Ellen Dalen; Rypdal, Veronika Gjertsen; Peltoniemi, Suvi; Herlin, T; Berntson, Lillemor; Fasth, Anders; Nielsen, Susan; Glerup, Mia; Ekelund, Maria; Zak, Marek; Aalto, Kristiina; Nordal, Ellen Berit; Romundstad, Pål Richard; Rygg, Marite (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2018-07-28)
      <p><i>Objective</i>: To study self‐reported pain early in the disease course of juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) as predictor of long‐term disease outcomes.</p> <p><i>Methods</i>: Consecutive cases of JIA with disease onset 1997‐2000 from defined geographical areas of Norway, Sweden, Finland and Denmark were prospectively enrolled in this population‐based cohort study. Self‐reported, disease‐related ...
    • Long-term outcomes in juvenile idiopathic arthritis: 18 years of follow-up in the population-based Nordic Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) cohort. 

      Glerup, Mia; Rypdal, Veronika Gjertsen; Arnstad, Ellen Dalen; Ekelund, Maria; Peltoniemi, Suvi; Aalto, Kristiina; Rygg, Marite; Toftedal, Peter; Nielsen, Susan; Fasth, Anders; Berntson, Lillemor; Nordal, Ellen Berit; Herlin, Troels (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2019-02-14)
      <i>Objectives</i> - This study assessed the long‐term course, remission rate and disease burden in juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) 18 years after disease onset in a population‐based setting from the early biologic era.<p><p> <i>Methods</i> - A total of 510 consecutive cases of JIA with disease onset between 1997 and 2000 from defined geographic regions in Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Finland ...
    • Longterm Outcomes of Temporomandibular Joints in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis: 17 Years of Followup of a Nordic Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis Cohort. 

      Glerup, Mia; Stoustrup, Peter Bangsgaard; Matzen, Louise Hauge; Rypdal, Veronika Gjertsen; Nordal, Ellen Berit; Frid, Paula; Arnstad, Ellen Dalen; Rygg, Marite; Thorarensen, Olafur; Ekelund, Maria; Berntson, Lillemor; Fasth, Anders; Nilsson, H; Peltoniemi, Suvi; Aalto, Kristiina; Arte, Sirpa; Toftedal, Peter; Nielsen, Susan; Kreiborg, S.; Herlin, T; Pedersen, T. (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-05-01)
      <i>Objective</i> - To determine the prevalence of orofacial symptoms, dysfunctions, and deformities of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) in juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) 17 years after disease onset.<p> <p><i>Methods</i> - Drawn from a prospective, population-based Nordic JIA cohort with disease onset from 1997 to 2000, 420 consecutive cases were eligible for orofacial evaluation of TMJ ...
    • Participation in school and physical education in juvenile idiopathic arthritis in a Nordic long-term cohort study 

      Nordal, Ellen Berit; Rypdal, Veronika Gjertsen; Arnstad, Ellen Dalen; Aalto, Kristiina; Berntson, Lillemor; Ekelund, Maria; Fasth, Anders; Glerup, Mia; Herlin, Troels; Nielsen, Susan; Peltoniemi, Suvi; Zak, Marek; Songstad, Nils Thomas; Rygg, Marite (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2019-07-15)
      <i>Background</i> - The aim of the study was to describe school attendance and participation in physical education in school among children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA).<p> <p><i>Methods</i> - Consecutive cases of JIA from defined geographical areas of Finland, Sweden and Norway with disease onset in 1997 to 2000 were followed for 8 years in a multi-center cohort study, aimed to be ...
    • Predicting unfavorable long-term outcome in juvenile idiopathic arthritis: Results from the Nordic cohort study 

      Rypdal, Veronika Gjertsen; Arnstad, Ellen Dalen; Aalto, Kristiina; Berntson, Lillemor; Ekelund, Maria; Fasth, Anders; Glerup, Mia; Herlin, Troels; Nielsen, Susan; Peltoniemi, Suvi; Zak, Marek; Rygg, Marite; Rypdal, Martin Wibe; Nordal, Ellen Berit (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2018-05-03)
      <i>Background</i>: The aim was to develop prediction rules that may guide early treatment decisions based on baseline clinical predictors of long-term unfavorable outcome in juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). <p> <p><i>Methods</i>: In the Nordic JIA cohort, we assessed baseline disease characteristics as predictors of the following outcomes 8 years after disease onset. Non-achievement of ...
    • Psoriasis and associated variables in classification and outcome of juvenile idiopathic arthritis - an eight-year follow-up study 

      Ekelund, Maria; Aalto, Kristiina; Fasth, Anders; Nielsen, Susan; Nordal, Ellen Berit; Peltoniemi, Suvi; Rygg, Marite; Zak, Marek; Berntson, Lillemor (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2017-02-22)
      Background<br> To study the impact of psoriasis and features associated with psoriasis on classification and outcome in a population-based follow-up cohort of children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA).<p> Methods<br> In all, 440 children with JIA were followed for a median of 8 years in a prospective Nordic population-based cohort study. Data for remission was available for 427 of these ...
    • Uveitis in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis 18-Year Outcome in the Population-based Nordic Cohort Study 

      Rypdal, Veronika Gjertsen; Glerup, Mia; Songstad, Nils Tomas; Bertelsen, Geir; Christoffersen, Terje; Arnstad, Ellen D.; Aalto, Kristiina; Berntson, Lillemor; Fasth, Anders; Herlin, Troels; Ekelund, Maria; Peltoniemi, Suvi; Toftedal, Peter; Nielsen, Susan; Leinonen, Sanna; Bangsgaard, Regitze; Nielsen, Rasmus; Rygg, Marite; Nordal, Ellen (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-08-28)
      <i>Purpose</i> - To assess the long-term outcome of uveitis in juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA).<p> <p><i>Design</i> - Population-based, multicenter, prospective JIA cohort, with a cross-sectional assessment of JIA-associated uveitis (JIA-U) 18 years after the onset of JIA.<p> <p><i>Participants</i> - A total of 434 patients with JIA, of whom 96 had uveitis, from defined geographic areas of ...