About the VHIR
Here at the Vall d'Hebron Research Institute (VHIR) we promote biomedical research, innovation and teaching. Over 1,800 people are seeking to understand diseases today so the treatment can be improved tomorrow.
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The Systemic Diseases group performs translational research based on at least 300 patients with systemic lupus erytomatosus (SLE), antiphospholipid syndrome (APS), systemic sclerosis, vasculitis, dermatomyitis, Sjörgen syndrome or autoinflammatory syndromes in order to better understand their pathogenesis (both at the immunological and genetic regulation level), study their clinical and biological expression (through the detection of new markers that help characterize each of the autoimmune diseases), study morbimortality (through epidemiological studies) and analyse patients' response to medications. With these goals in mind, we seek to improve the diagnosis, clinical monitoring, and prognosis of our patients.
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PMID: 31230373 Journal: ALLERGY Year: 2020 Reference: Allergy. 2020 Feb;75(2):259-272. doi: 10.1111/all.13953. Epub 2019 Sep 16. Impact factor: 8.706 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Blaiss, Michael S, Matricardi, Paolo Maria, Dramburg, Stephanie, Alvarez-Perea, Alberto, Antolin-Amerigo, Dario, Apfelbacher, Christian, Atanaskovic-Markovic, Marina, Berger, Uwe, Pfaar, Oliver, Pitsios, Constantinos et al. DOI: 10.1111/all.13953
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PMID: 31229481 Journal: ANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERY Year: 2019 Reference: Ann Thorac Surg. 2019 Oct;108(4):1052-1058. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2019.04.096. Epub 2019 Jun 21. Impact factor: 3.919 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Loor, Karina, Culebras, Mario, Sansano, Irene, Alvarez, Antonio, Berastegui, Cristina, de Gracia, Javier et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2019.04.096
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PMID: 29452298 Journal: JOINT BONE SPINE Year: 2018 Reference: Joint Bone Spine. 2018 Dec;85(6):721-726. doi: 10.1016/j.jbspin.2018.01.014. Epub 2018 Feb 13. Impact factor: 3.304 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Fernandez-Codina, Andreu, Pinilla, Blanca, Pinal-Fernandez, Iago, Lopez, Cristina, Fraile-Rodriguez, Guadalupe, Fonseca-Aizpuru, Eva, Carballo, Iago, Brito-Zeron, Pilar, Feijoo-Masso, Carlos, Lopez-Dupla, Miguel et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.jbspin.2018.01.014
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PMID: 29149307 Journal: RHEUMATOLOGY Year: 2018 Reference: Rheumatology (Oxford). 2018 Feb 1;57(2):388-396. doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/kex413. Impact factor: 5.245 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Pinal-Fernandez, Iago, Ferrer-Fabregas, Berta, Trallero-Araguas, Ernesto, Balada, Eva, Martinez, Maria Angeles, Milisenda, Jose Cesar, Aparicio-Espanol, Gloria, Labrador-Horrillo, Moises, Garcia-Patos, Vicente, Grau-Junyent, Josep M et al. DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/kex413
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PMID: 28385573 Journal: RESPIRATORY MEDICINE Year: 2017 Reference: Respir Med. 2017 Nov;132:265-266. doi: 10.1016/j.rmed.2017.03.028. Epub 2017 Mar 31. Impact factor: 3.217 Publication type: Letter or abstract Authors: Selva-O'Callaghan, Albert, Cavagna, Lorenzo, Gonzalez-Gay, Miguel A, Scire, Carlo Alberto et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.rmed.2017.03.028
PMID: 28328347 Journal: NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE Year: 2017 Reference: N Engl J Med. 2017 Mar 23;376(12):1131-1140. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1613627. Impact factor: 72.406 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Longhurst, Hilary, Cicardi, Marco, Craig, Timothy, Bork, Konrad, Grattan, Clive, Baker, James, Li, Huamin H, Reshef, Avner, Bonner, James, Bernstein, Jonathan A et al. DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa1613627
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Researchers have used an innovative protocol to identify people with this autoimmune disease who have a higher risk of cancer.
It will allow the promotion of research on systemic autoimmune-based diseases that especially affect women of childbearing age and, therefore, can also appear during pregnancy.
The study showing how thrombocytopenia increases the risk of thrombosis in patients with antiphospholipid syndrome has been considered the best paper published in 2021.
