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Caroline Gordon is affiliated with the University of Birmingham in the United Kingdom and has contributed extensively to the field of medicine, particularly within rheumatology. Their research work spans several interconnected subfields including immunology, pathology and forensic medicine, radiology and nuclear medicine, and genetics.

The primary focus of their research lies in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), with numerous publications addressing various aspects of this autoimmune disorder. Their studies also cover related areas such as monoclonal and polyclonal antibodies research, atherosclerosis and cardiovascular diseases, systemic sclerosis and related diseases, as well as T-cell and B-cell immunology.

Caroline Gordon has a documented publication record featuring significant papers such as:

  • "2021 DORIS definition of remission in SLE: final recommendations from an international task force" (2021) published in Lupus Science & Medicine
  • "Prevalence of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in the United States: Estimates From a Meta-Analysis of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Lupus Registries" (2021) published in Arthritis & Rheumatology
  • "British Society for Rheumatology guideline on prescribing drugs in pregnancy and breastfeeding: immunomodulatory anti-rheumatic drugs and corticosteroids" (2022) published in Lara D. Veeken
  • "Lower vitamin D is associated with metabolic syndrome and insulin resistance in systemic lupus: data from an international inception cohort" (2021) published in Lara D. Veeken
  • "Flares after hydroxychloroquine reduction or discontinuation: results from the Systemic Lupus International Collaborating Clinics (SLICC) inception cohort" (2021) published in Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases

Frequent co-authors with whom Caroline Gordon has collaborated include:

  • David Isenberg
  • Ian N Bruce
  • Sasha Bernatsky
  • Cynthia Aranow
  • Rosalind Ramsey-Goldman

The scientist has published regularly in several academic venues, most notably:

  • Lara D. Veeken
  • Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
  • UNC Libraries
  • Arthritis Care & Research
  • Rheumatology Advances in Practice

Best Publications

  • Derivation and validation of the Systemic Lupus International Collaborating Clinics classification criteria for systemic lupus erythematosus.

    Michelle Petri;Ana Maria Orbai;Graciela S. Alarcõn;Caroline Gordon

  • 2019 update of the EULAR recommendations for the management of systemic lupus erythematosus

    Antonis Fanouriakis;Myrto Kostopoulou;Alessia Alunno;Martin Aringer

  • The American College of Rheumatology nomenclature and case definitions for neuropsychiatric lupus syndromes

    Matthew H. Liang;Michael Corzillius;Sang Cheol Bae;Robert A. Lew

  • Efficacy and Safety of Rituximab in Moderately-to-Severely Active Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: The Randomized, Double-Blind, Phase II/III Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Evaluation of Rituximab Trial

    Joan T. Merrill;C. Michael Neuwelt;Daniel J. Wallace;Joseph C. Shanahan

  • Systemic lupus erythematosus.

    Arvind Kaul;Caroline Gordon;Mary K Crow;Zahi Touma

  • Mortality in systemic lupus erythematosus.

    S. Bernatsky;J. F. Boivin;L. Joseph;S. Manzi

  • Mycophenolate Mofetil versus Cyclophosphamide for Induction Treatment of Lupus Nephritis

    Gerald B. Appel;Gabriel Contreras;Mary Anne Dooley;Ellen M. Ginzler

  • Joint European League Against Rheumatism and European Renal Association–European Dialysis and Transplant Association (EULAR/ERA-EDTA) recommendations for the management of adult and paediatric lupus nephritis

    George K Bertsias;Maria Tektonidou;Zahir Amoura;Martin Aringer

  • EULAR recommendations for the management of systemic lupus erythematosus. Report of a Task Force of the EULAR Standing Committee for International Clinical Studies Including Therapeutics

    G. Bertsias;J. P. A. Ioannidis;J. Boletis;S. Bombardieri

  • EULAR recommendations for the management of systemic lupus erythematosus with neuropsychiatric manifestations: report of a task force of the EULAR standing committee for clinical affairs

    G K Bertsias;J P A Ioannidis;M Aringer;E Bollen

  • Treat-to-target in systemic lupus erythematosus: recommendations from an international task force

    Ronald van Vollenhoven;Marta Mosca;George Bertsias;David Isenberg

  • The BILAG index: a reliable and valid instrument for measuring clinical disease activity in systemic lupus erythematosus.

    E.M. Hay;P.A. Bacon;C. Gordon;D.A. Isenberg

  • BILAG 2004. Development and initial validation of an updated version of the British Isles Lupus Assessment Group's disease activity index for patients with systemic lupus erythematosus

    D. A. Isenberg;A. Rahman;E. Allen;V. Farewell

  • The reliability of the Systemic Lupus International Collaborating Clinics/American College of Rheumatology Damage Index in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus.

    Dafna D. Gladman;Murray B. Urowitz;Charles H. Goldsmith;Paul Fortin

  • Development and initial validation of the vasculitis damage index for the standardized clinical assessment of damage in the systemic vasculitides

    A. R. Exley;P. A. Bacon;R. A. Luqmani;G. D. Kitas

  • Anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressive drugs and reproduction.

    Monika Østensen;Munther Khamashta;Michael Lockshin;Ann Parke

  • The frequency and outcome of lupus nephritis: results from an international inception cohort study

    John G. Hanly;Aidan G. O'Keeffe;Li Su;Murray B. Urowitz

  • Early rheumatoid arthritis is characterized by a distinct and transient synovial fluid cytokine profile of T cell and stromal cell origin

    Karim Raza;Francesco Falciani;S John Curnow;Emma J Ross

  • The prevalence and incidence of systemic lupus erythematosus in Birmingham, England. Relationship to ethnicity and country of birth.

    Angela E. Johnson;Caroline Gordon;Robert G. Palmer;Paul A. Bacon

  • Efficacy and safety of epratuzumab in patients with moderate/severe active systemic lupus erythematosus: results from EMBLEM, a phase IIb, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicentre study.

    Daniel J Wallace;Kenneth Kalunian;Michelle A Petri;Vibeke Strand

Frequent Co-Authors

Ian N. Bruce
Ian N. Bruce University of Manchester
David A. Isenberg
David A. Isenberg University College London
Ann E. Clarke
Ann E. Clarke University of Calgary
Susan Manzi
Susan Manzi Allegheny Health Network
Michelle Petri
Michelle Petri Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Murray B. Urowitz
Murray B. Urowitz University of Toronto
Dafna D. Gladman
Dafna D. Gladman Toronto Western Hospital
Rosalind Ramsey-Goldman
Rosalind Ramsey-Goldman Northwestern University
Paul R. Fortin
Paul R. Fortin Université Laval
Munther A. Khamashta
Munther A. Khamashta King's College London

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