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Elisabeth Brouwer is affiliated with the University Medical Center Groningen in the Netherlands. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Medicine, with significant contributions to subfields such as Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Rheumatology, Immunology, Genetics, and Physiology.

The scientist's work covers a range of topics related to vasculitis and autoimmune conditions. Major themes in their research include:

  • Vasculitis and related conditions
  • Otitis Media and Relapsing Polychondritis
  • Coagulation, Bradykinin, Polyphosphates, and Angioedema
  • Atherosclerosis and Cardiovascular Diseases
  • Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research
  • Cell Adhesion Molecules Research
  • Sarcoidosis and Beryllium Toxicity Research

Brouwer has published extensively in a variety of journals. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases (38 publications)
  • Lara D. Veeken (20 publications)
  • Diagnostics (5 publications)
  • The Lancet Rheumatology (4 publications)
  • Frontiers in Immunology (4 publications)

Their recent papers demonstrate a focus on diagnosis, treatment, and monitoring of vasculitis-related diseases. Notable recent publications include:

  • "ANCA-associated vasculitis" (2020) published in Nature Reviews Disease Primers
  • "British Society for Rheumatology guideline on diagnosis and treatment of giant cell arteritis" (2020) published in Lara D. Veeken
  • "Diagnostic Accuracy of Symptoms, Physical Signs, and Laboratory Tests for Giant Cell Arteritis" (2020) published in JAMA Internal Medicine
  • "Long-term effect of tocilizumab in patients with giant cell arteritis: open-label extension phase of the Giant Cell Arteritis Actemra (GiACTA) trial" (2021) published in The Lancet Rheumatology
  • "Diagnostic value of [18F]FDG-PET/CT for treatment monitoring in large vessel vasculitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis" (2021) published in European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Kornelis S. M. van der Geest (57 collaborations)
  • Maria Sandovici (46 collaborations)
  • Riemer H. J. A. Slart (33 collaborations)
  • Yannick van Sleen (29 collaborations)
  • Peter Heeringa (29 collaborations)

Best Publications

  • Genome-wide association study meta-analysis identifies seven new rheumatoid arthritis risk loci

    Eli A Stahl;Soumya Raychaudhuri;Soumya Raychaudhuri;Elaine F Remmers;Gang Xie

  • Trial of Tocilizumab in Giant-Cell Arteritis.

    John H Stone;Katie Tuckwell;Sophie Dimonaco;Micki Klearman

  • ANCA-associated vasculitis.

    A. Richard Kitching;Hans Joachim Anders;Neil Basu;Elisabeth Brouwer

  • Anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies: current diagnostic and pathophysiological potential.

    Cees G.M. Kallenberg;Elisabeth Brouwer;Jan J. Weening;Jan W. Cohen Tervaert

  • EULAR recommendations for terminology and research in individuals at risk of rheumatoid arthritis: report from the Study Group for Risk Factors for Rheumatoid Arthritis

    Danielle M. Gerlag;Karim Raza;Lisa G M van Baarsen;Elisabeth Brouwer

  • Meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies in celiac disease and rheumatoid arthritis identifies fourteen non-HLA shared loci

    Alexandra Zhernakova;Alexandra Zhernakova;Alexandra Zhernakova;Eli A. Stahl;Eli A. Stahl;Gosia Trynka;Soumya Raychaudhuri

  • EULAR definition of arthralgia suspicious for progression to rheumatoid arthritis

    Hanna W. van Steenbergen;Daniel Aletaha;Liesbeth J. J. Beaart-van de Voorde;Elisabeth Brouwer

  • Activation of granulocytes by anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCA): a Fc gamma RII-dependent process.

    A. H. L. Mulder;P. Heeringa;E. Brouwer;P. C. Limburg

  • Periodontitis in established rheumatoid arthritis patients: A cross-sectional clinical, microbiological and serological study

    Menke de Smit;Johanna Westra;Arjan Vissink;Berber Doornbos-van der Meer

  • Giant cell arteritis and polymyalgia rheumatica: current challenges and opportunities

    Christian Dejaco;Elisabeth Brouwer;Justin C Mason;Frank Buttgereit

  • British Society for Rheumatology guideline on diagnosis and treatment of giant cell arteritis

    Sarah L Mackie;Sarah L Mackie;Christian Dejaco;Simone Appenzeller;Dario Camellino

  • Antimyeloperoxidase-associated proliferative glomerulonephritis: an animal model.

    E. Brouwer;M. G. Huitema;P. A. Klok;H. de Weerd

  • Neutrophil activation in vitro and in vivo in Wegener's granulomatosis

    Elisabeth Brouwer;Minke G. Huitema;A.H. Leontine Mulder;Peter Heeringa

  • Predominance of IgG1 and IgG4 subclasses of anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic autoantibodies (ANCA) in patients with Wegener's granulomatosis and clinically related disorders.

    E. Brouwer;J. W. Cohen Tervaert;G. Horst;M. G. Huitema

  • Immuno‐miRs: critical regulators of T‐cell development, function and ageing

    Bart-Jan Kroesen;Nato Teteloshvili;Katarzyna Smigielska-Czepiel;Elisabeth Brouwer

  • The periodontium of periodontitis patients contains citrullinated proteins which may play a role in ACPA (anti-citrullinated protein antibody) formation

    Willem Nesse;Johanna Westra;Jacqueline E. van der Wal;Frank Abbas

  • Common and different genetic background for rheumatoid arthritis and coeliac disease

    Marieke J.H. Coenen;Gosia Trynka;Sandra Heskamp;Barbara Franke

  • T cell reactivity to proteinase 3 and myeloperoxidase in patients with Wegener's granulomatosis (WG)

    E. Brouwer;C. A. Stegeman;M. G. Huitema;P. C. Limburg

  • Comprehensive analysis of miRNA expression in T-cell subsets of rheumatoid arthritis patients reveals defined signatures of naive and memory Tregs

    K Smigielska-Czepiel;A van den Berg;P Jellema;R J van der Lei

  • Aging disturbs the balance between effector and regulatory CD4+ T cells

    Kornelis S. M. van der Geest;Wayel H. Abdulahad;Sarah M. Tete;Pedro G. Lorencetti

  • Disturbed B cell homeostasis in newly diagnosed giant cell arteritis and polymyalgia rheumatica

    Kornelis S M van der Geest;Wayel H Abdulahad;Paulina Chalan;Abraham Rutgers

  • Autoantibodies to myeloperoxidase aggravate mild anti-glomerular-basement-membrane-mediated glomerular injury in the rat.

    P. Heeringa;E. Brouwer;P.A. Klok;M.G. Huitema

Frequent Co-Authors

Hendrika Bootsma
Hendrika Bootsma University Medical Center Groningen
Peter Heeringa
Peter Heeringa University Medical Center Groningen
Arjan Vissink
Arjan Vissink University Medical Center Groningen
Carlo Salvarani
Carlo Salvarani University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
Maria C. Cid
Maria C. Cid University of Barcelona
John H. Stone
John H. Stone Harvard University
Cees G. M. Kallenberg
Cees G. M. Kallenberg University of Groningen
René E. M. Toes
René E. M. Toes Leiden University Medical Center
Pieter C. Limburg
Pieter C. Limburg University of Groningen
Alexandra Zhernakova
Alexandra Zhernakova University Medical Center Groningen

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