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Miguel A. González-Gay

Miguel A. González-Gay

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Medicine

D-Index
112
Citations
44033
World Ranking
5158
National Ranking
69

Overview

Miguel A. González-Gay is affiliated with the University of Cantabria in Spain. Their work primarily focuses on the field of Medicine, with a significant contribution to Rheumatology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Immunology, Genetics, and Ophthalmology. The subfields reflect a multidisciplinary approach to inflammatory and autoimmune diseases.

The scientist's research topics include systemic and complex diseases, with emphasis on:

  • Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research
  • Vasculitis and related conditions
  • Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies
  • Otitis Media and Relapsing Polychondritis
  • Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
  • Systemic Sclerosis and Related Diseases
  • Atherosclerosis and Cardiovascular Diseases

Miguel A. González-Gay has contributed to numerous papers, including the following recent examples:

  • A new immunometabolic perspective of intervertebral disc degeneration, 2021, Nature Reviews Rheumatology
  • EULAR recommendations for cardiovascular risk management in rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases, including systemic lupus erythematosus and antiphospholipid syndrome, 2022, Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
  • Clinical outcomes of hospitalised patients with COVID-19 and chronic inflammatory and autoimmune rheumatic diseases: a multicentric matched cohort study, 2020, Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
  • Recommendations for the treatment of anti-melanoma differentiation-associated gene 5-positive dermatomyositis-associated rapidly progressive interstitial lung disease, 2020, Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism
  • Integrative Analysis Reveals a Molecular Stratification of Systemic Autoimmune Diseases, 2020, Arthritis & Rheumatology

Their frequent co-authors indicate a collaborative research profile and include:

  • Ricardo Blanco
  • Santos Castañeda
  • Iván Ferraz-Amaro
  • Belén Atienza-Mateo
  • Juan Carlos Quevedo-Abeledo

The scholar's publications are often found in specialized venues, with high numbers of contributions to:

  • Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
  • Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology
  • Journal of Clinical Medicine
  • Lara D. Veeken
  • Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism

This combination of research topics, co-authorship networks, and preferred publication venues illustrates an ongoing engagement with complex immune-mediated and inflammatory disorders, alongside efforts in elucidating cardiovascular risks and molecular stratifications associated with systemic autoimmune diseases.

Best Publications

  • Genetics of rheumatoid arthritis contributes to biology and drug discovery

    Yukinori Okada;Yukinori Okada;Di Wu;Di Wu;Di Wu;Gosia Trynka;Gosia Trynka;Towfique Raj;Towfique Raj

  • High-density genetic mapping identifies new susceptibility loci for rheumatoid arthritis

    Steve Eyre;John Bowes;John Bowes;Dorothée Diogo;Dorothée Diogo;Annette Lee

  • HLA-DRB1 and persistent chronic inflammation contribute to cardiovascular events and cardiovascular mortality in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.

    Miguel A. Gonzalez-Gay;Carlos Gonzalez-Juanatey;Maria J. Lopez-Diaz;Angela Piñeiro

  • Leptin in the interplay of inflammation, metabolism and immune system disorders

    Vanessa Abella;Morena Scotece;Javier Conde;Jesús Pino

  • Genome-wide association study of systemic sclerosis identifies CD247 as a new susceptibility locus

    Timothy R.D.J. Radstake;Olga Y Gorlova;Blanca Rueda;Jose Ezequiel Martin

  • Association of a functional single-nucleotide polymorphism of PTPN22, encoding lymphoid protein phosphatase, with rheumatoid arthritis and systemic lupus erythematosus.

    Gisela Orozco;Elena Sánchez;Miguel A González-Gay;Miguel A López-Nevot

  • Obesity, Fat Mass and Immune System: Role for Leptin

    Vera Francisco;Jesús Pino;Victor Campos-Cabaleiro;Clara Ruiz-Fernández

  • Major histocompatibility complex associations of ankylosing spondylitis are complex and involve further epistasis with ERAP1.

    Adrian Cortes;Sara L. Pulit;Paul J. Leo;Jenny J. Pointon

  • Carotid Intima-Media Thickness Predicts the Development of Cardiovascular Events in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis

    Carlos Gonzalez-Juanatey;Javier Llorca;Javier Martin;Miguel A. Gonzalez-Gay

  • Active but transient improvement of endothelial function in rheumatoid arthritis patients undergoing long-term treatment with anti-tumor necrosis factor alpha antibody.

    Carlos Gonzalez-Juanatey;Ana Testa;Alberto Garcia-Castelo;Carlos Garcia-Porrua

  • Systemic vasculitis in adults in northwestern Spain, 1988-1997. Clinical and epidemiologic aspects

    Miguel A. Gonzalez-Gay;Carlos García-Porrúa

  • High prevalence of subclinical atherosclerosis in psoriatic arthritis patients without clinically evident cardiovascular disease or classic atherosclerosis risk factors.

    Carlos Gonzalez-juanatey;Javier Llorca;Encarnacion Amigo-Diaz;Trinidad Dierssen

  • EPIDEMIOLOGY OF THE VASCULITIDES

    Miguel A. González-Gay;Carlos García-Porrúa

  • Critical role of interleukin (IL)-17 in inflammatory and immune disorders: An updated review of the evidence focusing in controversies.

    José María G. Ruiz de Morales;Lluís Puig;Esteban Daudén;Juan D. Cañete

  • Henoch-Schönlein purpura in children and adults: clinical differences in a defined population.

    Carlos García-Porrúa;Maria C. Calviño;Javier Llorca;José M. Couselo

  • The epidemiology of the primary systemic vasculitides in northwest Spain: implications of the Chapel Hill Consensus Conference definitions.

    Miguel A. Gonzalez-Gay;Carlos Garcia-Porrua;Jose Guerrero;Pilar Rodriguez-Ledo

  • Carotid ultrasound is useful for the cardiovascular risk stratification of patients with rheumatoid arthritis: results of a population-based study.

    Alfonso Corrales;Carlos González-Juanatey;María E Peiró;Ricardo Blanco

  • Aortic aneurysm and dissection in patients with biopsy-proven giant cell arteritis from northwestern Spain: a population-based study.

    Miguel A. Gonzalez-Gay;Carlos Garcia-Porrua;Angela Pineiro;Robustiano Pego-Reigosa

  • Biopsy-negative giant cell arteritis: clinical spectrum and predictive factors for positive temporal artery biopsy.

    Miguel A. Gonzalez-Gay;Carlos Garcia-Porrua;Javier Llorca;Carmen Gonzalez-Louzao

  • HLA-DRB1 status affects endothelial function in treated patients with rheumatoid arthritis

    Carlos Gonzalez-Juanatey;Ana Testa;Alberto Garcia-Castelo;Carlos Garcia-Porrua

Frequent Co-Authors

Javier Llorca
Javier Llorca University of Cantabria
Javier Martín
Javier Martín Spanish National Research Council
Alejandro Balsa
Alejandro Balsa Hospital Universitario La Paz
William E R Ollier
William E R Ollier University of Manchester
Oreste Gualillo
Oreste Gualillo Servicio Gallego de Salud
Ali H. Hajeer
Ali H. Hajeer King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences
Torsten Witte
Torsten Witte Hannover Medical School
Wendy Thomson
Wendy Thomson University of Manchester
Timothy R D J Radstake
Timothy R D J Radstake Utrecht University
Miguel A. López-Nevot
Miguel A. López-Nevot University of Granada

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