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Glucocorticoid receptor gene polymorphisms and disease activity during pregnancy and the postpartum period in rheumatoid arthritis

Rogier AM Quax1*, Yaël A de Man2, Jan W Koper1, Elisabeth FC van Rossum1, Sten P Willemsen3, Steven WJ Lamberts1, Johanna MW Hazes2, Radboud JEM Dolhain2 and Richard A Feelders1

1 Department of Internal Medicine, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, 's-Gravendijkwal 230, Rotterdam, 3015 CE, The Netherlands

2 Department of Rheumatology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, 's-Gravendijkwal 230, Rotterdam, 3015 CE, The Netherlands

3 Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, 's-Gravendijkwal 230, Rotterdam, 3015 CE, The Netherlands

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Arthritis Research & Therapy 2012, 14:R183 doi:10.1186/ar4014

Published: 13 August 2012

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Table S1. Reversed EULAR response criteria for the definition of postpartum deterioration. This table shows the conditions for classifying patients as having no flare or a moderate or severe flare.

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Table S2. Medication use. This table gives an overview of the different antirheumatic drugs (prednisone, NSAIDs, DMARDs, and biologicals) used by the patients at different stages of pregnancy and postpartum.

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