Bettacchioli, Eléonore
Cornec, Divi
Gardien, Pauline
Quenehervé, Lucille
Guellec, Dewi
Tison, Alice
Constantin, Arnaud
Lequerre, Thierry
Bideau, Clothilde
André, Anne Lise
Capaldo, Clément
Devauchelle-Pensec, Valérie
Dueymes, Maryvonne
Saraux, Alain https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8454-7067
Article History
Received: 29 August 2024
Accepted: 18 December 2024
First Online: 14 January 2025
Declarations
:
: None of the authors (Eléonore Bettacchioli, Divi Cornec, Pauline Gardien, Lucille Quenehervé, Dewi Guellec, Alice Tison, Arnaud Constantin, Thierry Lequerre, Clothilde Bideau, Anne Lise André, Clément Capaldo, Valérie Devauchelle-Pensec, Maryvonne Dueymes, Alain Saraux) has any conflicts of interest to declare. Alain Saraux is an Editorial Board member of Rheumatology and Therapy. Alain Saraux was not involved in the selection of peer reviewers for the manuscript nor any of the subsequent editorial decisions.
: The ESPOIR cohort study protocol was approved by the local ethics committee (No. 020307). All patients gave their signed informed consent before inclusion. The DESIR cohort study protocol was approved by the local ethics committee (EUDRACT#2007-A00608-45). All patients gave their signed informed consent before inclusion. Both studies (ESPOIR and DESIR) were performed in accordance with the Helsinki Declaration of 1964 and its later amendments.