Author information:
(1)Arthritis Research UK Centre for Epidemiology, Division of Musculoskeletal 
and Dermatological Sciences, School of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Biology 
Medicine & Health, University of Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Sciences 
Centre, Manchester M13 9PL, UK. sarah.skeoch@manchester.ac.uk.
(2)Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, Royal United Hospitals Bath 
NHS Foundation Trust, Bath BA1 1RL, UK. sarah.skeoch@manchester.ac.uk.
(3)Department of Infection, Immunity & Cardiovascular Disease, University of 
Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2TN, UK. nickweatherley@doctors.org.uk.
(4)Department of Infection, Immunity & Cardiovascular Disease, University of 
Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2TN, UK. A.J.Swift@sheffield.ac.uk.
(5)Arthritis Research UK Centre for Epidemiology, Division of Musculoskeletal 
and Dermatological Sciences, School of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Biology 
Medicine & Health, University of Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Sciences 
Centre, Manchester M13 9PL, UK. Alexander.Oldroyd@manchester.ac.uk.
(6)Department of Infection, Immunity & Cardiovascular Disease, University of 
Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2TN, UK. c.johns@sheffield.ac.uk.
(7)North West Lung Centre, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, 
Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester M6 8HD, UK. 
conalhayton@doctors.org.uk.
(8)Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, NIHR Leeds 
Biomedical Research Centre, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK. 
A.Giollo@leeds.ac.uk.
(9)Rheumatology Unit, Department of Medicine, University of Verona, 37134 
Verona, Italy. A.Giollo@leeds.ac.uk.
(10)Department of Infection, Immunity & Cardiovascular Disease, University of 
Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2TN, UK. J.M.Wild@sheffield.ac.uk.
(11)Bioxydyn Limited, Rutherford House, Manchester Science Park, Manchester M15 
6SZ, UK. john.waterton@manchester.ac.uk.
(12)Centre for Imaging Sciences, Division of Informatics Imaging & Data 
Sciences, School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Biology Medicine & Health, 
University of Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Sciences Centre, Manchester 
M13 9PL, UK. john.waterton@manchester.ac.uk.
(13)Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, NIHR Leeds 
Biomedical Research Centre, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK. 
M.Buch@leeds.ac.uk.
(14)Division of Cancer Sciences, School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Biology 
Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester Academic Health 
Sciences Centre, Manchester M13 9PL, UK. Kim.Linton@manchester.ac.uk.
(15)Arthritis Research UK Centre for Epidemiology, Division of Musculoskeletal 
and Dermatological Sciences, School of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Biology 
Medicine & Health, University of Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Sciences 
Centre, Manchester M13 9PL, UK. Ian.Bruce@manchester.ac.uk.
(16)The Kellgren Centre for Rheumatology, NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research 
Centre, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester Academic Health 
Science Centre, Manchester M6 8HD, UK. Ian.Bruce@manchester.ac.uk.
(17)North West Lung Centre, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, 
Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester M6 8HD, UK. 
Colm.Leonard@nice.org.
(18)Academic Directorate of Respiratory Medicine, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals 
NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield S10 2JF, UK. Stephen.Bianchi@sth.nhs.uk.
(19)North West Lung Centre, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, 
Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester M6 8HD, UK. 
nazia.chaudhuri@nhs.net.