Relationship between the functional exon 3 deleted growth hormone receptor polymorphism and symptomatic osteoarthritis in women.

abstract：:This article gives a short overview of the development and characteristics of the OMERACT rheumatoid arthritis MRI scoring system (RAMRIS), followed by an introduction to the use of the EULAR-OMERACT rheumatoid arthritis MRI reference image atlas. With this atlas, MRIs of wrist and metacarpophalangeal joints of patien...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Østergaard M,Edmonds J,McQueen F,Peterfy C,Lassere M,Ejbjerg B,Bird P,Emery P,Genant H,Conaghan P

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To develop a preliminary composite psoriatic disease activity index (CPDAI) for psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis. METHODS:Five domains were assessed and specific instruments were employed for each domain to determine the extent of domain involvement and the effect of that involvement on quality of life/fun...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Mumtaz A,Gallagher P,Kirby B,Waxman R,Coates LC,Veale J D,Helliwell P,FitzGerald O

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To develop recommendations for monitoring patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) in clinical practice and observational studies and to develop a standardised core set of variables to monitor SLE. METHODS:We followed the European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) standardised procedures for guideli...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Mosca M,Tani C,Aringer M,Bombardieri S,Boumpas D,Brey R,Cervera R,Doria A,Jayne D,Khamashta MA,Kuhn A,Gordon C,Petri M,Rekvig OP,Schneider M,Sherer Y,Shoenfeld Y,Smolen JS,Talarico R,Tincani A,van Vollenhoven RF,

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the effects of a switch from oral methotrexate (MTX) to subcutaneous MTX (scMTX) or adding ciclosporin to oral MTX with a simultaneous reduction of the MTX dose, in case of adverse events (AE) or insufficient effect (IE) in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). METHODS:The tight control treatment arm of ...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Bakker MF,Jacobs JW,Welsing PM,van der Werf JH,Linn-Rasker SP,van der Veen MJ,Lafeber FP,Bijlsma JW,Utrecht Arthritis Cohort Study Group.

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fifteen consecutive patients with acute arthritis were studied. Careful culture and microscopy of swabs from mucosal sites were performed to examine the hypothesis that the acute tropical polyarthritis commonly seen in Zimbabwe is due to undiagnosed gonococcal infection. Rheumatic fever and Reiter's disease accounted ...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Stein CM,Hanly MG

更新日期：1987-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:For our understanding of the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), it is important to elucidate the mechanisms underlying early stages of synovitis. Here, synovial cytokine production was investigated in patients with very early arthritis. METHODS:Synovial biopsies were obtained from pat...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Yeo L,Adlard N,Biehl M,Juarez M,Smallie T,Snow M,Buckley CD,Raza K,Filer A,Scheel-Toellner D

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the first-ever incidence of acute myocardial infarction and stroke in a community based RA cohort compared with the general population. METHODS:The RA cohort consisted of all patients in a local RA register in Malmö, Sweden (n = 1022). The patients were recruited from private and hospital base...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Turesson C,Jarenros A,Jacobsson L

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Results are reported from the first prospective study of gout in New Zealand Maoris based on a sample of 388 males and 378 females. At baseline, high mean levels of serum uric acid (SUA) were found, 0.422 +/- 0.092 mmol/1 (7.05 +/- 1.54 mg/100 ml) in males and 0.350 +/- 0.091 mmol/1 (5.85 +/- 1.52 mg/100 ml) in female...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Brauer GW,Prior IA

更新日期：1978-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine discrepancies in patients' current use and expected future use of the internet for different functions. METHOD:A short questionnaire was developed to assess patients' current use of the internet for three functions: "seeking information", "mutual support", and "care provider contact". This quest...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： van Lankveld WG,Derks AM,van den Hoogen FH

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the prevalence of upregulation of interferon (IFN) type I inducible genes, the so called 'IFN type I signature', in CD14 monocytes in 69 patients with primary Sjögren's syndrome (pSS) and 44 healthy controls (HC) and correlate it with disease manifestations and expression of B cell activating fac...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Brkic Z,Maria NI,van Helden-Meeuwsen CG,van de Merwe JP,van Daele PL,Dalm VA,Wildenberg ME,Beumer W,Drexhage HA,Versnel MA

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Leflunomide is known to be embryotoxic and teratogenic in rodents. However, there is less evidence in humans. We quantified the risk of major congenital malformation (MCM), prematurity, low birth weight (LBW) and spontaneous abortion associated with leflunomide exposure during pregnancy in humans. METHODS:F...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Bérard A,Zhao JP,Shui I,Colilla S

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the association between body mass index (BMI) and osteoarthritis (OA) leading to total hip (THR) or knee (TKR) joint replacement. METHODS:Case-control study design. All patients still living in Iceland who had had a THR or TKR resulting from OA before the end of 2002 were invited to participate. F...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Franklin J,Ingvarsson T,Englund M,Lohmander LS

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:B lymphocytes have been implicated in the pathogenesis of lupus and other autoimmune diseases, resulting in the introduction of B cell-directed therapies. Epratuzumab, a humanised anti-CD22 monoclonal antibody, is currently in clinical trials, although its effects on patients' B cells are not completely under...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Jacobi AM,Goldenberg DM,Hiepe F,Radbruch A,Burmester GR,Dörner T

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examine the expression of the natural killer (NK) antigen CD56, and T cell receptor delta chain antigen (TCR delta), expressed on the gamma delta T cell subset, in patients with scleroderma, and to correlate levels of expression with clinical characteristics. METHODS:Peripheral blood mononuclear cells (P...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Holcombe RF,Baethge BA,Wolf RE,Betzing KW,Stewart RM

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The humoral immune response against a broad spectrum of cartilage antigens (cellular and matrix antigens) was studied in a group of patients who showed resorption and/or rejection of transplanted cartilage in nasal surgery. METHODS:Sera were obtained from patients with successful and unsuccessful cartilage ...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Bujia J,Alsalameh S,Naumann A,Wilmes E,Sittinger M,Burmester GR

更新日期：1994-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：QUESTION:Which is the best strategy to achieve (drug-free) inactive disease in juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA)? METHODS:In a randomised, single-blinded, study in disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drug (DMARD)-naive patients with JIA, three treatment-strategies were compared: (1) sequential DMARD-monotherapy (sulfas...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Hissink Muller P,Brinkman DMC,Schonenberg-Meinema D,van den Bosch WB,Koopman-Keemink Y,Brederije ICJ,Bekkering PW,Kuijpers TW,Van Rossum M,van Suijlekom-Smit LWA,van den Berg JM,Boehringer S,Allaart CF,Ten Cate R

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Antiphospholipid antibody (aPL) specificity for aPL-related events was evaluated in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). METHODS:A study was carried out on 105 patients affected with SLE comparing the prevalence of lupus anticoagulant (LA) and IgG and IgM anticardiolipin antibodies (aCL) between patients with...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Ghirardello A,Doria A,Ruffatti A,Rigoli AM,Vesco P,Calligaro A,Gambari PF

更新日期：1994-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To study the value of antibodies to citrullinated proteins/peptides for predicting joint outcomes in patients with recent onset rheumatoid arthritis (RA). METHODS:191 patients with RA onset within the past year were followed up prospectively for five years. Serum samples obtained from 145 patients at baselin...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Meyer O,Labarre C,Dougados M,Goupille P,Cantagrel A,Dubois A,Nicaise-Roland P,Sibilia J,Combe B

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Short term immobilisation (seven days) of an antigen induced arthritic knee joint of the mouse led to attachment of polymorphonuclear leucocytes to the cartilage surface and severe cartilage damage. The events at the patellar cartilage surface were studied by scanning electron microscopy and compared with the changes ...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： van Lent PL,Wilms FH,van den Berg WB

更新日期：1989-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Validation of responsiveness and discriminative power of the World Health Organisation/International League of Associations for Rheumatology (WHO/ILAR) core set, the American College of Rheumatology (ACR), and European League for Rheumatology (EULAR) criteria for improvement/response, and other single and com...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Verhoeven AC,Boers M,van Der Linden S

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Erosions on the triquetrum and pisiform are frequent in early rheumatoid arthritis and occur characteristically at 3 sites. (a) A shallow erosion on the proximal medial triquetral "bare" area is related to synovial proliferation at the margin of the radiocarpal cavity, although compressive forces from an adjacent long...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Resnick D

更新日期：1976-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This review focuses on the contribution of genetic markers to the severity of radiological damage in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Currently available biomarkers of more severe disease include elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rates or C-reactive protein levels and rheumatoid factor (RF) or anticyclic citrullinated prot...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Marinou I,Maxwell JR,Wilson AG

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Smoking increases the risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and worsens the course of the disease. In the current study we analysed whether smoking can affect gene expression directly in the joints. METHODS:Synovial fibroblasts were incubated with 5% cigarette smoke extract and changes in gene expres...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Ospelt C,Camici GG,Engler A,Kolling C,Vogetseder A,Gay RE,Michel BA,Gay S

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Atlanto-axial subluxation occurs with a frequency varying from 6% to 45% in rheumatoid arthritis. Most patients are treated conservatively with a cervical collar. The effectiveness of different cervical collars in inhibiting anterior atlanto-axial subluxation was tested in 11 patients with classical rheumatoid arthrit...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Althoff B,Goldie IF

更新日期：1980-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To analyse tender and swollen joint counts in three cohorts of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), with a focus on the proportions of patients who had fewer than 6-12 tender or swollen joints, as possible evidence based information toward more generalisable inclusion criteria for current and future RA cl...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Pincus T,Sokka T,Chung CP,Cawkwell G

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To develop and validate new classification criteria for adult and juvenile idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM) and their major subgroups. METHODS:Candidate variables were assembled from published criteria and expert opinion using consensus methodology. Data were collected from 47 rheumatology, dermatolo...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Lundberg IE,Tjärnlund A,Bottai M,Werth VP,Pilkington C,Visser M,Alfredsson L,Amato AA,Barohn RJ,Liang MH,Singh JA,Aggarwal R,Arnardottir S,Chinoy H,Cooper RG,Dankó K,Dimachkie MM,Feldman BM,Torre IG,Gordon P,Hayas

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The main goal of traditional treatment of idiopathic retroperitoneal fibrosis is limitation of morbidity, and surgery of already formed fibrous masses has been the main therapeutic approach. More recently, the knowledge that the disorder may be the result of an allergic reaction to atherosclerotic lipids has prompted ...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Marzano A,Trapani A,Leone N,Actis GC,Rizzetto M

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Qualitative differences in synovitis between the cartilage-pannus junction (CPJ) region and the adjoining suprapatellar pouch (SPP) have been reported in rheumatoid arthritis and the spondyloarthropathies. OBJECTIVE:To determine if the distribution of synovitis is the same in osteoarthritis (OA) using sensi...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Rhodes LA,Conaghan PG,Radjenovic A,Grainger AJ,Emery P,McGonagle D

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To study the gene-environment interaction of tobacco exposure and shared epitope on autoantibodies in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and undifferentiated arthritis. METHODS:From incident cases of arthritis (n = 1305), patients who did not fulfil any classification criteria (undifferentiated arthritis (n...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Linn-Rasker SP,van der Helm-van Mil AH,van Gaalen FA,Kloppenburg M,de Vries RR,le Cessie S,Breedveld FC,Toes RE,Huizinga TW

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The relationship between the tensile properties of articular cartilage and age has been investigated in vitro in the human knee joint. Specimens orientated parallel to the articular surface were excised from the superficial and deep zones of the femoral condyles of knee joints of persons in the age range from 8 to 91 ...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Kempson GE

更新日期：1982-10-01 00:00:00