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An Assessment in SpondyloArthritis International Society (ASAS)-endorsed definition of clinically important worsening in axial spondyloarthritis based on ASDAS

Introduction In a previous phase, 12 draft definitions for clinically important worsening in axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) were selected, of which 3 were based on absolute changes in Ankylosing ...
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Studies with pain rating scales.

Good correlation has been shown between pain scores derived from 4 different rating scales. The correlation was maintained when presentation of the scales was separated by a series of questions and by ...
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EULAR recommendations for calcium pyrophosphate deposition. Part II: Management

Objectives To develop evidence-based recommendations for management of calcium pyrophosphate deposition (CPPD). Methods A multidisciplinary guideline development group of 15 experts, representing 10 ...
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2016 American College of Rheumatology/European League Against Rheumatism classification criteria for primary Sjögren's syndrome

Objectives To develop and validate an international set of classification criteria for primary Sjögren's syndrome (SS) using guidelines from the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) and the European ...
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EULAR/EFORT recommendations for the diagnosis and initial management of patients with acute or recent onset swelling of the knee

Correspondence to R B M Landewé, Maastricht University Medical Center, Department of Internal Medicine/Rheumatology, PO Box 5800, 6202AZ Maastricht, The Netherlands; r.landewe{at}mumc.nl Objectives: ...
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Targeting siglec-E on murine dendritic cells inhibits antigen presentation and CD4 and CD8 t cell responses

Dendritic cells (DCs) are the most potent antigen presenting cells of the immune system. They are important regulators of immune responses by their capacity to induce tolerance or immunity, depending ...
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Scoring the nailfold microvascular changes during the capillaroscopic analysis in systemic sclerosis patients

Research Laboratory and Academic Unit of Clinical Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genova, Genova, Italy Dr M Cutolo, Research Laboratory and Academic Unit of Clinical ...
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Predictors of radiographic joint damage in patients with early rheumatoid arthritis

Professor B A C Dijkmans, Department of Rheumatology, Free University Hospital, Room B417, PO Box 7057, 1007 MB Amsterdam, The Netherlands jansen_annemarie{at}hotmail.com OBJECTIVE To determine ...
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A randomised controlled trial of the efficacy and safety of allopurinol dose escalation to achieve target serum urate in people with gout

Correspondence to Professor Lisa K Stamp, Department of Medicine, University of Otago, Christchurch, P.O. Box 4345, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand; lisa.stamp{at}cdhb.health.nz Objectives To determine ...
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Role of RANKL and RANK in bone loss and arthritis

1 Institute for Molecular Biotechnology of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna, Austria Departments of Immunology and Medical Biophysics, University of Toronto, University Health Network, Canada ...
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Validated measurement of periarticular bone mineral density at the knee joint by dual energy x ray absorptiometry

Department of Rheumatology, St. Vincent's University Hospital, Dublin 4, Ireland Dr E Murphy, Department of Rheumatology, Education and Research Centre, St Vincent's Hospital, Elm Park, Dublin 4, ...
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In early rheumatoid arthritis, patients with a good initial response to methotrexate have excellent 2-year clinical outcomes, but radiological progression is not fully ...

1 Unit of Clinical Therapy Research, Inflammatory Diseases (ClinTRID), The Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden 2 Department of Rheumatology, The Karolinska Institute and Karolinska University ...