1 Rheumatology and Rehabilitation Research Unit, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK 2 Rehabilitation Teaching and Research Unit, Department of Medicine, Wellington School of Medicine and Health Sciences, ...
1 Department of Internal Medicine III and Institute for Clinical Immunology, University of Erlangen–Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany 2 Institute of Rheumatology and Connective Tissue Research Laboratory, ...
1 Kyowa Kirin Co., Ltd., R&D division, Sunto-gun, Shizuoka, Japan 1 Kyowa Kirin Co.,Ltd., R&D division, Sunto-gun, Shizuoka, Japan 3 Kyowa Kirin Co.,Ltd., R&D ...
Objective Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a systemic autoimmune disease with unknown aetiology. Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is an environmental factor associated with SLE. EBV maintains latency in ...
Background: Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is increasingly used to detect inflammation in the spine of patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS). Objectives: To detect differentially the presence ...
Correspondence to Professor Maarten Boers, Epidemiology & Biostatistics, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam 1007 MB, Netherlands; eb{at}vumc.nl Objectives Mortality in ...
Objective The aim of this study was to assess the predictive value of tenderness in the absence of swelling with consideration of other potential risk factors for subsequent radiographic progression ...
A systematic review of qualitative peer-reviewed publications was conducted to identify drivers of and barriers to help-seeking behaviour in adults with new-onset rheumatoid arthritis (RA). 1058 ...
Background JAK inhibitors (JAKi) are a new class of drugs developed for the treatment of different immune-mediated inflammatory diseases (IMIDs). Thrombotic events have been reported in some long-term ...
1 Karolinska Institute, Rheumatology Division, Department of Medicine Solna, Stockholm, Sweden 2 Karolinska Institute, Clinical Epidemiology Division, Department of Medicine Solna, Stockholm, Sweden ...
Objectives: Ki-67 is expressed in the nuclei of dividing cells and can be used to assess proliferation of synovial inflammatory and stromal cells. We evaluated subintimal Ki-67+ cell density as a ...
Background: Underexcretion of uric acid is the dominant mechanism leading to hyperuricemia [1] and the 24-hour urinary uric acid excretion is an important measurement. However, it is inconvenient due ...