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A Simple Step Test to Estimate Cardio-Respiratory Fitness Levels of Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients in a Clinical Setting

Jennifer K. Cooney,  Jonathan P. Moore,  Yasmeen A. Ahmad,  Jeremy G. Jones,  Andrew B. Lemmey,  Francesco Casanova,  Peter J. Maddison,  Jeanette M. Thom, 
  • First Published: 23 December 2013
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Controlled Cohort Study of Serum Gonadal and Adrenocortical Steroid Levels in Males Prior to Onset of Rheumatoid Arthritis (pre-RA): A Comparison to pre-RA Females and Sex Differences among the Study Groups

Alfonse T. Masi,  Azeem A. Rehman,  Robert T. Chatterton,  Huaping Wang,  Ned J. Goertzen,  Kevin B. Elmore,  Jean C. Aldag, 
  • First Published: 24 November 2013
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Rheumatoid Factor Positivity Is Associated with Increased Joint Destruction and Upregulation of Matrix Metalloproteinase 9 and Cathepsin K Gene Expression in the Peripheral Blood in Rheumatoid Arthritic Patients Treated with Methotrexate

Elena V. Tchetina,  Natalia V. Demidova,  Dmitry E. Karateev,  Eugeny L. Nasonov, 
  • First Published: 14 November 2013
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The Assessment of Disease Activity in Rheumatic Diseases

Thurayya Arayssi,  Zahi Touma,  Mandana Nikpour,  Lilian Ghandour, 
  • First Published: 07 November 2013
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The Utility of Outcome Measures in Total Knee Replacement Surgery

Michelle M. Dowsey,  Peter F. M. Choong, 
  • First Published: 31 October 2013
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Capability and Limitations of Recent Diagnostic Criteria for Autoimmune Pancreatitis

Taku Tabata,  Terumi Kamisawa,  Sawako Kuruma,  Kazuro Chiba,  Susumu Iwasaki,  Go Kuwata,  Takashi Fujiwara,  Hideto Egashira,  Satomi Koizumi,  Yuka Endo,  Koichi Koizumi,  Junko Fujiwara,  Takeo Arakawa,  Kumiko Momma, 
  • First Published: 30 October 2013
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Long-Term Drug Survival of TNF Inhibitor Therapy in RA Patients: A Systematic Review of European National Drug Registers

Anamika Arora,  Anadi Mahajan,  Dean Spurden,  Helen Boyd,  Duncan Porter, 
  • First Published: 30 October 2013
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Comparison of the Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Activity Questionnaire and the Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Disease Activity Index in a Black Barbadian Population

Kim R. Quimby,  Cindy Flower,  Ian R. Hambleton,  R. Clive Landis,  Anselm J. M. Hennis, 
  • First Published: 24 October 2013
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Monogenic Autoinflammatory Syndromes: State of the Art on Genetic, Clinical, and Therapeutic Issues

Francesco Caso,  Donato Rigante,  Antonio Vitale,  Orso Maria Lucherini,  Luisa Costa,  Mariangela Atteno,  Adele Compagnone,  Paolo Caso,  Bruno Frediani,  Mauro Galeazzi,  Leonardo Punzi,  Luca Cantarini, 
  • First Published: 24 October 2013
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The Role of Klebsiella in Crohn’s Disease with a Potential for the Use of Antimicrobial Measures

Taha Rashid,  Alan Ebringer,  Clyde Wilson, 
  • First Published: 10 October 2013
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Anti-CCP Antibodies Are Not Associated with Familial Mediterranean Fever in Childhood

Hatice Onur,  Hale Aral,  Vefik Arica,  Gamze Bercem,  Murat Usta,  Özgur Kasapcopur, 
  • First Published: 09 September 2013
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Disease Activity Measures in Paediatric Rheumatic Diseases

Nadia J. Luca,  Brian M. Feldman, 
  • First Published: 08 September 2013
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Circulating Levels of Soluble Receptor Activator of NF-κB Ligand and Matrix Metalloproteinase 3 (and Their Antagonists) in Asian Indian Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis

Varun Dhir,  Rajni Srivastava,  Amita Aggarwal, 
  • First Published: 01 September 2013
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Detailed Joint Region Analysis of the 7-Joint Ultrasound Score: Evaluation of an Arthritis Patient Cohort over One Year

S. Ohrndorf,  B. Halbauer,  P. Martus,  B. Reiche,  T. M. Backhaus,  G. R. Burmester,  M. Backhaus, 
  • First Published: 12 August 2013
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Serum Immunoglobulin Free Light Chain Assessment in IgG4-Related Disease

Aurélie Grados,  Mikael Ebbo,  José Boucraut,  Frédéric Vély,  Pierre Aucouturier,  Aude Rigolet,  Benjamin Terrier,  David Saadoun,  Pascale Ghillani-Dalbin,  Nathalie Costedoat-Chalumeau,  Jean Robert Harlé,  Nicolas Schleinitz, 
  • First Published: 26 June 2013
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The Characteristics and Significance of Locally Infiltrating B Cells in Lupus Nephritis and Their Association with Local BAFF Expression

Chuan-Yin Sun,  Yan Shen,  Xiao-Wei Chen,  Yu-Cheng Yan,  Feng-Xia Wu,  Ming Dai,  Ting Li,  Cheng-De Yang, 
  • First Published: 12 June 2013

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Possible Involvement of Foxp3+ Regulatory T Cells in the Development of Immune-Mediated Pancreatitis in MRL/Mp Mice Treated with Polyinosinic:Polycytidylic Acid

Masanori Koyabu,  Kazushige Uchida,  Yutaku Sakaguchi,  Norimasa Fukata,  Takeo Kusuda,  Hideaki Miyoshi,  Katsunori Yoshida,  Kimi Sumimoto,  Toshiyuki Mitsuyama,  Toshiro Fukui,  Akiyoshi Nishio,  Kazuichi Okazaki, 
  • First Published: 27 May 2013
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Type 1 Autoimmune Pancreatitis Can Transform into Chronic Pancreatitis: A Long-Term Follow-Up Study of 73 Japanese Patients

Masahiro Maruyama,  Norikazu Arakura,  Yayoi Ozaki,  Takayuki Watanabe,  Tetsuya Ito,  Suguru Yoneda,  Masafumi Maruyama,  Takashi Muraki,  Hideaki Hamano,  Akihiro Matsumoto,  Shigeyuki Kawa, 
  • First Published: 16 May 2013
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Design of the Tocilizumab in Giant Cell Arteritis Trial

Sebastian H. Unizony,  Bhaskar Dasgupta,  Elena Fisheleva,  Lucy Rowell,  Georg Schett,  Robert Spiera,  Jochen Zwerina,  Olivier Harari,  John H. Stone, 
  • First Published: 07 April 2013
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Adverse Event Burden, Resource Use, and Costs Associated with Immunosuppressant Medications for the Treatment of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Systematic Literature Review

A. Oglesby,  A. J. Shaul,  T. Pokora,  C. Paramore,  L. Cragin,  G. Dennis,  S. Narayanan,  A. Weinstein, 
  • First Published: 03 April 2013
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Validation of a Prediction Rule for the Diagnosis of Rheumatoid Arthritis in Patients with Recent Onset Undifferentiated Arthritis

Zaida Bedran,  Cristian Quiroz,  Javier Rosa,  Luis J. Catoggio,  Enrique R. Soriano, 
  • First Published: 28 February 2013
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Health Care Costs Associated with Ankylosing Spondylitis in Turkey: An Analysis from Nationwide Real-World Data

Onur Baser,  Abdulkadir Burkan,  Erdem Baser,  Rasim Koselerli,  Emre Ertugay,  Akif Altinbas, 
  • First Published: 19 February 2013
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IgG4-Related Disease

John H. Stone,  John K. C. Chan,  Vikram Deshpande,  Kazuichi Okazaki,  Hisanori Umehara,  Yoh Zen, 
  • First Published: 16 January 2013