Issue 4/2016
Content (39 Articles)
Ghost busting—taking the sheet off the ghost
Robert J. Moots, Kate Wilson, Earl D. Silverman
Rheumatologic manifestations of primary immunodeficiency diseases
V. R. Dimitriades, R. Sorensen
Acute sacroiliitis
Gleb Slobodin, Doron Rimar, Nina Boulman, Lisa Kaly, Michael Rozenbaum, Itzhak Rosner, Majed Odeh
Body mass index and response to tocilizumab in rheumatoid arthritis: a real life study
A. Gardette, S. Ottaviani, J. Sellam, F. Berenbaum, F. Lioté, A. Meyer, J. Sibilia, B. Fautrel, E. Palazzo, P. Dieudé
Improved safety of biologic therapy for rheumatoid arthritis over the 8-year period since implementation in Japan: long-term results from a multicenter observational cohort study
Toshihisa Kojima, Nobunori Takahashi, Koji Funahashi, Shuji Asai, Kenya Terabe, Atsushi Kaneko, Yuji Hirano, Masatoshi Hayashi, Hiroyuki Miyake, Takeshi Oguchi, Hideki Takagi, Yasuhide Kanayama, Yuichiro Yabe, Tsuyoshi Watanabe, Takayoshi Fujibayashi, Tomone Shioura, Takayasu Ito, Yutaka Yoshioka, Hisato Ishikawa, Nobuyuki Asai, Toki Takemoto, Masayo Kojima, Naoki Ishiguro
Prediction of radiographic progression in synovitis-positive joints on maximum intensity projection of magnetic resonance imaging in rheumatoid arthritis
Takanori Akai, Daigo Taniguchi, Ryo Oda, Maki Asada, Shogo Toyama, Daisaku Tokunaga, Takahiro Seno, Yutaka Kawahito, Yosuke Fujii, Hirotoshi Ito, Hiroyoshi Fujiwara, Toshikazu Kubo
Reduced folate carrier-1 80G > A gene polymorphism is not associated with methotrexate treatment response in South Indian Tamils with rheumatoid arthritis
Niveditha Muralidharan, Christina Mary Mariaselvam, Mithun CB, Vir Singh Negi
Fear of falling and foot pain, impairment and disability in rheumatoid arthritis: a case-control study
Tricia Morpeth, Angela Brenton-Rule, Matthew Carroll, Mike Frecklington, Keith Rome
Transitional care in clinical networks for young people with juvenile idiopathic arthritis: current situation and challenges
Mary Cruikshank, Helen E. Foster, Jane Stewart, Joyce E. Davidson, Tim Rapley
Association between the functional MHC2TA −168 A/G polymorphism and susceptibility to rheumatoid arthritis: a meta-analysis
Young Ho Lee, Sang-Cheol Bae
Autoantigen-targeting microRNAs in Sjögren’s syndrome
Ying Yang, Linyi Peng, Weizhi Ma, Fan Yi, Zhenxi Zhang, Hua Chen, Yongqing Guo, Li Wang, Li Dan Zhao, Wenjie Zheng, Jinghui Li, Fengchun Zhang, Quan Du
The investigation of killer cell immunoglobulin-like receptor genotyping in patients with systemic lupus erytematosus and systemic sclerosis
Jülide Duymaz Tozkır, Hilmi Tozkır, Hakan Gürkan, Salim Dönmez, Damla Eker, Gülsüm Emel Pamuk, Ömer Nuri Pamuk
Impact of the polymorphism in vitamin D receptor gene BsmI and the risk of systemic lupus erythematosus: an updated meta-analysis
Weiping Hu, Guodong Niu, Yong Lin, Xiaoqing Chen, Ling Lin
A pilot evaluation of Arthritis Self-Management Program by lay leaders in patients with chronic inflammatory arthritis in Hong Kong
Ying-Ying Leung, Jackie Kwan, Patsy Chan, Peter K. K. Poon, Christine Leung, Lai-Shan Tam, Edmund K. Li, Anna Kwok
Viral RNA in the influenza vaccine may have contributed to the development of ANCA-associated vasculitis in a patient following immunisation
Lisa S. Jeffs, Jodie Nitschke, Jan Willem Cohen Tervaert, Chen Au Peh, Plinio R Hurtado
A historical study of American patients with anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody negative pauci-immune glomerulonephritis
Shivani Shah, John Havill, M. Hafizur Rahman, Duvuru Geetha
Association between susceptibility to rheumatoid arthritis and PADI4 polymorphisms: a meta-analysis
Young Ho Lee, Sang-Cheol Bae
A single nucleotide polymorphism in the TGF-β1 gene (rs1982073 C>T) may contribute to increased risks of bone fracture, osteoporosis, and osteoarthritis: a meta-analysis
Yu Cong, Jiang-Ying Ru, Ni-Rong Bao, Ting Guo, Jian-Ning Zhao
Foot orthoses in the treatment of symptomatic midfoot osteoarthritis using clinical and biomechanical outcomes: a randomised feasibility study
Jill Halstead, Graham J. Chapman, Janine C. Gray, Andrew J. Grainger, Sarah Brown, Richard A. Wilkins, Edward Roddy, Philip S. Helliwell, Anne-Maree Keenan, Anthony C. Redmond
Ultrasound of knee osteoarthritis: interobserver agreement and correlation with Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis
Ahmed Abdel Khalek Abdel Razek, Sherif Refaat El-Basyouni
Cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the osteoporosis assessment questionnaire short version (OPAQ-SV) for Chinese osteoporotic fracture females
Yin-Ping Zhang, Huan-Huan Wei, Wen Wang, Ru-Yi Xia, Xiao-Ling Zhou, Caroline Porr, Mikko Lammi
Discussing prognosis with patients with osteoarthritis: a cross-sectional survey in general practice
L. E. Clarson, B. I. Nicholl, A. Bishop, R. Daniel, C. D. Mallen
Association of physicians’ illness perception of fibromyalgia with frustration and resistance to accepting patients: a cross-sectional study
Mieko Homma, Hirono Ishikawa, Takahiro Kiuchi
Prevalence, injury rate and, symptom frequency in generalized joint laxity and joint hypermobility syndrome in a “healthy” college population
Leslie N. Russek, Deanna M. Errico
Is there any link between joint hypermobility and mitral valve prolapse in patients with fibromyalgia syndrome?
Erkan Kozanoglu, Ilke Coskun Benlidayi, Rabia Eker Akilli, Abdurrahman Tasal
Neck muscle function in violinists/violists with and without neck pain
Anke Steinmetz, Andrew Claus, Paul W. Hodges, Gwendolen A. Jull
Patient-self assessment of flare in rheumatoid arthritis: translation and reliability of the Flare instrument
Thomas Maribo, Annette de Thurah, Kristian Stengaard-Pedersen
Itolizumab in combination with methotrexate modulates active rheumatoid arthritis: safety and efficacy from a phase 2, randomized, open-label, parallel-group, dose-ranging study
Arvind Chopra, S. Chandrashekara, Rajgopalan Iyer, Liza Rajasekhar, Naresh Shetty, Sarathchandra Mouli Veeravalli, Alakendu Ghosh, Mrugank Merchant, Jyotsna Oak, Vikram Londhey, Abhijit Barve, M. S. Ramakrishnan, Enrique Montero
Predictive factors of abatacept therapy discontinuation in patients with rheumatoid arthritis
Silvia Piantoni, Enrico Colombo, Angela Tincani, Paolo Airò, Mirko Scarsi
Overweight older adults, particularly after an injury, are at high risk for accelerated knee osteoarthritis: data from the Osteoarthritis Initiative
Jeffrey B. Driban, Charles B. Eaton, Grace H. Lo, Lori Lyn Price, Bing Lu, Mary F. Barbe, Timothy E. McAlindon
Ultrasonography in pediatric rheumatology in Latin America. Expanding the frontiers
Cristina Hernández-Díaz, Lucio Ventura-Ríos, Marwin Gutiérrez, Johannes Roth
The role of outcome expectancies for a training program consisting of meditation, breathing exercises, and cold exposure on the response to endotoxin administration: a proof-of-principle study
Henriët van Middendorp, Matthijs Kox, Peter Pickkers, Andrea W. M. Evers
Knee effusion: ultrasound as a useful tool for the detection of calcium pyrophosphate crystals
Santiago Ruta, Erika Catay, Josefina Marin, Javier Rosa, Ricardo García-Monaco, Enrique R. Soriano
Coping mediates the influence of personality on life satisfaction in patients with rheumatic diseases
Manja Vollmann, Jörg Pukrop, Christel Salewski
Pharmacokinetic properties of low-dose SoluMatrix meloxicam in healthy adults
Azra Hussaini, Daniel Solorio, Clarence Young
Tuberculous pyomyositis: a re-emerging entity of many faces
Theodora Simopoulou, Areti Varna, Zoe Dailiana, Christina Katsiari, Ioannis Alexiou, Georgios Basdekis, Konstantinos N. Malizos, Lazaros I. Sakkas
“In sickness and in health”: the peculiar occurrence of polymyalgia rheumatica in married cohabiting couples—a case series and review of the literature
Maria Chiara Gerardi, Iolanda Maria Rutigliano, Rossana Scrivo, Roberta Priori, Valeria Riccieri, Guido Valesini
Focal myositis presenting as pseudothrombophlebitis of the arm
Susana Roverano, Alberto Ortiz, Sergio Paira
Impact of the polymorphism in vitamin D receptor gene BsmI and the risk of systemic lupus erythematosus
Linhui Li, Bin Yang, Lanlan Wang