Issue 4/2009
Content (24 Articles)
Clinical evaluation and comparison of different criteria for classification in Turkish patients with psoriatic arthritis
Esen Kasapoglu Gunal, Sevil Kamali, Ahmet Gul, Lale Ocal, Meral Konice, Orhan Aral, Murat Inanc
The importance of severity of arthrosis for the reliability of bone mineral density measurement in women
Alper Hayirlioglu, Husnu Gokaslan, Canan Cimsit, Begumhan Baysal
Bone mineral density in Indian women with rheumatoid arthritis
Subramanian Shankar, Rohini Handa, Ritu Aneja, Vishal Marwaha, A. C. Ammini, V. Aprajita
Association of (−1,607) 1G/2G polymorphism of matrix metalloproteinase-1 gene with knee osteoarthritis in the Turkish population (knee osteoarthritis and MMPs gene polymorphisms)
I. Ömer Barlas, Melek Sezgin, M. Emin Erdal, Günsah Sahin, Handan Camdeviren Ankarali, Zühal Mert Altintas, Ebru Türkmen
Clinical features of ankylosing spondylitis may correlate with HLA-B27 polymorphism
Zhen Wu, Zhiming Lin, Qiujing Wei, Jieruo Gu
Is leptin a significant predictor of bone mineral density in postmenopausal Turkish women?
Serdar Oguz, Omer L. Tapisiz, Hakan Aytan, Ilker Gunyeli, Savas Erdem, Gorkem Tuncay, Umit Bilge, Leyla Mollamahmutoglu
Influence of humanized anti-IL-6R antibody, tocilizumab on the activity of soluble gp130, natural inhibitor of IL-6 signaling
Misato Hashizume, Masahiko Mihara
Diagnostic performance of minor salivary gland biopsy, serological and clinical data in Sjögren’s syndrome: a retrospective analysis
Veli Yazisiz, Ali Berkant Avci, Funda Erbasan, Evren Kırış, Ender Terzıoğlu
Incidence of rheumatoid arthritis from 1995 to 2001: impact of ascertainment from multiple sources
Jens K. Pedersen, Niels K. Kjær, Anders J. Svendsen, Kim Hørslev-Petersen
Targeting the CD134–CD134L interaction using anti-CD134 and/or rhCD134 fusion protein as a possible strategy to prevent lupus nephritis
Yan-bin Zhou, Ren-gao Ye, You-ji Li, Can-mao Xie
High prevalence of rheumatoid factor associated with clinical manifestations of rheumatic disease in Kaingang and Guarani Indians from Southern Brazil
João Luiz Coelho Ribas, Shirley Ramos da Rosa Utiyama, Renato Mitsunori Nisihara, Maristela Boeira, Iara Taborda de Messias Reason
Single center prospective study of tacrolimus efficacy and safety in treatment of rheumatoid arthritis
Katsuya Suzuki, Hideto Kameda, Koichi Amano, Hayato Nagasawa, Hirofumi Takei, Naoya Sekiguchi, Eiko Nishi, Hiroe Ogawa, Kensei Tsuzaka, Tsutomu Takeuchi
Adalimumab-induced noncaseating granuloma in the bone marrow of a patient being treated for rheumatoid arthritis
S. K. Metyas, R. M. Tadros, D. G. Arkfeld
Henoch-Schönlein pupura complicated by perforation of the gallbladder
Atsushi Hashimoto, Reiko Matsushita, Nobuko Iizuka, Miho Kimura, Toshimichi Matsui, Sumiaki Tanaka, Akira Ishikawa, Hirahito Endo, Shunsei Hirohata
Clinical utility of cardiac magnetic resonance imaging in Churg–Strauss syndrome: case report and review of the literature
Kapil M. Bhagirath, Kristjan Paulson, Roien Ahmadie, Raveen S. Bhalla, David Robinson, Davinder S. Jassal
Infliximab-induced lupus-like syndrome in a patient with ankylosing spondylitis
Hatice Bodur, Filiz Eser, Şefika Konca, Serpil Arıkan
Ischiogluteal bursitis: a report of three cases with MR findings
Toshiaki Hitora, Yoji Kawaguchi, Masaki Mori, Yasuhiko Imaizumi, Toshihiro Akisue, Kanji Sasaki, Eiji Yamada, Tetsuji Yamamoto
Efficacy of tacrolimus in infliximab-refractory progressive rheumatoid arthritis
Kazuhiro Yokota, Yuji Akiyama, Yu Asanuma, Fumihiko Miyoshi, Kojiro Sato, Toshihide Mimura
Necrotizing fasciitis in a patient treated with etanercept for dermatomyositis
Kyoung-Hwa Choi, Wan-Hee Yoo
Primary antiphospholipid antibody syndrome: a case with bilateral sudden sensorineural hearing loss
Jian-Gang Wang, Qi-Bing Xie, Nan-Ping Yang, Geng Yin
NK and NKT cell dynamics after rituximab therapy for systemic lupus erythematosus and rheumatoid arthritis
Eliana A. G. Reis, Daniel A. Athanazio, Isabella Lima, Natália Oliveira e Silva, Jorge Clarencio S. Andrade, Ronden N. Jesus, Lúcio M. Barbosa, Mitermayer G. Reis, Mittermayer B. Santiago
The anti-Helicobacter pylori antibiotherapy for the treatment of recurrent oral aphthous ulcers in a patient with Behcet’s syndrome
Beytullah Yildirim, Mehmet Akif Öztürk, Selahattin Ünal
Periodontal disease in rheumatoid arthritis and Sjogren’s syndrome: a modifiable risk factor for atherosclerosis?
Satish Rachapalli