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Rheumatology International

Issue 7/2009

Content (25 Articles)

Review Article

Roles of semaphorins in the immune and hematopoietic system

Jong Dae Ji, Lionel B. Ivashkiv

Original Article

Serum and synovial fluid leptin levels and markers of inflammation in rheumatoid arthritis

Arzu Seven, Savaş Güzel, Mahmure Aslan, Vedat Hamuryudan

Original Article

Comprehensive analysis of microRNA expression patterns in renal biopsies of lupus nephritis patients

Yong Dai, Weiguo Sui, Huijuan Lan, Qiang Yan, He Huang, YuanShuai Huang

Original Article

Association of macroscopic gut inflammation with disease activity, functional status and quality of life in ankylosing spondylitis

Gulen Hascelik, Bengi Oz, Nese Olmez, Asuman Memis, Gazi Yoruk, Belkıs Unsal, Nese Ekinci

Original Article

The comparison of ultrasonographic and scintigraphic findings of early arthritis in revealing rheumatoid arthritis according to criteria of American College of Rheumatology

Ahmet Ozgul, Evren Yasar, Nuri Arslan, Birol Balaban, M. Ali Taskaynatan, Kutay Tezel, Korhan Baklaci, M. Ali Özgüven, T. Alp Kalyon

Original Article

Effects of bosentan on the skin lesions: an observational study from a single center in Japan

Masanori Funauchi, K. Kishimoto, H. Shimazu, Y. Nagare, S. Hino, T. Yano, K. Kinoshita

Original Article

Prophylactic use of lamivudine with chronic immunosuppressive therapy for rheumatologic disorders

Umut Kalyoncu, Ozlem Yonem, Meral Calguneri, Osman Ersoy, Omer Karadag, Ali Akdogan, Sule A Bilgen, Sedat Kiraz, Ihsan Ertenli, Yusuf Bayraktar

Original Article

Lack of association between interleukin 23 receptor gene polymorphisms and rheumatoid arthritis susceptibility

Jeong Ha Park, Yun Jung Kim, Byung Lae Park, Joon Seol Bae, Hyoung Doo Shin, Sang-Cheol Bae

Original Article

Genetic susceptibility to Behçet’s syndrome is associated with NRAMP1 (SLC11A1) polymorphism in Turkish patients

Omer Ateş, Levent Dalyan, Gulen Hatemi, Vedat Hamuryudan, Aysegul Topal-Sarıkaya

Original Article

Protein tyrosine phosphatase gene C1858T allele confers risk for rheumatoid arthritis in Hungarian subjects

Bernadett Farago, Gabor C. Talian, Katalin Komlosi, Gergely Nagy, Timea Berki, Agnes Gyetvai, Zoltan Szekanecz, Zoltan Nyarady, Csaba G. Kiss, Peter Nemeth, Laszlo Czirjak, Bela Melegh

Original Article

The Val762Ala polymorphism in the poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase-1 gene is not associated with susceptibility in Turkish rheumatoid arthritis patients

İlhan Onaran, Gülçin Tezcan, Levent Özgönenel, Esra Çetin, Alper Tunga Özdemir, Gönül Kanıgür-Sultuybek

Original Article

Lymphocyte counts in patients with ANCA-associated vasculitis

Andreas Holbro, Philipp Schuetz, Christoph Berger, Christoph Hess, Thomas Daikeler

Case Report

Chronic recurrent multifocal osteomyelitis in a patient with selective immunoglobulin M deficiency

Balahan Makay, Erbil Ünsal, Özden Anal, Dilek Güneş, Süleyman Men, Handan Çakmakçı, Erdener Özer

Case Report

Protein-losing gastroenteropathy associated with primary Sjögren’s syndrome: a characteristic oriental variant

Takao Nagashima, Motoaki Hoshino, Shin Shimoji, Noritsugu Morino, Takeshi Kamimura, Hitoaki Okazaki, Seiji Minota

Case Report

Atypical infectious mononucleosis in a patient receiving tumor necrosis factor alpha inhibitory treatment

Ismail Sari, Merih Birlik, Servet Akar, Fatos Onen, Aydanur Kargı, Nurullah Akkoc

Case Report

Antiphospholipid syndrome presenting as unilateral renal artery occlusion: case report and literature review

Doron Boltin, Victoria Boguslavski, Lior Sagi, Yoav Goor, Ori Elkayam

Short Communication

Systemic lupus erythematosus presenting as pyoderma gangrenosum in two cases

Seval Pehlevan Masatlıoğlu, Fatih Göktay, Ayşe Tülin Mansur, Ayşe Deniz Akkaya, Pembegül Güneş

Short Communication

Is there any requirement for celiac disease screening routinely in postmenapausal women with osteoporosis?

V. Kavuncu, Umit Dundar, I. H. Ciftci, D. Evcik, I. Yigit

Letter to the Editor

A modified hand anatomic index to assesss hand deformity in scleroderma

A. J. Roberts-Thomson, H. Englert, M. J. Ahern, M. D. Smith, J. Highton, P. J. Roberts-Thomson

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Obesity Clinical Trial Summary

At a glance: The STEP trials

A round-up of the STEP phase 3 clinical trials evaluating semaglutide for weight loss in people with overweight or obesity.

Developed by: Springer Medicine

Highlights from the ACC 2024 Congress

Year in Review: Pediatric cardiology

Watch Dr. Anne Marie Valente present the last year's highlights in pediatric and congenital heart disease in the official ACC.24 Year in Review session.

Year in Review: Pulmonary vascular disease

The last year's highlights in pulmonary vascular disease are presented by Dr. Jane Leopold in this official video from ACC.24.

Year in Review: Valvular heart disease

Watch Prof. William Zoghbi present the last year's highlights in valvular heart disease from the official ACC.24 Year in Review session.

Year in Review: Heart failure and cardiomyopathies

Watch this official video from ACC.24. Dr. Biykem Bozkurt discusses last year's major advances in heart failure and cardiomyopathies.