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Rheumatology International

Ausgabe 8/2012

Inhalt (63 Artikel)

Original Article

TNF promoter -308 G>A and LTA 252 A>G polymorphisms in Portuguese patients with systemic lupus erythematosus

Maria José Santos, Diana Carmona-Fernandes, Joana Caetano-Lopes, Inês P. Perpétuo, Bruno Vidal, Susana Capela, José Canas da Silva, João Eurico Fonseca

Original Article

Physical performance and knee osteoarthritis among community-dwelling women in Japan: the Hizen-Oshima Study, cross-sectional study

Makoto Osaki, Masato Tomita, Yasuyo Abe, Zhaojia Ye, Sumihisa Honda, Shoji Yoshida, Hiroyuki Shindo, Kiyoshi Aoyagi

Original Article

Mannose-binding lectin 2 gene haplotype analysis in Korean patients with ankylosing spondylitis

Churl Hyun Im, Jinhyun Kim, Yun Jong Lee, Eun Young Lee, Eun Bong Lee, Kyung Sook Park, Yeong Wook Song

Original Article

G109T polymorphism of SLC22A12 gene is associated with serum uric acid level, but not with metabolic syndrome

Won Cheoul Jang, Youn Hyoung Nam, Young Chang Ahn, Su Min Park, Il Kyu Yoon, Jung-Yoon Choe, Sung-Hoon Park, Minyoung Her, Seong-Kyu Kim

Original Article

Normal range of spinal mobility for healthy young adult Turkish men

Muharrem Cidem, Ilhan Karacan, Murat Uludag

Original Article

Prevalence of osteochondritis among preparatory and primary school children in an Egyptian governorate

Amany M. Abou El- Soud, Hala A. Gaballa, Manal Abdo Ali

Original Article

Effectiveness of physical activity in reducing pain in patients with fibromyalgia: a blinded randomized clinical trial

Andrea Harumi Kayo, Maria Stella Peccin, Carla Munhoz Sanches, Virgínia Fernandes Moça Trevisani

Original Article

Renal function assessment in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus

Marco Ulises Martínez-Martínez, Jaime Antonio Borjas-García, Martín Magaña-Aquino, Enrique Cuevas-Orta, Lilia Llamazares-Azuara, Carlos Abud-Mendoza

Original Article

Association of rheumatoid arthritis risk with EGFR genetic polymorphisms in Taiwan’s Han Chinese population

Sui-Foon Lo, Lei Wan, Hsiu-Chen Lin, Chung-Ming Huang, Shih-Yin Chen, Su-Ching Liu, Fuu-Jen Tsai

Original Article

Serum levels of macrophage migration inhibitory factor are associated with rheumatoid arthritis course

Mara Anaís Llamas-Covarrubias, Yeminia Valle, Rosa Elena Navarro-Hernández, Iris Paola Guzmán-Guzmán, María Guadalupe Ramírez-Dueñas, Héctor Rangel-Villalobos, Ciro Estrada-Chávez, José Francisco Muñoz-Valle

Original Article

Sonographic assessment of carpal tunnel syndrome in rheumatoid arthritis: prevalence and correlation with disease activity

Omer Karadag, Umut Kalyoncu, Ali Akdogan, Yesim Sucullu Karadag, Sule Apras Bilgen, Senay Ozbakır, Emilio Filippucci, Sedat Kiraz, Ihsan Ertenli, Walter Grassi, Meral Calgüneri

Original Article

Association of CD4 enhancer gene polymorphisms with rheumatoid arthritis in Egyptian female patients

Yousri M. Hussein, Shereen A. El Tarhouny, Randa H. Mohamed, Amal S. El-Shal, Amany M. Abul-Saoud, Manal Abdo

Original Article

Changes and significance of IL-25 in chicken collagen II-induced experimental arthritis (CIA)

Wang Kaiwen, Su Zhaoliang, Zhao Yinxia, Sandoghchian Shotorbani Siamak, Jiao Zhijun, Xue Yuan, Yang Heng, Zheng Dong, Liu Yanfang, Shen Pei, Wang Shengjun, Shao Qixiang, Huang Xinxiang, Lu Liwei, Xu Huaxi

Open Access Original Article

Efficacy of radiosynoviorthesis and its impact on chosen inflammatory markers

Robert Zwolak, Maria Majdan, Marcin Skórski, Beata Chrapko

Original Article

An unusual pediatric case with neurofibromatosis and systemic lupus erythematosus

Sare Gülfem Akyüz, Aysun Çaltik, Mehmet Bülbül, Özlem Erdoğan, Rahime Renda, Gülay Demircin

Original Article

The relationship between plasma homocysteine level and different treatment modalities in patients with ankylosing spondylitis

Erhan Capkin, Murat Karkucak, Ayşe Akyüz, Ahmet Alver, Aysegul Kucukali Turkyilmaz, Elif Zengin

Original Article

The role of human xanthine oxidoreductase (HXOR), anti-HXOR antibodies, and microorganisms in synovial fluid of patients with joint inflammation

Najah Al-Muhtaseb, Elham Al-Kaissi, Abdul Jalil Thawaini, Zuhair Muhi Eldeen, Sabah Al-Muhtaseb, Badiee Al-Saleh

Original Article

Frequency of musculoskeletal complications among the patients receiving solid organ transplantation in a tertiary health-care center

Shafieh Movassaghi, Mohsen Nasiri Toosi, Alireza Bakhshandeh, Fatemeh Niksolat, Zahra Khazaeipour, Ali Tajik

Original Article

Using TNF-alpha antagonist Adalimumab for treatment for multisystem sarcoidosis: a case study

Tobias Lahmer, Andreas Knopf, Ines Lanzl, Uwe Heemann, Klaus Thuermel

Original Article

Evaluation of liver function tests in scleroderma patients

Gehan Ibrahim Abdelrazek Salem, Awni Ali Abdulrahman

Original Article

A comparative analysis of serological parameters and oxidative stress in osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis

Rachana Mishra, Aastha Singh, Vishal Chandra, Mahendra P. S. Negi, Baishnab C. Tripathy, Jaya Prakash, Varsha Gupta

Original Article

The coping flexibility questionnaire: development and initial validation in patients with chronic rheumatic diseases

Johanna E. Vriezekolk, Wim G. J. M. van Lankveld, Agnes M. M. Eijsbouts, Toon van Helmond, Rinie Geenen, Cornelia H. M. van den Ende

Original Article

Seasonal distribution of systemic lupus erythematosus activity and its correlation with climate factors

Jie Yang, Yu-Wei Lu, Hai-Feng Pan, Jin-Hui Tao, Yan-Feng Zou, Wei Bao, Dong-Qing Ye

Original Article

The effects of NSAIDs on types I, II, and III collagen metabolism in a rat osteoarthritis model

Yun-Sheng Ou, Chao Tan, Hong An, Dian-Ming Jiang, Zheng-Xue Quan, Ke Tang, Xiao-Ji Luo

Original Article

Protective effect of soy protein on collagen-induced arthritis in rat

Majid Mohammad Shahi, Mohammad-Reza Rashidi, Soltanali Mahboob, Fatemeh Haidari, Bahman Rashidi, Jalal Hanaee

Original Article

Methotrexate attenuates the Th17/IL-17 levels in peripheral blood mononuclear cells from healthy individuals and RA patients

Yanshan Li, Lindi Jiang, Si Zhang, Lianhua Yin, Lili Ma, Dongyi He, Jie Shen

Original Article

Bilirubin levels in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: increased or decreased?

Zaixing Yang, Yan Liang, Chang Li, Weiqiang Xi, Renqian Zhong

Original Article

Cyclophosphamide for scleroderma lung disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Hadi Poormoghim, Maziar Moradi Lakeh, Mastoureh Mohammadipour, Faezeh Sodagari, Neda Toofaninjed

Original Article

Bone mineral density in familial Mediterranean fever

Neslihan Berkdemir Siverekli, Ozlem Sahin, Soner Senel, Emrullah Hayta, Ece Kaptanoglu, Hasan Elden

Original Article

ISN/RPS 2003 class II mesangial proliferative lupus nephritis: a comparison between cases that progressed to class III or IV and cases that did not

Seung Geun Lee, Yong Mee Cho, Min Wook So, Sung Soo Kim, Yong-Gil Kim, Chang-Keun Lee, Bin Yoo

Original Article

The correlation between durometer score and modified Rodnan skin score in systemic sclerosis

Ki Won Moon, Ran Song, Jin Hyun Kim, Eun Young Lee, Eun Bong Lee, Yeong Wook Song

Original Article

Profile of gastrointestinal involvement in patients with systemic sclerosis

T. Schmeiser, P. Saar, D. Jin, M. Noethe, A. Müller, N. Soydan, P. D. Hardt, C. Jaeger, O. Distler, E. Roeb, R. G. Bretzel, U. Müller-Ladner

Original Article

Rising hospitalization rates of Kawasaki Disease in Chile between 2001 and 2007

Arturo Borzutzky, Rodrigo Hoyos-Bachiloglu, Jaime Cerda, Eduardo Talesnik

Original Article

Efficacy of a multidisciplinary treatment program in patients with severe fibromyalgia

Benigno Casanueva-Fernández, Javier Llorca, Josep Blanch i Rubió, Baltasar Rodero-Fernández, Miguel A. González-Gay

Original Article

Altered expression of TPP1 in fibroblast-like synovial cells might be involved in the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis

Yu-Feng Qing, Jing-Guo Zhou, Ming-Cai Zhao, Wen-Guang Xie, Qi-Bin Yang, Yan Xing, Sheng-Ping Zeng, Hong Jiang

Original Article

Evaluation of the T helper 17 axis in ankylosing spondylitis

Ali Taylan, Ismail Sari, Didem L. Kozaci, Arif Yuksel, Safak Bilge, Yasar Yildiz, Gulten Sop, Isil Coker, Necati Gunay, Nurullah Akkoc

Original Article

Susceptibility to ankylosing spondylitis: evidence for the role of ERAP1, TGFb1 and TLR9 gene polymorphisms

Wenliang Wu, Yan Ding, Yunzhen Chen, Zhao Hua, Haichun Liu, Hongliang Wang, Guangjun Jiao

Original Article

Dickkopf-1 level is lower in patients with ankylosing spondylitis than in healthy people and is not influenced by anti-tumor necrosis factor therapy

Seong-Ryul Kwon, Mie-Jin Lim, Chang-Hee Suh, Shin-Goo Park, Yeon-Sik Hong, Bo-Young Yoon, Hyoun-Ah Kim, Hyo-Jin Choi, Won Park

Case Report

Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome in a patient with ANCA-associated vasculitis

Alexandra Gonzalez Fuentes, Ashwini Komarla, John I. Gomez

Case Report

Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma at the medial clavicular head mimicking Tietze Syndrome

In-Ho Jeon, Won-Ju Jeong, Jae-Hyuck Yi, Hyo-Jin Kim, Il-Hyung Park

Case Report

Solitary osseous sarcoidosis: a rare reason for pathologic fracture

Bin Liu, Xuan Zhang, Wen Zhang, Ji-bo Wang, Feng-chun Zhang

Case Report

An adult onset Still’s disease mimicking pneumonia

Oznur Ak, Serdar Ozer, Yasemin Cağ, Gül Karagöz

Case Report

Vasculitic multiplex mononeuritis: polyarteritis nodosa versus cryoglobulinemic vasculitis

Corinna Steidl, Martin W. Baumgaertel, Eva Neuen-Jacob, Peter Berlit

Case Report

Negative serology: could exclude the diagnosis of brucellosis?

Aygul Dogan Çelik, Zerrin Yulugkural, Cumhur Kilincer, Mustafa Kemal Hamamcioglu, Figen Kuloglu, Filiz Akata

Short Communication

Urticaria and dermographism in patients with adult-onset Still’s disease

Paulo Ricardo Criado, Jozélio Freire de Carvalho, Liliane Akemi Ayabe, Hebert Roberto Clivati Brandt, Ricardo Romiti, Celina W. Maruta

Short Communication

Polyarthritis and posterior interosseous nerve palsy associated with gastric carcinoma

Kensuke Ochi, Yukio Horiuchi, Miyoka Seki, Kazuo Nishi, Hiroyuki Nozaki, Hiroki Yabe

Open Access Short Communication

Coexistence of primary aldosteronism and Hashimoto’s thyroiditis

Robert Krysiak, Bogusław Okopien

Short Communication

−383 A/C tumor necrosis factor receptor 1 polymorphism and ankylosing spondylitis in Mexicans: a preliminary study

Esther Guadalupe Corona-Sanchez, José Francisco Muñoz-Valle, Laura Gonzalez-Lopez, Julia Dolores Sanchez-Hernandez, Monica Vazquez-Del Mercado, Heriberto Ontiveros-Mercado, Miguel Huerta, Xochitl Trujillo, Alberto Daniel Rocha-Muñoz, Alfredo Celis, Ricardo Ortega-Flores, Jorge Ivan Gamez-Nava

Short Communication

Proposing a method of regional assessment and a novel outcome measure in rheumatoid arthritis

Susumu Nishiyama, Tetsushi Aita, Yasuhiko Yoshinaga, Hiroki Kishimoto, Michio Toda, Yoshiki Yoshihara, Shinya Miyoshi, Akira Manki, Shoji Miyawaki

Short Communication

Osteomalacia caused by tumors in facies cranii mimicking rheumatoid arthritis

Wang Xian-Ling, Ba Jian-Ming, Zhong Wen-wen, Lü Zhao-Hui, Dou Jing-Tao, Lu Ju-Ming, Mu Yi-Ming

Short Communication

Evaluation of lower limb disability in joint hypermobility syndrome

Claudia Celletti, Marco Castori, Paola Grammatico, Filippo Camerota

Letter to the Editor

Use of glycosylated ferritin assay to aid the diagnosis of adult-onset Still’s disease: a local laboratory experience in Hong Kong

Jeffrey Sung-Shing Kwok, Priscilla Ching-Han Wong, Ming Chi Luk, Michael Ho-Ming Chan

Letter to the Editors

Longitudinal myelitis in systemic lupus erythematosus: a paediatric case

Andrea Campana, Paola Sabrina Buonuomo, Antonella Insalaco, Claudia Bracaglia, Matteo Di Capua, Elisabetta Cortis, Alberto G. Ugazio

Letter to the Editor

Anasarca as the initial presentation of juvenile polymyositis: an uncommon occurrence

Dhrubajyoti Sharma, Surjit Singh, Deepti Suri, Amit Rawat, Upender Shava, Kushaljit S. Sodhi

Letter to the Editors

Behcet disease and celiac disease: to screen or not?

Bilal Ergül, Erdem Koçak, Seyfettin Köklü

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