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1 Expression of cathepsin K and tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase is not confined to osteoclasts but is a general feature of multinucleated giant cells: systematic analysis Rheumatology, May 16, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine Review Article Clinical Article
2 Differences in clinical manifestations, treatment, and concordance rates with two major sets of criteria for Behcets syndrome for patients in the US and Japan: data from a large, three-center cohort study Modern Rheumatology, May 14, 2013 Clinical Article
3 Serum level of APRIL/BLyS in Behcets disease patients: clinical significance in uveitis and disease activity Modern Rheumatology, May 14, 2013 Clinical Article
4 Successful treatment with tocilizumab in a case of Cogans syndrome complicated with aortitis Modern Rheumatology, May 14, 2013 Clinical Article
5 Takayasu arteritis developing during treatment of ulcerative colitis with infliximab Modern Rheumatology, May 14, 2013 Clinical Article
6 Dnase1l3 mutations in hypocomplementemic urticarial vasculitis syndrome Arthritis & Rheumatism, May 14, 2013 Review Article
7 A case of ANCA-associated vasculitis with glomerular eosinophilic infiltration: a possible pathogenic implication Modern Rheumatology, May 14, 2013
8 Four cases of MPO-ANCA-positive vasculitis with otitis media, and review of the literature Modern Rheumatology, May 14, 2013 Review Article
9 Remarks on the Asia Pacific Meeting of Vasculitis and ANCA Workshop 2012 Clinical and Experimental Nephrology, May 10, 2013 Review Article
10 State of art on nailfold capillaroscopy: a reliable diagnostic tool and putative biomarker in rheumatology Rheumatology, May 8, 2013 Clinical Article
11 Antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitides: is it time to split up the group Annals of Rheumatic Diseases, May 8, 2013 Review Article
12 Changes in biomarkers after therapeutic intervention in temporal arteries cultured in Matrigel: a new model for preclinical studies in giant-cell arteritis Annals of Rheumatic Diseases, May 7, 2013 Clinical Article
13 Use of New Oral Anticoagulants in Antiphospholipid Syndrome Current Rheumatology Reports, May 7, 2013 Clinical Article
14 Overview of vasculitis and vasculopathy in rheumatoid arthritis--something to think about Clinical Rheumatology, May 7, 2013 Review Article Clinical Article
15 Childhood-onset Eosinophilic Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (formerly Churg-Strauss Syndrome): A Contemporary Single-center Cohort The Journal of Rheumatology, May 3, 2013 Clinical Article
16 Intrathecal oligoclonal IgG bands are infrequently found in neuro-Behcet`s disease Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology Online, May 3, 2013 Clinical Article
17 High prevalence of Behcet`s disease in southern Italy Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology Online, May 3, 2013 Review Article
18 Coexistence of Guillain-Barre syndrome and Behcet's disease Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology Online, May 3, 2013
19 Resolution of intracardiac and pulmonary thrombi without anticoagulation in a patient with Behcet's disease: a case report Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology Online, May 3, 2013
20 Movement disorders in systemic lupus erythematosus and the antiphospholipid syndrome Journal of Neural Transmission, May 2, 2013 Review Article Clinical Article
In a study involving 74 patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA), 26 patients had detectable anti-citrullinated protein antibodies (ACPA). The ACPA titers correlated with disease progression at baseline and after a median follow-up of 11.5 months. In addition to predicting disease severity and progression, the authors concluded that ACPA were superior to IgM-RF in diagnosing JIA.
Read the article summaryIn a study involving 208 patients with SLE followed for 12 years, 42 deaths occurred, 48% of which were considered to be cardiovascular mortalities. Age, increased cystatin C levels, and arterial disease were predictive of all-cause mortality. Cigarette smoking and increased sVCAM-1, hsCRP, abeta2GP1, and aPL antibody levels were predictive of cardiovascular mortality.
Read the article summaryIn a study conducted at the University of Geneva involving 118 patients with rheumatoid arthritis, but without cardiovascular disease at baseline, the 10-year Framingham cardiovascular risk score (FRS) was improved with the inclusion of the anti-apoA-1 antibody titer. The median follow-up was 9 years and the incidence of cardiovascular disease was 16%. Other biomarkers, including the NT-proBNP, oxLDL, CRP, and RF levels and the anti-citrullinated peptide antibody titer, did not improve the FRS.
Read the article summary1 Is there a difference in systemic lupus erythematosus with and without Raynauds phenomenon Rheumatology International, April 11, 2013 Clinical Guideline
2 Statin Use in Giant Cell Arteritis: A Retrospective Study The Journal of Rheumatology, April 3, 2013
3 Behcets Syndrome Rheumatic Disease Clinics of North America, April 19, 2013 Review Article
4 Maintaining remission in granulomatosis with polyangiitis (Wegener’s) International Journal of Clinical Rheumatology, March 15, 2013 Review Article
5 Vasculitis in the intensive care unit Best Practice & Research Clinical Rheumatology, March 29, 2013 Review Article
6 The burden of carotid artery plaques is higher in patients with psoriatic arthritis compared with those with psoriasis alone Annals of Rheumatic Diseases, April 10, 2013
7 Adalimumab-associated antiphospholipid syndrome: a case report and review of the literature Clinical Rheumatology, April 9, 2013 Review Article
8 Urinary Biomarkers in Relapsing Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody-associated Vasculitis The Journal of Rheumatology, April 15, 2013
9 Long-term outcomes of 118 patients with eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (Churg-Strauss syndrome) enrolled in two prospective trials Journal of Autoimmunity , April 23, 2013
10 A case of catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome, which presented an acute interstitial pneumonia-like image on chest CT scan Modern Rheumatology, April 4, 2013
11 Giant cell arteritis associated with chronic active Epstein-Barr virus infection Rheumatismo, April 1, 2013 Free full text
12 Cardiovascular Events Are Not Associated with MTHFR Polymorphisms, But Are Associated with Methotrexate Use and Traditional Risk Factors in US Veterans with Rheumatoid Arthritis The Journal of Rheumatology, April 4, 2013
13 Autoantibodies against complement C1q in patients with Behcet’s disease: association with vascular involvement Modern Rheumatology, April 17, 2013 Review Article
14 Characteristics and outcome of crescentic glomerulonephritis in patients with both antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody and anti-glomerular basement membrane antibody Clinical Rheumatology, April 29, 2013 Review Article
15 Peg-IFN α/ribavirin/protease inhibitor combination in hepatitis C virus associated mixed cryoglobulinemia vasculitis: results at week 24 Annals of Rheumatic Diseases, April 26, 2013
16 Update on the classification of vasculitis Best Practice & Research Clinical Rheumatology, March 22, 2013 Review Article
17 ANA (+) ANCA (+) systemic vasculitis associated with the use of minocycline: case-based review Clinical Rheumatology, April 22, 2013 Review Article
18 Antiphospholipid antibodies in children with systemic lupus erythematosus: a long-term clinical and laboratory follow-up status study from northwest India Rheumatology International, April 8, 2013
19 Prognosis of vasculitis associated myelodysplasia Autoimmunity Reviews, April 8, 2013 Review Article
20 Seronegative antiphospholipid syndrome Rheumatology, March 20, 2013 Review Article
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