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Preliminary classification criteria for the cryoglobulinaemic vasculitis

10 Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Bologna, S Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, Bologna, Italy 11 Section of Internal Medicine and Clinical Oncology, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human ...
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SGLT2 inhibitors alleviated podocyte damage in lupus nephritis by decreasing inflammation and enhancing autophagy

Correspondence to Dr Yuan-yuan Qi, Department of Nephrology, 1. Department of Nephrology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou Henan, 450052 P. R. China 2. Zhengzhou ...
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Changes in lipid profile during infliximab and corticosteroid treatment in rheumatoid arthritis

1 Department of Rheumatology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands 2 Department of Rheumatology, Jan van Breemen Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands 3 CLB Sanquin, Amsterdam, The ...
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A randomised interventional trial of ω-3-polyunsaturated fatty acids on endothelial function and disease activity in systemic lupus erythematosus

Northern Ireland Centre for Food and Health (NICHE), Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Ulster, Northern Ireland, UK Dr Stephen Wright, Department of Rheumatology, Musgrave Park Hospital ...
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Mechanical overloading promotes chondrocyte senescence and osteoarthritis development through downregulating FBXW7

Objectives To investigate the role of mechanical stress in cartilage ageing and identify the mechanistic association during osteoarthritis (OA) progression. Conclusions FBXW7 is a key factor in the ...
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Steroid injection for inferior heel pain: a randomised controlled trial

3 Centre for Public Health, Queens’ University Belfast, Belfast, UK 4 Department of Rheumatology, Altnagelvin Area Hospital, Londonderry, UK 5 Department of Rheumatology, Chapel Allerton Hospital, ...
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Psoriatic arthritis: epidemiology, clinical features, course, and outcome

1 University of Toronto, Toronto Western Research Institute, Psoriatic Arthritis Program, University Health Network, Centre for Prognosis Studies in the Rheumatic Diseases, Toronto Western Hospital, ...
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Remission in systemic lupus erythematosus: durable remission is rare

Introduction Remission is the ultimate goal in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). In this study, we applied four definitions of remission agreed on by an international collaboration (Definitions of ...
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The development of Assessment of SpondyloArthritis international Society classification criteria for axial spondyloarthritis (part II): validation and final selection

Objective: To validate and refine two sets of candidate criteria for the classification/diagnosis of axial spondyloarthritis (SpA). Methods: All Assessment of SpondyloArthritis international Society ...
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Defining active sacroiliitis on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for classification of axial spondyloarthritis: a consensual approach by the ASAS/OMERACT MRI group

Department of Rheumatology, Charité University Medicine, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Berlin, Germany Background: Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of sacroiliac joints has evolved as the most relevant ...
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EULAR definition of arthralgia suspicious for progression to rheumatoid arthritis

Correspondence to Dr Annette H M van der Helm-van Mil, Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, P.O. Box 9600, Leiden 2300 RC, The Netherlands; AvdHelm{at}lumc.nl Background ...
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Psoriasis: epidemiology, clinical features, and quality of life

Psoriasis is a common chronic, recurrent, immune mediated disease of the skin and joints. It can have a significant negative impact on the physical, emotional, and, psychosocial wellbeing of affected ...