1 Department of Gastroenterology and Rheumatology, Free University, Berlin, Germany 2 Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet, Herne, Germany and Department of Gastroenterology and Rheumatology, Free University, ...

Background: Patient reported outcome measures used in studies of psoriatic arthritis (PsA) have been found to be inadequate for determining the impact of the disease from the patient’s perspective.

Correspondence to Dr Xiang Xu, Department of Stem Cell & Regenerative Medicine, Daping Hospital, Army Military Medical University, Chongqing, China; xiangxu{at}tmmu.edu.cn; Dr Song Guo Zheng, Division ...

Background and purpose Several epidemiologic studies reported increased mortality in patients with GCA, while others found that the overall survival was essentially identical to that of the general ...

2 Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic and Mayo Graduate School of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota, USA 3 Division of Rheumatology, Mayo Clinic and Mayo Graduate School of Medicine, ...

1 Centre for Health, Exercise and Sports Medicine, School of Physiotherapy, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia 2 Monash Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Cabrini Hospital and ...

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 ...

Dr G Peat, Primary Care Sciences Research Centre, School of Postgraduate Medicine, Keele University, The Medical Institute, Hartshill Road, Stoke-on-Trent ST7 4NY, UKg.m.peat{at}hfac.keele.ac.uk ...

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, ...

1 Musculoskeletal Research Centre, Faculty of Health Sciences, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia 2 Department of Podiatry, Faculty of Health Sciences, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia ...

Background: Sex hormones have been shown to influence the immune system and to modify the course of autoimmune disorders. Objective: To examine the effects of the oestrogen antagonist tamoxifen on the ...

Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA Correspondence to: Dr Sherine E Gabriel Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic, 200 1st St SW, Rochester, MN ...