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Measurement invariance of the Illness Invalidation Inventory (3*I) across language, rheumatic disease and gender

1 Department of Clinical and Health Psychology, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands 2 Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The ...
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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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The minimally important difference and patient acceptable symptom state for the Raynaud's condition score in patients with Raynaud's phenomenon in a large randomised controlled ...

1 Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA 2 MediQuest Therapeutics, Inc, Bothell, ...
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Raised erythrocyte sedimentation rate signals heart failure in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

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 ...
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A nationwide non-medical switch from originator infliximab to biosimilar CT-P13 in 802 patients with inflammatory arthritis: 1-year clinical outcomes from the DANBIO registry

1 The DANBIO registry and Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research (COPECARE), Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Centre of Head and Orthopaedics, Rigshospitalet, Glostrup, Denmark Objectives ...
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CDAI and DAS28 in the management of rheumatoid arthritis in clinical practice

The primary therapeutic target for rheumatoid arthritis is remission, assessed using validated composited measures.1 Currently, index-based remission frequently used in clinical practice are disease ...
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Relationship between serum trough infliximab levels, pretreatment C reactive protein levels, and clinical response to infliximab treatment in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

Objective: To investigate the relationship between serum trough infliximab levels and clinical response to infliximab treatment in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Methods: Disease activity ...
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Efficacy of physiotherapy management of knee joint osteoarthritis: a randomised, double blind, placebo controlled trial

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 ...
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Adverse events of low- to medium-dose oral glucocorticoids in inflammatory diseases: a meta-analysis

1 University Medical Center Utrecht, Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Utrecht, The Netherlands 2 University Medical Center Utrecht, Julius Centre for Health Sciences and Primary ...
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Suprascapular nerve block (using bupivacaine and methylprednisolone acetate) in chronic shoulder pain

Correspondence to: Dr M Shanahan, Rheumatology Research Unit, Repatriation General Hospital, Daw Park, South Australia, Australia 5041; michael.shanahan{at}rgh.sa.gov.au. Background: Shoulder pain ...
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Janus kinase inhibitor significantly improved rash and muscle strength in juvenile dermatomyositis

Correspondence to Dr Jianguo Li, Rheumatology and Immunology, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing 100020, China; jianguo_li6{at}hotmail.com Among 25 cases, 44% (11/25) patients were female, the ...
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Beneficial effects of the anti-oestrogen tamoxifen on systemic lupus erythematosus of (NZB×NZW)F1 female mice are associated with specific reduction of IgG3 autoantibodies

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 ...