Objectives This meta-analysis investigates the efficacy of tumour necrosis factor α (TNFα) blockers versus placebo for the treatment of ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and non-radiographic axial ...

Correspondence to Dr John H Stone, Massachusetts General Hospital Rheumatology Unit, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA; jhstone{at}mgh.harvard.edu IgG4-related disease (IgG4-RD) can cause ...

Objectives Recent observational studies have highlighted the beneficial role of dairy ingestion in gout prevention. The aims of this study were to determine the acute effects of milk ingestion on ...

Objectives To examine the safety and efficacy of rontalizumab, a humanised IgG1 anti-interferon α (anti-IFN-α) monoclonal antibody, in patients with moderate-to-severe systemic lupus erythematosus ...

Objective: To identify patterns of self-reported health problems relating to dose and duration of glucocorticoid intake in unselected patients with rheumatoid arthritis from routine practice. Methods: ...

1 Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands 2 Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center ...

2 Azienda Zero, Veneto Region, Clinical governance Unit, Padua, Italy 3 Azienda Zero, Veneto Region, Epidemiological Department, Padua, Italy 4 Azienda Zero, Veneto Region, Clinical governance Unit, ...

Objectives Short-term predictive endpoints of chronic kidney disease (CKD) are needed in lupus nephritis (LN). We tested response to therapy at 1 year. Results We studied 381 patients (90.5% ...

OBJECTIVES Insulin resistance (IR) has been increasingly implicated in the pathogenesis of gout. The lipoprotein abnormalities described in hyperuricaemic subjects are similar to those associated with ...

aDepartment of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Charité University Hospital, Humboldt University, Berlin, Germany, bDepartment of Rheumatology and Physical Medicine, University Hospital, Zurich, ...

41 St. Joseph's Health Care London and University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada Objective The 1980 American College of Rheumatology (ACR) classification criteria for systemic sclerosis ...

2 Clinical Epidemiology Research and Training Unit and Arthritis Center, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA 3 Osteoporosis and Arthritis Research Group, University of ...