Báo cáo y học: "The validity of a rheumatoid arthritis medical records-based index of severity compared with the DAS28" pdf

... for the assessment of rheumatoid arthritis disease activity are available to rheumatologists. Face and criterion validity of these instruments can be assessed by determining the association of their ... Disease Activity Index (SDAI), and the Clinical Disease Activity Index (CDAI). These indices are essentially based on the same attributes of RA: joint counts, the p...

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... acquisition of data, analysis of data and interpretation of data and writing the manuscript. AaV: acqui- sition and analysis of data. SJ: interpretation of data and draft- ing the manuscript. HST: acquisition ... acquisition and analysis of data. MØ: study design, analysis of data and interpretation of data and writing the manuscript. Acknowledgements Amersham Health. T...

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... index (SSI) was defined as the ratio of synovial analyte/synovial albumin divided by the ratio of serum analyte/serum albumin. Open Access Available online http:/ /arthritis- research.com/content/10/5/R105 Page ... synovial autoantibody levelsThe presence of lymphoid aggregates in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) syno- via is associated with elevated synovial autoantibody levels. S...

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... nature of the analysis, and the discrepancy may be the result of random variability. Importantly, a single measurement of inflammatory cytokines is not representative of the total inflammatory ... difference Figure 2 Adjusted associations of rheumatoid arthritis severity with prevalence of coronary artery calcification (Agatston score > 0)Adjusted associations...

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... 2:1132-1136. 16. Kameda T, Mano H, Yuasa T, Mori Y, Miyazawa K, Shiokawa M, Nakamaru Y, Hiroi E, Hiura K, Kameda A, Yang NN, Hakeda Y, Kumegawa M: Estrogen inhibits bone resorption by directly inducing apoptosis ... Tamura T, Udagawa N, Takahashi N, Miyaura C, Tanaka S, Yamada Y, Koishihara Y, Ohsugi Y, Kumaki K, Taga T, Kishimoto T, Suda T: Soluble interleukin-6 receptor triggers ost...

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... abnormal many years before the onset of disease. In nasopharyngeal carcinoma, for example, levels of IgA anti-VCA antibody 10- fold those in normal subjects are found years in advance of the onset of ... Kantakamalakul W, Chongkolwatana C, Naksawat P, Muangsom- boon S, Sukpanichnant S, Chongvisal S, Metheetrairat C, Kosi- tanont U, Puthavathana P: Specific IgA antibody to Epstein-...

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... 2 Research article Ultrasonography of the metacarpophalangeal and proximal interphalangeal joints in rheumatoid arthritis: a comparison with magnetic resonance imaging, conventional radiography and ... joints of the dominant hand: the dorsal, radial and palmar aspects of the second MCP joint; the dorsal and palmar aspects of the third and fourth MCP joints; the...

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... TTT AAA GAG AAT); and glyceral- dehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase primers were F (D- AAC AGC GAC ACC CAT CCT C) and R (d-CAT ACC AGG AAA TGA GCT TGA CAA). This analysis provided a final value that ... Unmanipulated Lymphoma/sarcoma 7 22–64 (46) 5/2 Unmanipulated Systemic vasculitis (depleting antibody therapy) 3 43–61 (52) 2/1 Not applicable a Age at time of transplantation. RA, rheuma...

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... circles. Arthritis Research & Therapy Vol 7 No 1 Leonard Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is one of the most common human autoimmune diseases, with a prevalence of about 1%. Because of this high prevalence ... is a stromal factor that is crucial for the development of T lymphocytes in humans and mice, and also B lymphocytes in mice. IL-7 can act as a T cell growth facto...

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... their enhanced regulatory capacity in vitro. Although it is tempting to speculate that synovial inflammation is the consequence of an inadequate ability of synovial Tregs to downmodulate local inflammation, ... Mononuclear cells were isolated from the peripheral blood (PB) or the synovial fluid (SF) of a patient with rheumatoid arthritis, stained with monoclonal antibodi...

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