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Are patients with rheumatoid arthritis still at an increased risk of tuberculosis and what is the role of biological treatments?

Correspondence to Dr Elizabeth V Arkema, Clinical Epidemiology Unit, T2, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm 17176, Sweden; Elizabeth.Arkema{at}ki.se Objective To estimate the risk of tuberculosis (TB) ...
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Smoking is a major preventable risk factor for rheumatoid arthritis: estimations of risks after various exposures to cigarette smoke

2 Department of Medicine, Rheumatology Unit, Karolinska Institutet/Karolinska Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden 3 Unit of Clinical Immunology, Uppsala University/Akademiska Sjukhuset, Uppsala, Sweden 4 ...
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Impact of pregnancy on health related quality of life evaluated prospectively in pregnant women with rheumatic diseases by the SF-36 health survey

Objective: To gain insight into patient experience of the disease course and health related quality of life during and after pregnancy in women with rheumatoid arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis.
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OP0201 Safety, Tolerability, and Functional Activity of MGD010, A Dart® Molecule Targeting CD32B and CD79B, Following A Single Dose Administration in Healthy Volunteers

Background MGD010, a bi-specific Dual-Affinity Re-Targeting, or DART®, molecule, inhibits activated B-cells by delivering a negative signal via simultaneous co-ligation of the inhibitory checkpoint ...
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POS0105-PARE PATIENT EDUCATION IN OSTEOARTHRITIS: GOOD PRACTICE RECOMMENDATIONS FROM AN INTERNATIONAL PATIENT PANEL

Background: Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common form of arthritis in adults, characterized by chronic pain and reduced mobility[1]. With ageing populations and increasing rates of obesity and ...
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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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Leflunomide: mode of action in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis

a Academic Ziekenhuis Leiden, Stafcentrum Reumatologie, Leiden, The Netherlands, b Division of Immunology and Allergy, Geneva University Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland Professor F C Breedveld, Academic ...
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Studies with pain rating scales.

Good correlation has been shown between pain scores derived from 4 different rating scales. The correlation was maintained when presentation of the scales was separated by a series of questions and by ...