Background Pediatric Sjögren’s syndrome (pSS) is a rare disorder that is often diagnosed late due to the lack of validated diagnostic criteria and validated biomarkers. The pathogenesis is largely ...

Objective To develop and validate revised classification criteria for granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA). Methods Patients with vasculitis or comparator diseases were recruited into an ...

OBJECTIVE To describe the relation between spinal degenerative disease, allelic variation in the vitamin D receptor gene, and lifestyle factors in a population-based association study. METHODS Random ...

Correspondence to Dr Emilio Filippucci, Rheumatology Unit, Polytechnic University of Marche - Department of Clinical and Molecular Sciences, "Carlo Urbani" Hospital, 60035 Jesi, Ancona, Italy; ...

Objectives: Adult mesenchymal stem cells were recently found to suppress effector T cell and inflammatory responses and have emerged as attractive therapeutic candidates for immune disorders. In ...

1 Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Florence, Italy 2 Department of Medicine and Surgery, Division of Rheumatology, University of Padova, Italy 3 Klinika Dermatogiczna, ...

1 Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Città Della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, Rheumatology Unit, Turin, Italy 2 Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria di Parma, Department of Medicine, Internal ...

Correspondence to Dr Hyon K Choi, Division of Rheumatology, Allergy, and Immunology, Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, 55 Fruit Street, Bulfinch 165, ...

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 ...

Objective In 2011, the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) and EULAR endorsed provisional criteria for remission in rheumatoid arthritis (RA), both Boolean-based and index-based. Based on recent ...

1 Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA 2 Division of Nephrology, ...