Rheumatoid Arthritis Research Today is a free monthly online journal that collates and summarizes the latest research about Rheumatoid Arthritis, including details on treatment, symptoms, causes, medication.

Volume 4 (2007), Issue 11 (November)

1. A rapid semi automated method for DNA extraction from dried-blood spots: application to the HLA-DR shared epitope analysis in rheumatoid arthritis.
   J Immunol Methods, 328(1): 220-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
2. Novel association in chromosome 4q27 region with rheumatoid arthritis and confirmation of type 1 diabetes point to a general risk locus for autoimmune diseases.
   Am J Hum Genet, 81(6): 1284-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
3. Baseline serum RANKL levels may serve to predict remission in rheumatoid arthritis patients treated with TNF antagonists.
   Ann Rheum Dis, 66(12): 1675-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
4. A modification of the Omeract RA MRI score for erosions for use with an extremity MRI system with reduced field of view.
   Ann Rheum Dis, 66(12): 1669-71. [Abstract] [Full-text]
5. High-grade MRI bone oedema is common within the surgical field in rheumatoid arthritis patients undergoing joint replacement and is associated with osteitis in subchondral bone.
   Ann Rheum Dis, 66(12): 1581-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
6. Endothelial protein C receptor is overexpressed in rheumatoid arthritic (RA) synovium and mediates the anti-inflammatory effects of activated protein C in RA monocytes.
   Ann Rheum Dis, 66(12): 1574-80. [Abstract] [Full-text]
7. Comparison of composite measures of disease activity in an early seropositive rheumatoid arthritis cohort.
   Ann Rheum Dis, 66(12): 1633-40. [Abstract] [Full-text]
8. Associations between the PTPN22 1858C->T polymorphism and radiographic joint destruction in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: results from a 10-year longitudinal study.
   Ann Rheum Dis, 66(12): 1604-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
9. HLA-DRB1*0404 is strongly associated with anticalpastatin antibodies in rheumatoid arthritis.
   Ann Rheum Dis, 66(12): 1588-93. [Abstract] [Full-text]
10. Bone mineral density in patients with hand osteoarthritis compared to population controls and patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
    Ann Rheum Dis, 66(12): 1594-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
11. Serum osteoprotegerin is increased and independently associated with coronary-artery atherosclerosis in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
    Atherosclerosis, 195(2): e135-41. [Abstract] [Full-text]
12. Acceleration of atherosclerosis during the course of rheumatoid arthritis.
    Atherosclerosis, 195(2): 354-60. [Abstract] [Full-text]
13. Early rheumatoid arthritis: a review of MRI and sonographic findings.
    AJR Am J Roentgenol, 189(6): 1502-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
14. Clinical and radiological features of rheumatoid arthritis in British black Africans.
    Clin Rheumatol, 27(1): 97-100. [Abstract] [Full-text]
15. The development of erythema elevatum diutinum in a patient with juvenile idiopathic arthritis under treatment with abatacept.
    Clin Rheumatol, 27(1): 105-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
16. Anti-nucleosome antibodies as prediction factor of development of autoantibodies during therapy with three different TNFalpha blocking agents in rheumatoid arthritis.
    Clin Rheumatol, 27(1): 91-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
17. Adult onset Still's disease: a study of 14 cases.
    Clin Rheumatol, 27(1): 35-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
18. Biologics for the treatment of juvenile idiopathic arthritis: a systematic review and critical analysis of the evidence.
    Clin Rheumatol, 27(1): 67-76. [Abstract] [Full-text]
19. A comparison of the frequency of antibodies to cyclic citrullinated peptides using a third generation anti-CCP assay (CCP3) in systemic sclerosis, primary biliary cirrhosis and rheumatoid arthritis.
    Clin Rheumatol, 27(1): 77-83. [Abstract] [Full-text]
20. Polymorphism in the tumor necrosis factor-alpha gene promoter is associated with severity of rheumatoid arthritis in the Czech population.
    Clin Rheumatol, 27(1): 59-65. [Abstract] [Full-text]
21. Use of complementary and alternative medicine by rheumatoid arthritis patients in Korea.
    Clin Rheumatol, 27(1): 29-33. [Abstract] [Full-text]
22. Sick leave and work disability in patients with early arthritis.
    Clin Rheumatol, 27(1): 11-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
23. Preferential recruitment of CCR6-expressing Th17 cells to inflamed joints via CCL20 in rheumatoid arthritis and its animal model.
    J Exp Med, 204(12): 2803-12. [Abstract] [Full-text]
24. Two independent alleles at 6q23 associated with risk of rheumatoid arthritis.
    Nat Genet, 39(12): 1477-82. [Abstract] [Full-text]
25. Rheumatoid arthritis association at 6q23.
    Nat Genet, 39(12): 1431-3. [Abstract] [Full-text]

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