The revised criteria for the classification of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) were formulated from a
computerized analysis of 262 contemporary, consecutively studied patients with RA and 262 …

Objective To provide a single source for the best available estimates of the national
prevalence of arthritis in general and of selected musculoskeletal disorders (osteoarthritis, …

Recurrent stupor and coma were noted in two of Kaposi's original patients with systemic
lupus erythematosus (SLE) described in 1871 (47). The systemịc nature of the illness was first …

Allelic variants of Fc gamma R confer distinct phagocytic capacities providing a mechanism
for heritable susceptibility to immune complex disease. Human Fc gamma RIIa has two …

Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is an autoimmune disease characterized by fibrosis of the skin and
internal organs that leads to profound disability and premature death. To identify new SSc …

During the last three decades important reviews by Harvey et al (27), Dubois (16), Estes and
Christian (17), and Ropes (52), among others (18, 21, 40), have described systemic lupus …

Objective To determine the frequency with which scleroderma (systemic sclerosis; SSc) recurs
in families and the familial relative risk (λ) in the US. Methods Family histories of SSc were …

Clinical, serologic, and genetic findings in Sjiigrm’s syndrome patients were correlated with
quantitative determinations for antibody against Ro (SS-A), La (SS-B), and nRNP (Sm) using …

Objective: To determine whether ethnic factors influence the presentation, serologic expression
and immunogenetics of systemic sclerosis (SSc), patients from 3 ethnic groups were …

Objective. To investigate a high prevalence of systemic sclerosis (SSc; scleroderma) in a
well‐defined population of 21,255 Choctaw Indians residing in 8 southeastern Oklahoma …