Objective. To evaluate the performance of biological drugs in psoriatic arthritis (PsA) in a
routine care setting, using the Finnish national register of biological treatment (ROB-FIN). …

… Vanhat patterit emäntä Sirpa Salomaa kuljettaa työmatkan ohessa vaihtelevasti eri
kierrätyspisteisiin. Vanhat öljyt kerätään pihalle hautausmaantoimiston päätyyn 200 l tynnyreihin, …

Background: Hormonal contraception is commonly used worldwide, but its systemic effects
across lipoprotein subclasses, fatty acids, circulating metabolites and cytokines remain poorly …

Vascular adhesion protein-1 (VAP-1) is one of the molecules on the endothelial cell
membrane, which may guide inflammatory cells into atherosclerotic lesions. This dual function …

… The authors wish to thank the patients with RA for participating in the study, rheumatologist
Sirpa Salomaa and the rheumatology staff of the Central Hospital of Lapland, and the …

Objective Frequent monitoring of patients with early rheumatoid arthritis ( RA ) is required
for achieving good outcomes. This study was undertaken to investigate the influence of text …

Thyroid examinations, including palpation, ultrasound and, selectively, fine-needle aspiration
biopsy, were conducted on nearly 2,000 Chernobyl cleanup workers from Estonia to …

Polygenic risk scores (PRSs) have shown promise in predicting susceptibility to common
diseases 1 , 2 – 3 . We estimated their added value in clinical risk prediction of five common …

Population isolates such as those in Finland benefit genetic research because deleterious
alleles are often concentrated on a small number of low-frequency variants (0.1% ≤ minor …

Circulating cytokines and growth factors are regulators of inflammation and have been
implicated in autoimmune and metabolic diseases. In this genome-wide association study (GWAS…