Using a standard microcytotoxicity technique of tissue typing, the HL-A 27 antigen was
identified in 72 out of 75 patients with classical ankylosing spondylitis and in 3 out of 75 …

Objective: To develop evidence based recommendations for the management of ankylosing
spondylitis (AS) as a combined effort of the ‘ASsessment in AS’ international working group …

… RD Sturrock … Balint PV, Sturrock RD. Intraobserver repeatability and interobserver
reproducibility in musculoskeletal ultrasound imaging measurements. Clin Exp Rheumatol2001;19:89–…

Objectives. For effective health care provision, knowledge of disease prevalence is paramount.
There has been no systematic endeavour to establish continent-based AS estimates, …

Tumor necrosis factor-α occupies a central role in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) pathogenesis.
We now report that Interleukin-15 (IL-15) can induce TNF-α production in RA through …

Background Acid suppression with famotidine, a histamine H 2 –receptor antagonist, provides
protection against gastric injury in normal subjects receiving short courses of aspirin or …

Interleukin 15 (IL–15) is a novel cytokine with interleukin–2–like activity. It is also a potent T–lymphocyte
chemoattractant. Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory disease …

Aims and methods. To assess the clinical features of septic arthritis and characterize
therapeutic strategies and outcome in a prospective study of 75 patients selected by positive …

OBJECTIVE: Musculoskeletal ultrasonography allows real-time imaging of joint structures
and may be used to complement clinical examination in rheumatological practice. We …

Proprioceptive sensory feedback is utilized by the central nervous system for conscious
appreciation of the position and movement of the body and limbs. In patients with the …