Objective: There is increasing evidence that gene copy-number variation influences
phenotypic variation. Chemokine ligand 3-like 1 (CCL3L1) is encoded by a variable copy-number …

Objectives. To investigate correlates of fatigue among individuals with RA and OA, including
mood, sleep, disease activity and radiographic damage. Methods. Fatigue was assessed …

Objective The aims of this study were to obtain cross-sectional data on capillaroscopy in an
international multi-center cohort of Systemic Sclerosis (SSc) and to investigate the frequency …

Objective To examine the role of genetic variation in the renal urate transporter SLC2A9 in
gout in New Zealand sample sets of Māori, Pacific Island, and Caucasian ancestry and to …

Genetic variation in ABCG2 (rs2231142, Q141K), encoding a uric acid transporter, is associated
with gout in diverse populations. The aim of this study was to examine a role for ABCG2 …

Objective Consumption of high fructose corn syrup (HFCS)-sweetened beverages increases
serum urate and risk of incident gout. Genetic variants in SLC2A9, that exchanges uric acid …

Objective. To investigate the effect of an orally administered probiotic on disease activity,
fatigue, quality of life, and intestinal symptoms in patients with active spondyloarthritis. Methods. …

Objectives. To describe the national demographics, comorbidities and mortality of admissions
associated with gout in New Zealand (NZ) from 1999 to 2009 and compare this with …

Objective To define the cytokine profile within rheumatoid subcutaneous nodules, and to
determine whether the destructive inflammatory process in this lesion displays features of a …

… Furthermore, in the study of John and colleagues, 12 four patients with inflammatory polyarthritis
were homozygous for d32/d32. However, only two of these patients met ACR criteria for …