Objective: To determine the influence of HLA-B27 homozygosity and HLA-DRB1 alleles in
the susceptibility to, and severity of, ankylosing spondylitis in a Finnish population. Methods: …

Objectives: The aim of the current study was to determine the contribution of interleukin (IL)1
gene cluster polymorphisms previously implicated in susceptibility for ankylosing spondylitis …

… In 1984 Kaarela & Sarna showed that seronegative patients with at most 4 swollen joints will
not have a destructive joint disease in 8 years (62). Therefore the writers suggested that the …

The analgesic effect of 10 anti-inflammatory drugs was compared using a single-blind method
in 90 patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Each patient received two different drugs, for three …

Objective To evaluate the prevalence of cervical spine changes in patients with rheumatoid
factor (RF) positive rheumatoid arthritis (RA) followed prospectively for 20 years. Methods An …

A cohort of 74 patients with rheumatoid arthritis was monitored prospectively for 15 years. At
the end of the study 148 shoulders were radiographed with a standard method. The …

Objective To evaluate the incidence of involvement and nature of destruction of glenohumeral
(GH) joints in a prospectively followed cohort of 74 patients with seropositive and erosive …

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the incidence of involvement and cause of destruction of humeroulnar
(HU) and humeroradial (HR) joints in a prospectively followed cohort of 74 patients with …

Objective. Amyloid A protein quantification in fat tissue is a new immunochemical method
for detecting AA amyloidosis, a rare but serious disease. The objective was to assess …

OBJECTIVE: Information from successive inception cohorts is needed to reveal changes in
the endpoint severity of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). We assessed joint destruction and disability …