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Contents: Volume 37, Number 2 : February 1998   [Index by Author]  Other Issues: Previous Next  
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Supplements:Back

British Society for Rheumatology Heberden Round. Manchester, 10-11 September 1998. Abstracts
Rheumatology 1998 37: 1-29; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/37.2.1 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Reviews:Back

JS Lanchbury
The Human Genome Project
Rheumatology 1998 37: 119-121; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/37.2.119 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

JC Edwards and V Morris
Joint physiology: relevant to the rheumatologist?
Rheumatology 1998 37: 121-125; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/37.2.121 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

JC Edwards and G Cambridge
Rheumatoid arthritis: the predictable effect of small immune complexes in which antibody is also antigen
Rheumatology 1998 37: 126-130; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/37.2.126 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

IC Chikanza and AS Grossman
Hypothalamic-pituitary-mediated immunomodulation: arginine vasopressin is a neuroendocrine immune mediator
Rheumatology 1998 37: 131-136; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/37.2.131 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Recommendations for the registration of drugs used in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. Group for the Respect of Ethics and Excellence in Science (GREES): rheumatoid arthritis section
Rheumatology 1998 37: 211-215; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/37.2.211 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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BA Hills and MK Monds
Enzymatic identification of the load-bearing boundary lubricant in the joint
Rheumatology 1998 37: 137-142. [Abstract] [Request Permissions]  

BA Hills and MK Monds
Deficiency of lubricating surfactant lining the articular surfaces of replaced hips and knees
Rheumatology 1998 37: 143-147; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/37.2.143 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

V Chen, D Croft, P Purkis, and IM Kramer
Co-culture of synovial fibroblasts and differentiated U937 cells is sufficient for high interleukin-6 but not interleukin-1beta or tumour necrosis factor-alpha release
Rheumatology 1998 37: 148-156; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/37.2.148 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

AW Evers, E Taal, FW Kraaimaat, JW Jacobs, A Abdel-Nasser, JJ Rasker, and JW Bijlsma
A comparison of two recently developed health status instruments for patients with arthritis: Dutch-AIMS2 and IRGL. Arthritis Impact Measurement Scales. Impact of Rheumatic diseases on General health and Lifestyle
Rheumatology 1998 37: 157-164; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/37.2.157 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

C Salvarani, PL Macchioni, W Mantovani, M Bragliani, E Collina, T Cremonesi, B Battistel, and L Boiardi
HLA-DRB1 alleles associated with rheumatoid arthritis in Northern Italy: correlation with disease severity
Rheumatology 1998 37: 165-169; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/37.2.165 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A Ceponis, YT Konttinen, S Imai, M Tamulaitiene, TF Li, JW Xu, J Hietanen, S Santavirta, and HG Fassbender
Synovial lining, endothelial and inflammatory mononuclear cell proliferation in synovial membranes in psoriatic and reactive arthritis: a comparative quantitative morphometric study
Rheumatology 1998 37: 170-178; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/37.2.170 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

RA Ajjan, RS McIntosh, EA Waterman, PF Watson, CD Franklin, CM Yeoman, and AP Weetman
Analysis of the T-cell receptor Valpha repertoire and cytokine gene expression in Sjogren's syndrome
Rheumatology 1998 37: 179-185; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/37.2.179 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

SJ Stanworth, RP Donn, A Hassall, P Dawes, W Ollier, and N Snowden
Absence of an association between mannose-binding lectin polymorphism and rheumatoid arthritis
Rheumatology 1998 37: 186-188; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/37.2.186 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

B Dasgupta, AL Dolan, GS Panayi, and L Fernandes
An initially double-blind controlled 96 week trial of depot methylprednisolone against oral prednisolone in the treatment of polymyalgia rheumatica
Rheumatology 1998 37: 189-195; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/37.2.189 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

GF Wiesinger, M Quittan, M Aringer, A Seeber, B Volc-Platzer, J Smolen, and W Graninger
Improvement of physical fitness and muscle strength in polymyositis/dermatomyositis patients by a training programme
Rheumatology 1998 37: 196-200; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/37.2.196 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

GC Fanning, KI Welsh, C Bunn, R Du Bois, and CM Black
HLA associations in three mutually exclusive autoantibody subgroups in UK systemic sclerosis patients
Rheumatology 1998 37: 201-207; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/37.2.201 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

R Manna, M Latteri, G Cristiano, L Todaro, F Scuderi, and G Gasbarrini
Anticardiolipin antibodies in giant cell arteritis and polymyalgia rheumatica: a study of 40 cases
Rheumatology 1998 37: 208-210; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/37.2.208 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

LW Fu, LY Yang, WP Chen, and CY Lin
Clinical efficacy of cyclosporin a neoral in the treatment of paediatric lupus nephritis with heavy proteinuria
Rheumatology 1998 37: 217-221; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/37.2.217 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

NM Wulffraat, P Woo, M Rooney, K De Meer, and W Kuis
Atypical juvenile generalized scleroderma presenting as polyarthritis and failure to thrive
Rheumatology 1998 37: 222-227; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/37.2.222 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

F Zulian, C Costantini, MC Montesco, F Schiavon, and F Zacchello
Successful treatment of gangrene in systemic necrotizing vasculitis with iloprost
Rheumatology 1998 37: 228-230; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/37.2.228 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A Andrews, P Hickling, and C Hutton
Familial dermatomyositis
Rheumatology 1998 37: 231-232; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/37.2.231 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

W Pointer and PL Williams
The expanding role of the nurse in rheumatology
Rheumatology 1998 37: 233a; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/37.2.233a [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

PA Byrne and KT Rajan
Spondylo-epiphyseal dysplasia tarda with progressive arthropathy mimicking juvenile chronic arthritis
Rheumatology 1998 37: 233b-234b; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/37.2.233b [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

L Kay and D Walker
Therapy for psoriatic arthritis: sometimes a conflict for psoriasis
Rheumatology 1998 37: 234-235; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/37.2.234 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

I Galliani, M Columbaro, S Ferri, A Valmori, G Cassiani, and E Falcieri
A case of calcific lateral epicondylitis: a histological and ultrastructural study
Rheumatology 1998 37: 235-236; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/37.2.235 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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