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Recommended Reading & Guidelines
- A randomized study of the effect of withdrawing hydroxychloroquine sulfate in systemic lupus erythematosus. The Canadian Hydroxychloroquine Study Group. N Engl J Med, 1991. 324(3): p. 150-4.
- Alarcon, G.S., et al., Effect of hydroxychloroquine on the survival of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: data from LUMINA, a multiethnic US cohort (LUMINA L). Ann Rheum Dis, 2007. 66(9): p. 1168-72.
- American College of Rheumatology, New NOF Guidelines and the WHO Fracture Assessment Tool or FRAX. 2008. [PDF]
- American College of Rheumatology, Osteoporosis and Bone Mineral Density - American College of Rheumatology. 2010. [PDF]
- Appel, G.B., et al., Mycophenolate mofetil versus cyclophosphamide for induction treatment of lupus nephritis. J Am Soc Nephrol, 2009. 20(5): p. 1103-12.
- Cummings, S.R., et al., Denosumab for prevention of fractures in postmenopausal women with osteoporosis. N Engl J Med, 2009. 361(8): p. 756-65.
- Erkan, D., G. Espinosa, and R. Cervera, Catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome: updated diagnostic algorithms. Autoimmun Rev, 2010. 10(2): p. 74-9.
- Fam, A.G., Paraneoplastic rheumatic syndromes. Baillieres Best Pract Res Clin Rheumatol, 2000. 14(3): p. 515-33.
- Ginzler, E.M., et al., Nonrenal disease activity following mycophenolate mofetil or intravenous cyclophosphamide as induction treatment for lupus nephritis: findings in a multicenter, prospective, randomized, open-label, parallel-group clinical trial. Arthritis Rheum, 2010. 62(1): p. 211-21.
- Houssiau, F.A., et al., Immunosuppressive therapy in lupus nephritis: the Euro-Lupus Nephritis Trial, a randomized trial of low-dose versus high-dose intravenous cyclophosphamide. Arthritis Rheum, 2002. 46(8): p. 2121-31.
- Manzi, S., et al., Effects of belimumab, a B lymphocyte stimulator-specific inhibitor, on disease activity across multiple organ domains in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: combined results from two phase III trials. Ann Rheum Dis, 2012. 71(11): p. 1833-8.
- Merrill, J.T., et al., The efficacy and safety of abatacept in patients with non-life-threatening manifestations of systemic lupus erythematosus: results of a twelve-month, multicenter, exploratory, phase IIb, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. Arthritis Rheum, 2010. 62(10): p. 3077-87.
- Miyakis, S., et al., International consensus statement on an update of the classification criteria for definite antiphospholipid syndrome (APS). J Thromb Haemost, 2006. 4(2): p. 295-306.
- National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, IMACS FORM 07A: MYOSITIS DISEASE ACTIVITY. 2005. [PDF]
- National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, MANUAL MUSCLE TESTING PROCEDURES for MMT8 TESTING. 2007. [PDF]
- Petri, M., et al., Combined oral contraceptives in women with systemic lupus erythematosus. N Engl J Med, 2005. 353(24): p. 2550-8.
- Petri, M., et al., Derivation and validation of the Systemic Lupus International Collaborating Clinics classification criteria for systemic lupus erythematosus. Arthritis Rheum, 2012. 64(8): p. 2677-86.
- Stone, J.H., et al., Mechanisms of Disease: IgG4-related disease. N Engl J Med, 2012. 366(6): p. 539-51.
- Weening, J.J., et al., The classification of glomerulonephritis in systemic lupus erythematosus revisited. Kidney Int, 2004. 65(2): p. 521-30.
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- Review: Treat to Target in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Fact, Fiction, or Hypothesis?
- Editorial: HLA–B27, Cytokines, and Spondyloarthritis: Noncanonical Functions of a Curious Class I Major Histocompatibility Complex Gene
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- Effect of Oral Glucosamine on Joint Structure in Individuals With Chronic Knee Pain: A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trial
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- Incorrect Description of Lentivirus Titration Protocols in the Article by Wang et al (Arthritis Rheum, June 2013)
- Incorrect Decapeptide Sequence in the Article by Lauvsnes et al (Arthritis Rheum, December 2013)
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- Identification of Cadherin 11 as a Mediator of Dermal Fibrosis and Possible Role in Systemic Sclerosis
- Inhibition of Myogenic MicroRNAs 1, 133, and 206 by Inflammatory Cytokines Links Inflammation and Muscle Degeneration in Adult Inflammatory Myopathies
- Effectiveness of First-Line Treatment With Recombinant Interleukin-1 Receptor Antagonist in Steroid-Naive Patients With New-Onset Systemic Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis: Results of a Prospective Cohort Study
- Applications Invited for Arthritis & Rheumatology Editor (2015–2020 Term)
- Assessment of Joint and Fascia Manifestations in Chronic Graft-Versus-Host Disease
- Direct and Indirect Rituximab-Induced T Cell Depletion: Comment on the Article by Mélet et al
- Is There an Interactive Effect of Immunoglobulin Levels and CD4+ Cell Counts During Rituximab Treatment? Comment on the Article by Mélet et al
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Arthritis Care & Research
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- Who decides if research will be published: Authors or sponsors?
- Systemic Lupus Prevalence in Sweden in 2010: What do national registers say?
- Role of Sponsor Letter v5
- Editor's Note
- Parental Influence on Systemic Sclerosis (SSc)
- Socioeconomic disparities in the health of African-Americans with rheumatoid arthritis from the Southeastern USA
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- Abdominal pain, flank pain, blurry vision and lower extremity weakness in a 16-year-old female
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