Modern Rheumatology, Volume 22, Issue 1 (2012)

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Review Article

Review Article
A novel clinical entity, IgG4-related disease (IgG4RD): general concept and details
Hisanori Umehara, Kazuichi Okazaki, Yasufumi Masaki, Mitsuhiro Kawano, Motohisa Yamamoto, Takako Saeki, Shoko Matsui, Takayuki Sumida, Tsuneyo Mimori, Yoshiya Tanaka, Kazuo Tsubota, Tadashi Yoshino, Shigeyuki Kawa, Ritsuro Suzuki, Tsutomu Takegami, Naohisa Tomosugi, Nozomu Kurose, Yasuhito Ishigaki, Atsushi Azumi, Masaru Kojima, Shigeo Nakamura & Dai Inoue
Pages: 1-14
Published online: 02 Jan 2014
AbstractforA novel clinical entity, IgG4-related disease (IgG4RD): general concept and details | References | PDF (735.8 KB)
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Review Article
Anti-citrullinated protein antibodies (ACPA) in early rheumatoid arthritis
Parawee Suwannalai, Leendert A. Trouw, Rene E. M. Toes & Tom W. J. Huizinga
Pages: 15-20
Published online: 02 Jan 2014
AbstractforAnti-citrullinated protein antibodies (ACPA) in early rheumatoid arthritis | References | PDF (202.5 KB)
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Original Article

Article
Comprehensive diagnostic criteria for IgG4-related disease (IgG4-RD), 2011
Hisanori Umehara, Kazuichi Okazaki, Yasufumi Masaki, Mitsuhiro Kawano, Motohisa Yamamoto, Takako Saeki, Shoko Matsui, Tadashi Yoshino, Shigeo Nakamura, Shigeyuki Kawa, Hideaki Hamano, Terumi Kamisawa, Toru Shimosegawa, Akira Shimatsu, Seiji Nakamura, Tetsuhide Ito, Kenji Notohara, Takayuki Sumida, Yoshiya Tanaka, Tsuneyo Mimori, Tsutomu Chiba, Michiaki Mishima, Toshifumi Hibi, Hirohito Tsubouchi, Kazuo Inui & Hirotaka Ohara
Pages: 21-30
Published online: 02 Jan 2014
AbstractforComprehensive diagnostic criteria for IgG4-related disease (IgG4-RD), 2011 | References | PDF (318.8 KB)
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Respiratory involvement in IgG4-related Mikulicz’s disease
Shoko Matsui, Hirofumi Taki, Koichiro Shinoda, Kensuke Suzuki, Ryuji Hayashi, Kazuyuki Tobe, Yoshiharu Tokimitsu, Masayuki Ishida, Hiroaki Fushiki, Hikaru Seto, Junya Fukuoka & Shin Ishizawa
Pages: 31-39
Published online: 02 Jan 2014
AbstractforRespiratory involvement in IgG4-related Mikulicz’s disease | References | PDF (500.8 KB)
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The Japanese version of the 2010 American College of Rheumatology Preliminary Diagnostic Criteria for Fibromyalgia and the Fibromyalgia Symptom Scale: reliability and validity
Chie Usui, Kotaro Hatta, Satoko Aratani, Naoko Yagishita, Kenya Nishioka, Teruhisa Kanazawa, Kenji Ito, Yoshihisa Yamano, Hiroyuki Nakamura, Toshihiro Nakajima & Kusuki Nishioka
Pages: 40-44
Published online: 02 Jan 2014
AbstractforThe Japanese version of the 2010 American College of Rheumatology Preliminary Diagnostic Criteria for Fibromyalgia and the Fibromyalgia Symptom Scale: reliability and validity | References | PDF (164.9 KB)
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Enhanced exon 2 skipping caused by c.910G>A variant and alternative splicing of MEFV genes in two independent cases of familial Mediterranean fever
Yumi Tone, Tomoko Toma, Akiko Toga, Yasuhisa Sakakibara, Taizo Wada, Masahiro Yabe, Hiromitu Kusafuka & Akihiro Yachie
Pages: 45-51
Published online: 02 Jan 2014
AbstractforEnhanced exon 2 skipping caused by c.910G>A variant and alternative splicing of MEFV genes in two independent cases of familial Mediterranean fever | References | PDF (426.7 KB)
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A trans-ethnic genetic study of rheumatoid arthritis identified FCGR2A as a candidate common risk factor in Japanese and European populations
Roubila Meziani, Ryo Yamada, Meiko Takahashi, Kenei Ohigashi, Akio Morinobu, Chikashi Terao, Hitomi Hiratani, Koichiro Ohmura, Masao Yamaguchi, Takashi Nomura, Alexandre Vasilescu, Miki Kokubo, Victor Renault, Katsura Hirosawa, Chanavee Ratanajaraya, Simon Heath, Tsuneyo Mimori, Shimon Sakaguchi, Mark Lathrop, Inga Melchers, Shunichi Kumagai & Fumihiko Matsuda
Pages: 52-58
Published online: 02 Jan 2014
AbstractforA trans-ethnic genetic study of rheumatoid arthritis identified FCGR2A as a candidate common risk factor in Japanese and European populations | References | PDF (204.5 KB)
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Elevated serum levels of macrophage migration inhibitory factor and their significant correlation with rheumatoid vasculitis disease activity
Kuninobu Wakabayashi, Kumiko Otsuka, Michihito Sato, Ryo Takahashi, Tsuyoshi Odai, Takeo Isozaki, Nobuyuki Yajima, Yusuke Miwa & Tsuyoshi Kasama
Pages: 59-65
Published online: 02 Jan 2014
AbstractforElevated serum levels of macrophage migration inhibitory factor and their significant correlation with rheumatoid vasculitis disease activity | References | PDF (329.2 KB)
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Article
Serum adipokine profiles in Kawasaki disease
Yasushi Kemmotsu, Tsutomu Saji, Natsuko Kusunoki, Nahoko Tanaka, Chiaki Nishimura, Akira Ishiguro & Shinichi Kawai
Pages: 66-72
Published online: 02 Jan 2014
AbstractforSerum adipokine profiles in Kawasaki disease | References | PDF (222 KB)
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Article
High circulating levels of interleukin-18 binding protein indicate the severity of glomerular involvement in systemic lupus erythematosus
Chie Shimizu, Takayuki Fujita, Yoshinobu Fuke, Ken Ito, Atsushi Satomura, Koichi Matsumoto & Masayoshi Soma
Pages: 73-79
Published online: 02 Jan 2014
AbstractforHigh circulating levels of interleukin-18 binding protein indicate the severity of glomerular involvement in systemic lupus erythematosus | References | PDF (285.7 KB)
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Article
Abrogation of Treg function deteriorates rheumatoid arthritis
Tokuyoshi Yamagiwa, Shigeo Fukunishi, Toshiya Tachibana, Haruki Okamura, Shinichi Yoshiya & Shin-ichiro Kashiwamura
Pages: 80-88
Published online: 02 Jan 2014
AbstractforAbrogation of Treg function deteriorates rheumatoid arthritis | References | PDF (624 KB)
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Article
Involvement of IL-33 in the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis: the effect of etanercept on the serum levels of IL-33
Yasunori Kageyama, Eiji Torikai, Kunio Tsujimura & Masato Kobayashi
Pages: 89-93
Published online: 02 Jan 2014
AbstractforInvolvement of IL-33 in the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis: the effect of etanercept on the serum levels of IL-33 | References | PDF (188.9 KB)
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Article
Efficacy of low-dose imatinib mesylate for cutaneous involvement in systemic sclerosis: a preliminary report of three cases
Zenshiro Tamaki, Yoshihide Asano, Masaru Hatano, Atsushi Yao, Tomohiko Kawashima, Manabu Tomita, Koichiro Kinugawa, Ryozo Nagai & Shinichi Sato
Pages: 94-99
Published online: 02 Jan 2014
AbstractforEfficacy of low-dose imatinib mesylate for cutaneous involvement in systemic sclerosis: a preliminary report of three cases | References | PDF (201.2 KB)
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Article
Etanercept in combination with conventional disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis patients intolerant to methotrexate
Yoshinobu Koyama, Hirokazu Shiraishi, Toshiyuki Ohta & Ayumi Uchino
Pages: 100-108
Published online: 02 Jan 2014
AbstractforEtanercept in combination with conventional disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis patients intolerant to methotrexate | References | PDF (354.1 KB)
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Article
Safety and efficacy of tocilizumab, an anti-IL-6-receptor monoclonal antibody, in patients with polyarticular-course juvenile idiopathic arthritis
Tomoyuki Imagawa, Shumpei Yokota, Masaaki Mori, Takako Miyamae, Syuji Takei, Hiroyuki Imanaka, Yasuhito Nerome, Naomi Iwata, Takuji Murata, Mari Miyoshi, Norihiro Nishimoto & Tadamitsu Kishimoto
Pages: 109-115
Published online: 02 Jan 2014
AbstractforSafety and efficacy of tocilizumab, an anti-IL-6-receptor monoclonal antibody, in patients with polyarticular-course juvenile idiopathic arthritis | References | PDF (371.4 KB)
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Which subgroup of rheumatoid arthritis patients benefits from switching to tocilizumab versus etanercept after previous infliximab failure? A retrospective study
Hiroki Wakabayashi, Masahiro Hasegawa, Yosuke Nishioka, Akihiro Sudo & Kusuki Nishioka
Pages: 116-121
Published online: 02 Jan 2014
AbstractforWhich subgroup of rheumatoid arthritis patients benefits from switching to tocilizumab versus etanercept after previous infliximab failure? A retrospective study | References | PDF (329.2 KB)
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Incidence of serious respiratory infections in patients with rheumatoid arthritis treated with tocilizumab
Daisuke Hoshi, Ayako Nakajima, Eisuke Inoue, Kumi Shidara, Eri Sato, Mariko Kitahama, Yohei Seto, Eiichi Tanaka, Wako Urano, Naomi Ichikawa, Yumi Koseki, Shigeki Momohara, Astuo Taniguchi, Norihiro Nishimoto & Hisashi Yamanaka
Pages: 122-127
Published online: 02 Jan 2014
AbstractforIncidence of serious respiratory infections in patients with rheumatoid arthritis treated with tocilizumab | References | PDF (178.5 KB)
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Article
Six-transmembrane epithelial antigen of prostate4 (STEAP4) is a tumor necrosis factor alpha-induced protein that regulates IL-6, IL-8, and cell proliferation in synovium from patients with rheumatoid arthritis
Yoko Tanaka, Isao Matsumoto, Keiichi Iwanami, Asuka Inoue, Reiko Minami, Naoto Umeda, Akihiro Kanamori, Naoyuki Ochiai, Keiji Miyazawa & Makoto Sugihara
Pages: 128-136
Published online: 02 Jan 2014
AbstractforSix-transmembrane epithelial antigen of prostate4 (STEAP4) is a tumor necrosis factor alpha-induced protein that regulates IL-6, IL-8, and cell proliferation in synovium from patients with rheumatoid arthritis | References | PDF (550.7 KB)
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Case Report

Case Report
Adult-onset Still’s disease with macrophage activation syndrome successfully treated with a combination of methotrexate and etanercept
Keisuke Maeshima, Koji Ishii, Mikako Iwakura, Misuzu Akamine, Hajime Hamasaki, Itomi Abe, Miwa Haranaka, Hiroshi Tatsukawa & Hironobu Yoshimatsu
Pages: 137-141
Published online: 02 Jan 2014
AbstractforAdult-onset Still’s disease with macrophage activation syndrome successfully treated with a combination of methotrexate and etanercept | References | PDF (285.9 KB)
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Case Report
A case of sarcoidosis developing as sarcoid myopathy concomitant with systemic sclerosis and review of the literature
Kunihiro Ogane, Takashi Kato, Ichiro Mizushima, Mitsuhiro Kawano & Masakazu Yamagishi
Pages: 142-146
Published online: 02 Jan 2014
AbstractforA case of sarcoidosis developing as sarcoid myopathy concomitant with systemic sclerosis and review of the literature | References | PDF (298.1 KB)
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Case Report
Elevation of serum KL-6 levels in 3 patients with rheumatoid arthritis treated with adalimumab
Masahito Koiwa, Susumu Goto, Kenji Takenouchi, Kenji Takahasi, Toshikazu Kamada & Hiroshi Nakamura
Pages: 147-151
Published online: 02 Jan 2014
AbstractforElevation of serum KL-6 levels in 3 patients with rheumatoid arthritis treated with adalimumab | References | PDF (283.5 KB)
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Case Report
Systemic sclerosis complicated by arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia that was misinterpreted as pulmonary arterial hypertension
Satoko Arai, Kazuhiro Kurasawa, Reika Maezawa, Ryosuke Hanaoka & Takeshi Fukuda
Pages: 152-157
Published online: 02 Jan 2014
AbstractforSystemic sclerosis complicated by arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia that was misinterpreted as pulmonary arterial hypertension | References | PDF (371.5 KB)
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Case Report
Cytophagic histiocytic panniculitis with haemophagocytosis in a patient with familial multiple lipomatosis and review of the literature
Matthew Krilis & Spiros Miyakis
Pages: 158-162
Published online: 02 Jan 2014
AbstractforCytophagic histiocytic panniculitis with haemophagocytosis in a patient with familial multiple lipomatosis and review of the literature | References | PDF (208.9 KB)
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Letter

Letter
Adult-onset Still’s disease in pregnancy
Motohisa Yamamoto, Tetsuya Tabeya, Chisako Suzuki, Yasuyoshi Naishiro, Hidetaka Yajima, Yui Shimizu, Mikiko Obara, Hiroyuki Yamamoto, Toshiaki Sugaya, Hiroki Takahashi, Kohzoh Imai & Yasuhisa Shinomura
Pages: 163-165
Published online: 02 Jan 2014
First Page PreviewforAdult-onset Still’s disease in pregnancy | References | PDF (144.2 KB)
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