Modern Rheumatology, Volume 23, Issue 4 (2013)

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Review Article

Review Article
Cutaneous necrobiotic conditions associated with rheumatoid arthritis: important extra-articular involvement
Toshiyuki Yamamoto
Pages: 617-622
Published online: 02 Jan 2014
AbstractforCutaneous necrobiotic conditions associated with rheumatoid arthritis: important extra-articular involvement | References | PDF (484.3 KB)
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Original Article

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A phase 3 randomized, double-blind, multicenter comparative study evaluating the effect of etanercept versus methotrexate on radiographic outcomes, disease activity, and safety in Japanese subjects with active rheumatoid arthritis
Tsutomu Takeuchi, Nobuyuki Miyasaka, Chuanbo Zang, Daniel Alvarez, Tracey Fletcher, Joseph Wajdula, Hirotoshi Yuasa & Bonnie Vlahos
Pages: 623-633
Published online: 02 Jan 2014
AbstractforA phase 3 randomized, double-blind, multicenter comparative study evaluating the effect of etanercept versus methotrexate on radiographic outcomes, disease activity, and safety in Japanese subjects with active rheumatoid arthritis | References | PDF (280.7 KB)
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Tolerability and efficacy of abatacept in Japanese patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a phase I study
Tsukasa Matsubara, Seizo Yamana, Shigeto Tohma, Tsutomu Takeuchi, Hirobumi Kondo, Hitoshi Kohsaka, Shoichi Ozaki, Hiroshi Hashimoto, Nobuyuki Miyasaka, Ami Yamamoto, Masaki Hiraoka & Tohru Abe
Pages: 634-645
Published online: 02 Jan 2014
AbstractforTolerability and efficacy of abatacept in Japanese patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a phase I study | References | PDF (425.9 KB)
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In vivo three-dimensional motion analysis of osteoarthritic knees
Kunihiko Kawashima, Tetsuya Tomita, Masashi Tamaki, Tsuyoshi Murase, Hideki Yoshikawa & Kazuomi Sugamoto
Pages: 646-652
Published online: 02 Jan 2014
AbstractforIn vivo three-dimensional motion analysis of osteoarthritic knees | References | PDF (350.5 KB)
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The predictive value of anti-SS-A antibodies titration in pregnant women with fetal congenital heart block
Ai Anami, Kotaro Fukushima, Yoshinari Takasaki, Takayuki Sumida, Masako Waguri, Norio Wake & Atsuko Murashima
Pages: 653-658
Published online: 02 Jan 2014
AbstractforThe predictive value of anti-SS-A antibodies titration in pregnant women with fetal congenital heart block | References | PDF (228.4 KB)
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The effect of methotrexate on improving serological abnormalities of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus
Shoji Miyawaki, Susumu Nishiyama, Tetsushi Aita & Yasuhiko Yoshinaga
Pages: 659-666
Published online: 02 Jan 2014
AbstractforThe effect of methotrexate on improving serological abnormalities of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus | References | PDF (368.3 KB)
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Radiologic analysis of the effect of tocilizumab on hands and large joints in children with systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis
Yutaka Inaba, Remi Ozawa, Chie Aoki, Tomoyuki Imagawa, Masaaki Mori, Ryoki Hara, Takako Miyamae, Tomoyuki Saito & Shumpei Yokota
Pages: 667-673
Published online: 02 Jan 2014
AbstractforRadiologic analysis of the effect of tocilizumab on hands and large joints in children with systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis | References | PDF (428.2 KB)
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Overexpression of microRNA-223 in rheumatoid arthritis synovium controls osteoclast differentiation
Hayatoshi Shibuya, Tomoyuki Nakasa, Nobuo Adachi, Yoshihiko Nagata, Masakazu Ishikawa, Masataka Deie, Osami Suzuki & Mitsuo Ochi
Pages: 674-685
Published online: 02 Jan 2014
AbstractforOverexpression of microRNA-223 in rheumatoid arthritis synovium controls osteoclast differentiation | References | PDF (783.9 KB)
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Association of TNFSF4 polymorphisms with systemic lupus erythematosus: a meta-analysis
Man-Man Lu, Wang-Dong Xu, Jie Yang, Qian-Ling Ye, Chen-Chen Feng, Jing Li, Hai-Feng Pan, Jin-Hui Tao, Jing Wang & Dong-Qing Ye
Pages: 686-693
Published online: 02 Jan 2014
AbstractforAssociation of TNFSF4 polymorphisms with systemic lupus erythematosus: a meta-analysis | References | PDF (359 KB)
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Article
Association of hepatitis B with antirheumatic drugs: a case–control study
Yasuo Oshima, Hiroshi Tsukamoto & Arinobu Tojo
Pages: 694-704
Published online: 02 Jan 2014
AbstractforAssociation of hepatitis B with antirheumatic drugs: a case–control study | References | PDF (211.7 KB)
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Article
Risk of restless legs syndrome in low socioeconomic rheumatoid arthritis patients
Muhammad Ishaq, Jibran Sualeh Muhammad & Kamran Hameed
Pages: 705-708
Published online: 02 Jan 2014
AbstractforRisk of restless legs syndrome in low socioeconomic rheumatoid arthritis patients | References | PDF (164.1 KB)
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Article
Risk factors of severe infections in patients with rheumatoid arthritis treated with leflunomide
Han-Gyul Yoo, Hea Min Yu, Jeon Byung Jun, Hyun-Soon Jeon & Wan-Hee Yoo
Pages: 709-715
Published online: 02 Jan 2014
AbstractforRisk factors of severe infections in patients with rheumatoid arthritis treated with leflunomide | References | PDF (179.2 KB)
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Article
Ethnic differences in the prognostic utility of rheumatoid factor isotypes and anticyclic citrullinated peptides in rheumatoid arthritis patients: a cross-sectional study
Edmund Luke Gomez, Suk Chyn Gun, Sushela Devi Somanath, Karuthan Chinna & Ammu K. Radhakrishnan
Pages: 716-721
Published online: 02 Jan 2014
AbstractforEthnic differences in the prognostic utility of rheumatoid factor isotypes and anticyclic citrullinated peptides in rheumatoid arthritis patients: a cross-sectional study | References | PDF (175 KB)
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Article
The mid-term efficacy of intra-articular hyaluronic acid injections on joint structure: a nested case control study
Hiroyuki Oka, Toru Akune, Shigeyuki Muraki, Sakae Tanaka, Hiroshi Kawaguchi, Kozo Nakamura & Noriko Yoshimura
Pages: 722-728
Published online: 02 Jan 2014
AbstractforThe mid-term efficacy of intra-articular hyaluronic acid injections on joint structure: a nested case control study | References | PDF (246.5 KB)
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Article
Detection of gene expression signatures related to underlying disease and treatment in rheumatoid arthritis patients
Kyle A. Serikawa, Søren Jacobsen, Dorthe Lundsgaard, Brian A. Fox, Lone Hummelshoj, Lars K. Poulsen, Jan Fleckner & Klaus Stensgaard Frederiksen
Pages: 729-740
Published online: 02 Jan 2014
AbstractforDetection of gene expression signatures related to underlying disease and treatment in rheumatoid arthritis patients | References | PDF (670.4 KB)
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Erratum

Erratum to: Detection of gene expression signatures related to underlying disease and treatment in rheumatoid arthritis patients
Kyle A. Serikawa, Søren Jacobsen, Dorthe Lundsgaard, Brian A. Fox, Lone Hummelshoj, Lars K. Poulsen, Jan Fleckner & Klaus Stensgaard Frederiksen
Page: 741
Published online: 02 Jan 2014
CitationforErratum to: Detection of gene expression signatures related to underlying disease and treatment in rheumatoid arthritis patients | PDF (128.4 KB)
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Original Article

Article
Analysis of direct medical and nonmedical costs for care of rheumatoid arthritis patients using the large cohort database, IORRA
Eiichi Tanaka, Daisuke Hoshi, Ataru Igarashi, Eisuke Inoue, Kumi Shidara, Naoki Sugimoto, Eri Sato, Yohei Seto, Ayako Nakajima, Shigeki Momohara, Atsuo Taniguchi, Kiichiro Tsutani & Hisashi Yamanaka
Pages: 742-751
Published online: 02 Jan 2014
AbstractforAnalysis of direct medical and nonmedical costs for care of rheumatoid arthritis patients using the large cohort database, IORRA | References | PDF (292.6 KB)
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Article
A dose-escalation regimen of trimethoprim–sulfamethoxazole is tolerable for prophylaxis against Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia in rheumatic diseases
Kenchi Takenaka, Yoji Komiya, Mineto Ota, Hayato Yamazaki & Kenji Nagasaka
Pages: 752-758
Published online: 02 Jan 2014
AbstractforA dose-escalation regimen of trimethoprim–sulfamethoxazole is tolerable for prophylaxis against Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia in rheumatic diseases | References | PDF (200.8 KB)
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Article
Age at onset and gender distribution of systemic lupus erythematosus, polymyositis/dermatomyositis, and systemic sclerosis in Japan
Akiko Ohta, Masaki Nagai, Motoko Nishina, Hiroyuki Tomimitsu & Hitoshi Kohsaka
Pages: 759-764
Published online: 02 Jan 2014
AbstractforAge at onset and gender distribution of systemic lupus erythematosus, polymyositis/dermatomyositis, and systemic sclerosis in Japan | References | PDF (502.6 KB)
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Prevalence and risk factors of vertebral fracture in female Japanese patients with systemic lupus erythematosus
Makio Furukawa, Chikako Kiyohara, Takahiko Horiuchi, Hiroshi Tsukamoto, Hiroki Mitoma, Yasutaka Kimoto, Ayumi Uchino, Misato Nakagawa, Kensuke Oryoji, Terufumi Shimoda, Mine Harada & Koichi Akashi
Pages: 765-773
Published online: 02 Jan 2014
AbstractforPrevalence and risk factors of vertebral fracture in female Japanese patients with systemic lupus erythematosus | References | PDF (206.4 KB)
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Anatomy of hallux valgus in rheumatoid arthritis: radiographic analysis using a two-dimensional coordinate system
Satoshi Yamaguchi, Yasuhito Tanaka, Yasushi Shinohara, Akira Taniguchi, Takahisa Sasho, Kazuhisa Takahashi & Yoshinori Takakura
Pages: 774-781
Published online: 02 Jan 2014
AbstractforAnatomy of hallux valgus in rheumatoid arthritis: radiographic analysis using a two-dimensional coordinate system | References | PDF (295.8 KB)
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Therapeutic efficacy of tocilizumab in patients with rheumatoid arthritis refractory to anti-tumor-necrosis-factor inhibitors: 1 year follow-up with low-field extremity MRI
Takeshi Suzuki, Masanobu Horikoshi, Makoto Sugihara, Tomoya Hirota, Hiroshi Ogishima, Naoto Umeda, Yuya Kondo, Hiroto Tsuboi, Taichi Hayashi, Yusuke Chino, Isao Matsumoto & Takayuki Sumida
Pages: 782-787
Published online: 02 Jan 2014
AbstractforTherapeutic efficacy of tocilizumab in patients with rheumatoid arthritis refractory to anti-tumor-necrosis-factor inhibitors: 1 year follow-up with low-field extremity MRI | References | PDF (731.4 KB)
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Article
Efficacy of adjunct tacrolimus treatment in patients with rheumatoid arthritis with inadequate responses to methotrexate
Mariko Kitahama, Ayako Nakajima, Eisuke Inoue, Atsuo Taniguchi, Shigeki Momohara & Hisashi Yamanaka
Pages: 788-793
Published online: 02 Jan 2014
AbstractforEfficacy of adjunct tacrolimus treatment in patients with rheumatoid arthritis with inadequate responses to methotrexate | References | PDF (208.4 KB)
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Article
Two novel sandwich ELISAs identify PAD4 levels and PAD4 autoantibodies in patients with rheumatoid arthritis
Akihito Ishigami, Yoshiaki Uchida, Tsuyoshi Miyazaki, Setsuko Handa, Eun-Kyoung Choi, Yong-Sun Kim, Yasushi Kasahara & Naoki Maruyama
Pages: 794-803
Published online: 02 Jan 2014
AbstractforTwo novel sandwich ELISAs identify PAD4 levels and PAD4 autoantibodies in patients with rheumatoid arthritis | References | PDF (419.8 KB)
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Fc receptor beta chain deficiency exacerbates murine arthritis in the anti-type II collagen antibody-induced experimental model
Mino Ohtsubo-Yoshioka, Satoshi Nunomura, Tatsuki R. Kataoka, Yoshimichi Okayama & Chisei Ra
Pages: 804-810
Published online: 02 Jan 2014
AbstractforFc receptor beta chain deficiency exacerbates murine arthritis in the anti-type II collagen antibody-induced experimental model | References | PDF (546.2 KB)
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MR-defined fat infiltration of the lumbar paravertebral muscles differs between non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis and established ankylosing spondylitis
Ozgur Akgul, Arif Gulkesen, Gurkan Akgol & Salih Ozgocmen
Pages: 811-816
Published online: 02 Jan 2014
AbstractforMR-defined fat infiltration of the lumbar paravertebral muscles differs between non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis and established ankylosing spondylitis | References | PDF (211.7 KB)
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Case Report

Case Report
Angioimmunoblastic T cell lymphoma in an ankylosing spondylitis patient treated with etanercept
Kyong-Hee Jung, Mie Jin Lim, Seong Ryul Kwon, Ko Woon Joo, Hyeon Gyu Yi, Suk Jin Choi & Won Park
Pages: 817-822
Published online: 02 Jan 2014
AbstractforAngioimmunoblastic T cell lymphoma in an ankylosing spondylitis patient treated with etanercept | References | PDF (607.1 KB)
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Case Report
Inflammation surrounding the vertebral spinous processes as spondylarthritis in Behçet’s disease
Hiroyuki Yamashita, Kazuo Kubota, Yuko Takahashi, Hiroshi Kaneko, Toshikazu Kano & Akio Mimori
Pages: 823-826
Published online: 02 Jan 2014
AbstractforInflammation surrounding the vertebral spinous processes as spondylarthritis in Behçet’s disease | References | PDF (215 KB)
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Case Report
Clinical improvement in a patient with neuromyelitis optica following therapy with the anti-IL-6 receptor monoclonal antibody tocilizumab
Manabu Araki, Toshimasa Aranami, Takako Matsuoka, Masakazu Nakamura, Sachiko Miyake & Takashi Yamamura
Pages: 827-831
Published online: 02 Jan 2014
AbstractforClinical improvement in a patient with neuromyelitis optica following therapy with the anti-IL-6 receptor monoclonal antibody tocilizumab | References | PDF (413.2 KB)
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Open Access
Case Report
Epstein–Barr virus and methotrexate-related CNS lymphoma in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis
Kiyoshi Migita, Taiichiro Miyashita, Toma Mijin, Sohko Sakito, Hirokazu Kurohama, Masahiro Ito, Keisuke Toda, Keisuke Tsustumi, Hiroshi Baba, Yasumori Izumi, Atsushi Kawakami, Daisuke Niino & Kouichi Ohshima
Pages: 832-836
Published online: 02 Jan 2014
AbstractforEpstein–Barr virus and methotrexate-related CNS lymphoma in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis | References | PDF (439.4 KB)
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Case Report
A case of infantile Takayasu arteritis with a p.D382E NOD2 mutation: an unusual phenotype of Blau syndrome/early-onset sarcoidosis?
Yuzaburo Inoue, Yasushi Kawaguchi, Naoki Shimojo, Kenichi Yamaguchi, Yoshinori Morita, Taiji Nakano, Takayasu Arima, Minako Tomiita & Yoichi Kohno
Pages: 837-839
Published online: 02 Jan 2014
AbstractforA case of infantile Takayasu arteritis with a p.D382E NOD2 mutation: an unusual phenotype of Blau syndrome/early-onset sarcoidosis? | References | PDF (264.2 KB)
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