Modern Rheumatology, Volume 26, Issue 5 (2016)

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Review Article

Review Article
Biologic therapy in familial Mediterranean fever
Tomohiro Koga, Kiyoshi Migita & Atsushi Kawakami
Pages: 637-641
Published online: 21 Apr 2016
AbstractforBiologic therapy in familial Mediterranean fever | Full Text | References | PDF (209.3 KB)
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Original Article

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Risk for malignancy in rheumatoid arthritis patients treated with biological disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs compared to the general population: A nationwide cohort study in Japan
Masayoshi Harigai, Toshihiro Nanki, Ryuji Koike, Michi Tanaka, Kaori Watanabe-Imai, Yukiko Komano, Ryoko Sakai, Hayato Yamazaki, Takao Koike & Nobuyuki Miyasaka
Pages: 642-650
Published online: 11 Mar 2016
AbstractforRisk for malignancy in rheumatoid arthritis patients treated with biological disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs compared to the general population: A nationwide cohort study in Japan | Full Text | References | PDF (243.9 KB)
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Discontinuation of etanercept after achievement of sustained remission in patients with rheumatoid arthritis who initially had moderate disease activity—results from the ENCOURAGE study, a prospective, international, multicenter randomized study
Hisashi Yamanaka, Shouhei Nagaoka, Soo-Kon Lee, Sang-Cheol Bae, Tsuyoshi Kasama, Hitomi Kobayashi, Yuichi Nishioka, Yukitaka Ueki, Yohei Seto, Makoto Nishinarita, Naoto Tamura, Noriko Kimura, Kazuyoshi Saito, Tetsuya Tomita, Yasushi Nawata, Sadahiro Suzuki, Yoshiaki Ishigatsubo, Yasuhiko Munakata, Yuichi Makino, Eisuke Inoue, Yoshiya Tanaka, Tsutomu Takeuchi & the ENCOURAGE study group
Pages: 651-661
Published online: 23 Dec 2015
AbstractforDiscontinuation of etanercept after achievement of sustained remission in patients with rheumatoid arthritis who initially had moderate disease activity—results from the ENCOURAGE study, a prospective, international, multicenter randomized study | Full Text | References | PDF (920.7 KB)
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Article
Evaluation of switching from intravenous to subcutaneous formulation of tocilizumab in patients with rheumatoid arthritis
Naoki Iwamoto, Shoichi Fukui, Masataka Umeda, Ayako Nishino, Yoshikazu Nakashima, Takahisa Suzuki, Yoshiro Horai, Fumiaki Nonaka, Akitomo Okada, Tomohiro Koga, Shin-ya Kawashiri, Keita Fujikawa, Toshiyuki Aramaki, Kunihiro Ichinose, Yasuko Hirai, Mami Tamai, Hideki Nakamura, Kaoru Terada, Munetoshi Nakashima, Akinari Mizokami, Tomoki Origuchi, Katsumi Eguchi, Yukitaka Ueki & Atsushi Kawakami
Pages: 662-666
Published online: 16 Feb 2016
AbstractforEvaluation of switching from intravenous to subcutaneous formulation of tocilizumab in patients with rheumatoid arthritis | Full Text | References | PDF (300.4 KB)
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Pregnancy outcomes after exposure to tocilizumab: A retrospective analysis of 61 patients in Japan
Ken Nakajima, Omi Watanabe, Mayumi Mochizuki, Ayako Nakasone, Nobuhiko Ishizuka & Atsuko Murashima
Pages: 667-671
Published online: 04 Mar 2016
AbstractforPregnancy outcomes after exposure to tocilizumab: A retrospective analysis of 61 patients in Japan | Full Text | References | PDF (314 KB)
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Tocilizumab and pregnancy: Four cases of pregnancy in young women with rheumatoid arthritis refractory to anti-TNF biologics with exposure to tocilizumab
Kayoko Kaneko, Maki Sugitani, Mikako Goto & Atsuko Murashima
Pages: 672-675
Published online: 22 Mar 2016
AbstractforTocilizumab and pregnancy: Four cases of pregnancy in young women with rheumatoid arthritis refractory to anti-TNF biologics with exposure to tocilizumab | Full Text | References | PDF (403.8 KB) | Supplemental
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Time lag between the initiation of adalimumab after methotrexate correlates with the efficacy of adalimumab in rheumatoid arthritis patients
Noriko Kimura, Katsuya Suzuki & Tsutomu Takeuchi
Pages: 676-680
Published online: 16 Feb 2016
AbstractforTime lag between the initiation of adalimumab after methotrexate correlates with the efficacy of adalimumab in rheumatoid arthritis patients | Full Text | References | PDF (260.3 KB)
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Study on the frequency and risk factors of moderate-to-severe sleep apnea syndrome in rheumatoid arthritis
Tomoyuki Mutoh, Yasuaki Okuda, Sho Mokuda, Naoya Sawada, Kenichiro Matoba, Akihiro Yamada, Kazuo Jouyama, Makoto Onishi & Kiyoshi Takasugi
Pages: 681-684
Published online: 16 Feb 2016
AbstractforStudy on the frequency and risk factors of moderate-to-severe sleep apnea syndrome in rheumatoid arthritis | Full Text | References | PDF (244.5 KB)
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A twin study of rheumatoid arthritis in the Japanese population
Chikashi Terao, Katsunori Ikari, Shingo Nakayamada, Yusuke Takahashi, Ryo Yamada, Koichiro Ohmura, Motomu Hashimoto, Moritoshi Furu, Hiromu Ito, Takao Fujii, Shinji Yoshida, Kazuyoshi Saito, Atsuo Taniguchi, Shigeki Momohara, Hisashi Yamanaka, Tsuneyo Mimori & Fumihiko Matsuda
Pages: 685-689
Published online: 16 Feb 2016
AbstractforA twin study of rheumatoid arthritis in the Japanese population | Full Text | References | PDF (286.4 KB)
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A comparative analysis of two interferon-γ releasing assays to detect past tuberculosis infections in Japanese rheumatoid arthritis patients
Shiho Iwagaitsu, Taio Naniwa, Shinji Maeda, Shinya Tamechika, Hironobu Nobata, Hirokazu Imai, Akio Niimi & Shogo Banno
Pages: 690-695
Published online: 04 Mar 2016
AbstractforA comparative analysis of two interferon-γ releasing assays to detect past tuberculosis infections in Japanese rheumatoid arthritis patients | Full Text | References | PDF (477.9 KB)
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Plasma sLOX-1 is a potent biomarker of clinical remission and disease activity in patients with seropositive RA
Masahiro Ishikawa, Hiromu Ito, Moritoshi Furu, Motomu Hashimoto, Takao Fujii, Akinori Okahata, Tsuneyo Mimori & Shuichi Matsuda
Pages: 696-701
Published online: 25 Feb 2016
AbstractforPlasma sLOX-1 is a potent biomarker of clinical remission and disease activity in patients with seropositive RA | Full Text | References | PDF (448.7 KB) | Supplemental
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Article
Association between position of the fixed ulnar head and carpal translocation after the Sauvé–Kapandji procedure in patients with rheumatoid arthritis
Yu Sakuma, Kensuke Ochi, Koichiro Yano, Shinji Yoshida, Katsunori Ikari & Shigeki Momohara
Pages: 702-707
Published online: 11 Mar 2016
AbstractforAssociation between position of the fixed ulnar head and carpal translocation after the Sauvé–Kapandji procedure in patients with rheumatoid arthritis | Full Text | References | PDF (448.6 KB)
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Article
Insights from the ganglionic acetylcholine receptor autoantibodies in patients with Sjögren’s syndrome
Akihiro Mukaino, Shunya Nakane, Osamu Higuchi, Hideki Nakamura, Tomo Miyagi, Kanako Shiroma, Takashi Tokashiki, Yasuhiro Fuseya, Kazuhide Ochi, Masataka Umeda, Tetsuya Nakazato, Shinji Akioka, Hiroyuki Maruoka, Masatoshi Hayashi, Shu-ichi Igarashi, Katsunori Yokoi, Yasuhiro Maeda, Waka Sakai, Hidenori Matsuo & Atsushi Kawakami
Pages: 708-715
Published online: 02 Jun 2016
AbstractforInsights from the ganglionic acetylcholine receptor autoantibodies in patients with Sjögren’s syndrome | Full Text | References | PDF (444 KB) | Supplemental
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Association of plasmacytoid dendritic cells with B cell infiltration in minor salivary glands in patients with Sjögren's syndrome
Jidong Zhao, Satoshi Kubo, Shingo Nakayamada, Shohei Shimajiri, Xiangmei Zhang, Kunihiro Yamaoka & Yoshiya Tanaka
Pages: 716-724
Published online: 17 Feb 2016
AbstractforAssociation of plasmacytoid dendritic cells with B cell infiltration in minor salivary glands in patients with Sjögren's syndrome | Full Text | References | PDF (1.7 MB) | Supplemental
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The diagnostic utility of labial salivary gland biopsy in IgG4-related disease
Masafumi Moriyama, Miho Ohta, Sachiko Furukawa, Yurie Mikami, Akihiko Tanaka, Takashi Maehara, Masaki Yamauchi, Noriko Ishiguro, Jun-Nosuke Hayashida, Shintaro Kawano, Yukiko Ohyama, Tamotsu Kiyoshima & Seiji Nakamura
Pages: 725-729
Published online: 03 Mar 2016
AbstractforThe diagnostic utility of labial salivary gland biopsy in IgG4-related disease | Full Text | References | PDF (762.6 KB)
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Comparison of severity classification in Japanese patients with antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis in a nationwide, prospective, inception cohort study
Ken-ei Sada, Masayoshi Harigai, Koichi Amano, Tatsuya Atsumi, Shouichi Fujimoto, Yukio Yuzawa, Yoshinari Takasaki, Shogo Banno, Takahiko Sugihara, Masaki Kobayashi, Joichi Usui, Kunihiro Yamagata, Sakae Homma, Hiroaki Dobashi, Naotake Tsuboi, Akihiro Ishizu, Hitoshi Sugiyama, Yasunori Okada, Yoshihiro Arimura, Seiichi Matsuo, Hirofumi Makino & for Research Committee of Intractable Vasculitis Syndrome and Research Committee of Intractable Renal Disease of the Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare of Japan
Pages: 730-737
Published online: 11 Mar 2016
AbstractforComparison of severity classification in Japanese patients with antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis in a nationwide, prospective, inception cohort study | Full Text | References | PDF (647.7 KB)
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Initial limited three-level thin-section computed tomography scorings predict the prognosis of acute/subacute interstitial pneumonia in patients with dermatomyositis
Takuya Kotani, Tohru Takeuchi, Yuki Yoshimatsu, Takaaki Ishida, Naomune Yamamoto, Youhei Fujiki, Katsuhiro Oda, Kentaro Isoda, Kenichiro Hata, Takao Kamimori, Hiroshi Fujiwara, Shigeki Makino & Toshiaki Hanafusa
Pages: 738-743
Published online: 02 Jun 2016
AbstractforInitial limited three-level thin-section computed tomography scorings predict the prognosis of acute/subacute interstitial pneumonia in patients with dermatomyositis | Full Text | References | PDF (252.2 KB)
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The effect of hydroxychloroquine on lupus erythematosus-like skin lesions in MRL/lpr mice
Tatsuya Shimomatsu, Nobuo Kanazawa, Naoya Mikita, Yumi Nakatani, Hong-jin Li, Yutaka Inaba, Takaharu Ikeda, Toshikazu Kondo & Fukumi Furukawa
Pages: 744-748
Published online: 11 Mar 2016
AbstractforThe effect of hydroxychloroquine on lupus erythematosus-like skin lesions in MRL/lpr mice | Full Text | References | PDF (907 KB) | Supplemental
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Relationship between the IL12B (rs3212227) gene polymorphism and susceptibility to multiple autoimmune diseases: A meta-analysis
Jun Li, Chao Zhang, Jie-Bing Wang, Shuang-Shuang Chen, Tian-Ping Zhang, Si Li, Hai-Feng Pan & Dong-Qing Ye
Pages: 749-756
Published online: 26 Apr 2016
AbstractforRelationship between the IL12B (rs3212227) gene polymorphism and susceptibility to multiple autoimmune diseases: A meta-analysis | Full Text | References | PDF (1.1 MB)
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Limited significance of screening computed tomography after cementless total hip arthroplasty with highly cross-linked polyethylene at 7–10 years of follow-up
Ryohei Takada, Tetsuya Jinno, Daisuke Koga, Yuki Yamauchi, Yoshinori Asou, Takeshi Muneta & Atsushi Okawa
Pages: 757-760
Published online: 16 Feb 2016
AbstractforLimited significance of screening computed tomography after cementless total hip arthroplasty with highly cross-linked polyethylene at 7–10 years of follow-up | Full Text | References | PDF (397.3 KB)
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Validity of radiographic assessment of the knee joint space using automatic image analysis
Daigo Komatsu, Yukiharu Hasegawa, Toshihisa Kojima, Taisuke Seki, Kazuma Ikeuchi, Yasuhiko Takegami, Takafumi Amano, Yoshitoshi Higuchi, Takehiro Kasai & Naoki Ishiguro
Pages: 761-766
Published online: 17 Feb 2016
AbstractforValidity of radiographic assessment of the knee joint space using automatic image analysis | Full Text | References | PDF (501.9 KB)
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Article
Prevalence of hand osteoarthritis and its relationship to hand pain and grip strength in Japan: The third survey of the ROAD study
Rie Kodama, Shigeyuki Muraki, Hiroyuki Oka, Toshiko Iidaka, Masatoshi Teraguchi, Ryohei Kagotani, Yoshiki Asai, Munehito Yoshida, Yutaka Morizaki, Sakae Tanaka, Hiroshi Kawaguchi, Kozo Nakamura, Toru Akune & Noriko Yoshimura
Pages: 767-773
Published online: 16 Feb 2016
AbstractforPrevalence of hand osteoarthritis and its relationship to hand pain and grip strength in Japan: The third survey of the ROAD study | Full Text | References | PDF (402.4 KB)
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Article
Incidence rates of suicidal behaviors and treated depression in patients with and without psoriatic arthritis using the Clinical Practice Research Datalink
Katrina Wilcox Hagberg, Lin Li, Michael Peng, Kamal Shah, Maria Paris & Susan Jick
Pages: 774-779
Published online: 16 Feb 2016
AbstractforIncidence rates of suicidal behaviors and treated depression in patients with and without psoriatic arthritis using the Clinical Practice Research Datalink | Full Text | References | PDF (368.6 KB)
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Open Access

Case Report

Case Report
A case of ANCA-negative renal small-vessel vasculitis with tubulointerstitial infiltration of IgG4-positive plasma cells
Toru Sakairi, Satoshi Okabe, Keiju Hiromura, Shinsuke Motegi, Noriyuki Sakurai, Hidekazu Ikeuchi, Yoriaki Kaneko, Akito Maeshima, Junko Hirato & Yoshihisa Nojima
Pages: 780-783
Published online: 20 May 2014
AbstractforA case of ANCA-negative renal small-vessel vasculitis with tubulointerstitial infiltration of IgG4-positive plasma cells | Full Text | References | PDF (950.1 KB)
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Case Report
A condition closely mimicking IgG4-related disease despite the absence of serum IgG4 elevation and IgG4-positive plasma cell infiltration
Satoshi Hara, Mitsuhiro Kawano, Ichiro Mizushima, Kazunori Yamada, Kentaro Fujita, Kenichi Harada, Masami Matsumura, Masakazu Yamagishi, Yasuharu Sato, Yutaka Yamaguchi, Yasuni Nakanuma & Michio Nagata
Pages: 784-789
Published online: 25 Aug 2016
AbstractforA condition closely mimicking IgG4-related disease despite the absence of serum IgG4 elevation and IgG4-positive plasma cell infiltration | Full Text | References | PDF (1.2 MB)
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Case Report
Polychondritis presenting with oculomotor and abducens nerve palsies as the initial manifestation
Mitsuhiro Akiyama, Yuko Kaneko, Hironari Hanaoka, Masataka Kuwana & Tsutomu Takeuchi
Pages: 790-793
Published online: 02 Jun 2014
AbstractforPolychondritis presenting with oculomotor and abducens nerve palsies as the initial manifestation | Full Text | References | PDF (678.2 KB)
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Case Report
Spontaneous flexor tendon rupture in systemic lupus erythematosus: A case report
Ryo Oda, Hiroyoshi Fujiwara, Daisaku Tokunaga, Aiko Kishida, Daigo Taniguchi, Takahiro Seno, Yutaka Kawahito & Toshikazu Kubo
Pages: 794-797
Published online: 20 Jun 2014
AbstractforSpontaneous flexor tendon rupture in systemic lupus erythematosus: A case report | Full Text | References | PDF (1.5 MB)
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Case Report
A 2-year-old Japanese girl with TNF receptor–associated periodic syndrome: A case report of the youngest diagnosed proband in Japan
Junko Yasumura, Masakuni Wago, Satoshi Okada, Ryuta Nishikomori, Syuji Takei & Masao Kobayashi
Pages: 798-801
Published online: 20 Jun 2014
AbstractforA 2-year-old Japanese girl with TNF receptor–associated periodic syndrome: A case report of the youngest diagnosed proband in Japan | Full Text | References | PDF (498.3 KB)
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Letter to the Editor

Letter
Neutrophil CD64 for the diagnosis of organizing pneumonia in patients with rheumatoid arthritis
Atsushi Hashimoto, Akiko Komiya, Toshihiro Matsui & Shigeto Tohma
Pages: 802-803
Published online: 23 Dec 2015
CitationforNeutrophil CD64 for the diagnosis of organizing pneumonia in patients with rheumatoid arthritis | Full Text | References | PDF (225.9 KB)
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Letter
A role of the FDG-PET/CT in the differential diagnosis between elderly onset rheumatoid arthritis and polymyalgia rheumatica; Comment on the study by Dr. Takahashi et al.
Hiroshi Oiwa
Page: 804
Published online: 25 Aug 2015
CitationforA role of the FDG-PET/CT in the differential diagnosis between elderly onset rheumatoid arthritis and polymyalgia rheumatica; Comment on the study by Dr. Takahashi et al. | Full Text | References | PDF (160.2 KB)
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Article
Biologic therapy in familial Mediterranean fever: Comment on the study by Koga et al
Bahtiyar Toz & Burak Erer
Page: 805
Published online: 16 Jun 2016
CitationforBiologic therapy in familial Mediterranean fever: Comment on the study by Koga et al | Full Text | References | PDF (158.6 KB)
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Corrigenda

Correction
Corrigendum
Pages: i-ii
Published online: 14 Jun 2016
CitationforCorrigendum | Full Text | PDF (865.8 KB)
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Errata

Correction
Erratum
Page: iii
Published online: 13 Jun 2016
CitationforErratum | Full Text | PDF (144.4 KB)
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