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Rheumatism

Known as: Rheumatic Disease, rheumatics, Diseases, Rheumatic 
Disorders of connective tissue, especially the joints and related structures, characterized by inflammation, degeneration, or metabolic derangement.
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Musculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders

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Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
The −308 tumour necrosis factor-α gene polymorphism predicts therapeutic response to TNFα-blockers in rheumatoid arthritis and spondyloarthritis patients
OBJECTIVE: To examine whether the G-to-A polymorphism at position -308 in the promoter of the tumour necrosis factor-alpha… 
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
New onset or exacerbation of psoriatic skin lesions in patients with definite rheumatoid arthritis receiving tumour necrosis factor α antagonists
Background: Blockage of tumour necrosis factor α (TNFα) is highly effective in rheumatic diseases, especially in rheumatoid… 
Review
2004
Review
2004
B cells as therapeutic targets for rheumatic diseases
Purpose of reviewTrials treating human rheumatic diseases with biologic agents and drugs that selectively affect B cells will be… 
Review
1997
Review
1997
Infectious complications of immunosuppressive therapy in patients with rheumatic diseases.
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
Anti-inflammatory properties of estrogen. I. In vivo suppression of leukocyte production in bone marrow and redistribution of peripheral blood neutrophils.
Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
Increased Mortality in Rheumatoid Arthritis: The Use of a Medical Information System for Assessment of Death Risks
A mortality study was performed on all patients treated in hospitals in Stockholm County who were diagnosed during 1971 as having… 
Review
1979
Review
1979
UCLA conference. Circulating immune complexes: their immunochemistry, detection, and importance.
The size and molecular composition of circulating immune complexes depend on various factors, including the concentrations and… 
Highly Cited
1978
Highly Cited
1978
Copeman's Textbook of the rheumatic diseases
Highly Cited
1976
Highly Cited
1976
Inherited deficiency of the second component of complement. Rheumatic disease associations.
The prevalence of homozygous and heterozygous deficiency of the second component of complement (C2) was determined in patients… 
Review
1969
Review
1969
Autoimmunity to the heart in cardiac disease. Current concepts of the relation of autoimmunity to rheumatic fever, postcardiotomyand postinfarction syndromes and cardiomyopathies.
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