Search for dissertations about: "rheumatic arthritis"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 92 swedish dissertations containing the words rheumatic arthritis.

  2. 1. Juvenile chronic arthritis : a population based study on epidemiology, natural history and outcome

    Author : Boel Andersson-Gäre; Jönköping University; []
    Keywords : Arthritis; juvenile rheumatoid: epidemiology; Hyaluronic acid: blood; Rheumatoid factor: blood; Reumatiska sjukdomar; Barn; Doktorsavhandlingar; Rheumatic diseases; Children; Dissertations;

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  4. 2. Treatment of arthritis with tumour necrosis factor antagonists. Clinical, immunological and biochemical aspects

    Author : Meliha C Kapetanovic; Reumatologi och molekylär skelettbiologi; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Skelett; muskelsystem; reumatologi; Skeleton; muscle system; rheumatology locomotion; ANA; infusion reaction; influenza vaccination; pneumococcal vaccination; COMP; TNF antagonists; spondylarthropathies; arthritis; rheumatoid arthritis;

    Abstract : Abstract The treatment of arthritis has undergone a dramatic change since biological agents targeting specific mediators of the disease process have been introduced. Tumour necrosis factor (TNF) antagonists have been shown to reduce signs and symptoms of disease and to retard the development of tissue damage in the majority of patients. READ MORE

  5. 3. Destructive reumatoid arthritis : Epidemiological, economic, and rheumasurgical aspects

    Author : Brynjolfur Jonsson; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICINE; MEDICIN;

    Abstract : This study comprising 8 separate papers is concerned with the prevalence of rheumatic disease and different aspects of destructive rheumatoid arthritis in the population. In an epidemiologically representative population subjective joint disease was found in 30% in ages 45 years and over. READ MORE

  6. 4. Neutrophils and autoantibodies in autoimmune rheumatic disease

    Author : Sabine Arve-Butler; Lund Institutionen för kliniska vetenskaper; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Neutrophils; Autoantibodies; Autoimmunity; Rheumatic diseases; Juvenile idiopathic arthritis; Systemic Lupus Erythematosus;

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  7. 5. Rho-GTPases in Rheumatoid Arthritis

    Author : Eric Malmhäll-Bah; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Rho-GTPases; rheumatoid arthritis; innate immunity; adaptive immunity; RA treatment;

    Abstract : The success of alleviating rheumatoid arthritis (RA) symptoms is complicated by both heterogeneity of the disease and lack of predictive markers to guide treatment options. Deregulated Rho-GTPases, a family of hydrolase enzymes catalyzing guanosine triphospate (GTP) to guanosine diphospate (GDP), have a detrimental role in many diseases including RA. READ MORE