Annals ofAutoimmunity

Volume: 9 - Number: 97 - August 15, 2010

Outstanding

Expression of endothelial protein C receptor in cortical peritubular capillaries associates with a poor clinical response in lupus nephritis

HLA-DR4, DR13(6) and the ancestral haplotype A1B8DR3 are associated with ANCA-associated vasculitis and Wegener\'s granulomatosis

Involvement of the ophthalmic artery in giant cell arteritis visualized by 3T MRI

Adalimumab is effective and well tolerated in treating patients with ankylosing spondylitis who have advanced spinal fusion

Basic Sciences

Expression of endothelial protein C receptor in cortical peritubular capillaries associates with a poor clinical response in lupus nephritis

HLA-DR4, DR13(6) and the ancestral haplotype A1B8DR3 are associated with ANCA-associated vasculitis and Wegener\'s granulomatosis

MALDI-TOF MS combined with magnetic beads for detecting serum protein biomarkers and establishment of boosting decision tree model for diagnosis of systemic lupus erythematosus

Redefining the Scl-70 indirect immunofluorescence pattern: autoantibodies to DNA topoisomerase I yield a specific compound immunofluorescence pattern

Case reports

Non-infectious endocarditis in a patient with cANCA-associated small vessel vasculitis

Poor response of anti-SRP-positive idiopathic immune myositis to B-cell depletion

Clinic

Involvement of the ophthalmic artery in giant cell arteritis visualized by 3T MRI

Adalimumab is effective and well tolerated in treating patients with ankylosing spondylitis who have advanced spinal fusion

Systemic lupus erythematosus with neuropsychiatric manifestation incurs high disease costs: a cost-of-illness study in Hong Kong

Association between depression and coronary artery calcification in women with systemic lupus erythematosus

Damage and mortality in a group of British patients with systemic lupus erythematosus followed up for over 10 years

The BILAG-2004 index is sensitive to change for assessment of SLE disease activity

Reduced red blood cell velocity in nail-fold capillaries as a sensitive and specific indicator of microcirculation injury in systemic sclerosis

Review

Th17 and regulatory T cells: rebalancing pro- and anti-inflammatory forces in autoimmune arthritis

Myositis-specific autoantibodies: their clinical and pathogenic significance in disease expression

Anti-TNF-induced lupus