The CREST syndrome is a variant of systemic sclerosis characterized by the presence of
calcinosis, Raynaud's phenomenon, esophageal motility abnormalities, sclerodactyly and …

A study of 2500 sera from female blood donors between the ages of 20 and 50 years was
undertaken to determine the frequency of antinuclear (ANA), anticytoplasmic (ACA), and …

In this study we report the identification of an antibody in the sera of some patients with
autoimmune disease that reacted with a cytoplasmic antigen localized within the Golgi apparatus. …

The incidence of cardiovascular lesions in 97 patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) was
found to be 14%; 8 patients had isolated aortic insufficiency (AI), 3 had isolated heart block, 2 …

OBJECTIVE: We sought to study the process by which decisions to commit individuals to
long-term nutritional support via percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) are made. …

Serum levels of C4, C3, IgG, IgM and IgA were measured by immunodiffusion in age
matched groups of 48 sporadically encountered patients with ankylosing spondylitis, 56 with …

Synovial tissues obtained at arthrotomy or by needle biopsy were digested with trypsin, and
suspensions of synovial cells isolated. Immunofluorescent staining of these cells has shown …

… Lorna Kinsella for their secretarial help and Lois Bretz for her data-entry skills. This study
was supported by the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, the Pew Foundation Trust and the …

Ninety-two patients who satisfied the criteria proposed by Kellgren for the diagnosis of
ankylosing spondylitis were re-evaluated by clinical, radiological and laboratory parameters after …

OBJECTIVE: To determine whether the opinions of Alberta physicians about active euthanasia
had changed and to assess the determinants of potential changes in opinion. DESIGN: …