Sjögren’s syndrome is a systemic, chronic autoimmune disease in
which pancreatitis may appear. Here we present 21-year-old
woman, with mutation of cystic fibrosis gene, recurrent pancreatitis,
leucopenia and hipergamm...
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a complex disease with genetic predisposition, closely related to autoimmunity and inflammation. Tumour necrosis factor alpha (TNF) plays an important role in both inflammatory and joint dest...
Authors are presenting preliminary data introducing a new way of complex analysis of the sera (ANA-positive but without estimated certain specificity), using for the neutralization and removing of “masking” (competing) a...
Ribosomal P protein is a pentamere composed of 3 phosphoproteins: P0, P1 and P2 with molecular weights, respectively: 38, 19 i 17 kDa.
Their function is not exactly known, it is supposed that are essential for all 3 sta...
Many patients with thyroid diseases develop rheumatic symptoms overshadowed by the primary disease. Hypothyroid myopathy can masquerade as polymyositis, but it is a disease with a favourable prognosis. That is why thyroi...
Sjögren’s syndrome in patient with CFTR mutation gene. Case report and review of literature
Sjögren’s syndrome is a systemic, chronic autoimmune disease in which pancreatitis may appear. Here we present 21-year-old woman, with mutation of cystic fibrosis gene, recurrent pancreatitis, leucopenia and hipergamm...
The critical study about the correlation of tumor necrosis factor alpha, C-reactive protein and seromucoid level in serum with parameters of disease activity in seropositive and seronegative rheumatoid arthritis patients
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a complex disease with genetic predisposition, closely related to autoimmunity and inflammation. Tumour necrosis factor alpha (TNF) plays an important role in both inflammatory and joint dest...
Preliminary data concerning methodology of assessment of serum autoantibodies not included into CTS-s diagnostic criteria
Authors are presenting preliminary data introducing a new way of complex analysis of the sera (ANA-positive but without estimated certain specificity), using for the neutralization and removing of “masking” (competing) a...
Anti-ribosomal P protein antibodies: clinical significance and role in pathogenesis of systemic lupus erythematosus
Ribosomal P protein is a pentamere composed of 3 phosphoproteins: P0, P1 and P2 with molecular weights, respectively: 38, 19 i 17 kDa. Their function is not exactly known, it is supposed that are essential for all 3 sta...
Polymyositis-like syndrome and other musculoskeletal manifestations of thyroid diseases
Many patients with thyroid diseases develop rheumatic symptoms overshadowed by the primary disease. Hypothyroid myopathy can masquerade as polymyositis, but it is a disease with a favourable prognosis. That is why thyroi...