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Patrizia Fuschiotti; Johnan Ho; Adriana T Larregina; Carol Feghali-Bostwick; Thomas A Medsger
Interleukin-13-producing CD8+ T cells mediate dermal fibrosis in patients with systemic sclerosis.
Virginia Steen; Robyn T Domsic; Noreen Fertig; Mary Lucas; Thomas A Medsger
A clinical and serologic comparison of African American and Caucasian patients with systemic sclerosis.
Robert W Koschik; Mary R Lucas; Robyn T Domsic; Noreen Fertig; Thomas A Medsger
Anti-PM-Scl antibody in patients with systemic sclerosis.

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2013: Patrizia Fuschiotti; Johnan Ho; Adriana T Larregina; Carol Feghali-Bostwick; Thomas A Medsger
Interleukin-13-producing CD8+ T cells mediate dermal fibrosis in patients with systemic sclerosis.
Arthritis and rheumatism 2013;65(1):236-46.
2012: Virginia Steen; Robyn T Domsic; Noreen Fertig; Mary Lucas; Thomas A Medsger
A clinical and serologic comparison of African American and Caucasian patients with systemic sclerosis.
Arthritis and rheumatism 2012;64(9):2986-94.
2012: Robert W Koschik; Mary R Lucas; Robyn T Domsic; Noreen Fertig; Thomas A Medsger
Anti-PM-Scl antibody in patients with systemic sclerosis.
Clinical and experimental rheumatology 2012;30(2 Suppl 71):S12-6.
2012: Sindhu R Johnson; Dinesh Khanna; Marco Matucci-Cerinic; Thomas A Medsger; Christine A Peschken; Murray Baron; Patricia E Carreira; Jaap Fransen; Gabriela Riemekasten; Alan Tyndall; Frank van den Hoogen; Janet E Pope
Validation of potential classification criteria for systemic sclerosis.
Arthritis care & research 2012;64(3):358-67.
2011: Robyn T Domsic; Thomas A Medsger
Connective tissue diseases: Predicting death in SSc: planning and cooperation are needed.
Nature reviews. Rheumatology 2011;7(11):628-30.
2011: Thomas A Medsger; Dana E Ivanco; Lela Kardava; Penelope A Morel; Mary R Lucas; Patrizia Fuschiotti
GATA-3 up-regulation in CD8+ T cells as a biomarker of immune dysfunction in systemic sclerosis, resulting in excessive interleukin-13 production.
Arthritis and rheumatism 2011;63(6):1738-47.
2011: Marco Matucci-Cerinic; Christopher P Denton; Daniel E Furst; Maureen D Mayes; Vivien M Hsu; Patrick Carpentier; Fredrick M Wigley; Carol M Black; Barri J Fessler; Peter A Merkel; Janet E Pope; Nadera Sweiss; Mittie K Doyle; Bernhard Hellmich; Thomas A Medsger; Adele Morganti; Fabrice Kramer; Joseph H Korn; James R Seibold
Bosentan treatment of digital ulcers related to systemic sclerosis: results from the RAPIDS-2 randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.
Annals of the rheumatic diseases 2011;70(1):32-8.
2011: Robyn T Domsic; Tatiana Rodriguez-Reyna; Mary Lucas; Noreen Fertig; Thomas A Medsger
Skin thickness progression rate: a predictor of mortality and early internal organ involvement in diffuse scleroderma.
Annals of the rheumatic diseases 2011;70(1):104-9.
2010: Kathryn S Torok; Nancy A Baker; Mary Lucas; Robyn T Domsic; Robert Boudreau; Thomas A Medsger
Reliability and validity of the delta finger-to-palm (FTP), a new measure of finger range of motion in systemic sclerosis.
Clinical and experimental rheumatology 2010;28(2 Suppl 58):S28-36.
2010: Thaschawee Arkachaisri; Soamarat Vilaiyuk; Kathryn S Torok; Thomas A Medsger
Development and initial validation of the localized scleroderma skin damage index and physician global assessment of disease damage: a proof-of-concept study.
Rheumatology (Oxford, England) 2010;49(2):373-81.
2010: Ibrahim Batal; Robyn T Domsic; Thomas A Medsger; Sheldon Bastacky
Scleroderma renal crisis: a pathology perspective.
International journal of rheumatology 2010;2010():543704.
2009: Thaschawee Arkachaisri; Soamarat Vilaiyuk; Suzanne Li; Kathleen M O'Neil; Elena Pope; Gloria C Higgins; Marilynn Punaro; Egla C Rabinovich; Margalit Rosenkranz; Daniel A Kietz; Paul Rosen; Steven J Spalding; Teresa R Hennon; Kathryn S Torok; Elaine Cassidy; Thomas A Medsger
The localized scleroderma skin severity index and physician global assessment of disease activity: a work in progress toward development of localized scleroderma outcome measures.
The Journal of rheumatology 2009;36(12):2819-29.
2009: Lori A Love; Clarice R Weinberg; D Robert McConnaughey; Chester V Oddis; Thomas A Medsger; John D Reveille; Frank C Arnett; Ira N Targoff; Frederick W Miller
Ultraviolet radiation intensity predicts the relative distribution of dermatomyositis and anti-Mi-2 autoantibodies in women.
Arthritis and rheumatism 2009;60(8):2499-504.
2009: Noreen Fertig; Robyn T Domsic; Tatiana Rodriguez-Reyna; Masataka Kuwana; Mary Lucas; Thomas A Medsger; Carol A Feghali-Bostwick
Anti-U11/U12 RNP antibodies in systemic sclerosis: a new serologic marker associated with pulmonary fibrosis.
Arthritis and rheumatism 2009;61(7):958-65.
2009: Dinesh Khanna; Philip J Clements; Daniel E Furst; Joseph H Korn; Michael H Ellman; Naomi F Rothfield; Fredrick M Wigley; Larry W Moreland; Richard M Silver; Youn H Kim; Virginia D Steen; Gary S Firestein; Arthur F Kavanaugh; Michael Weisman; MD Mayes; David Collier; Mary E Csuka; Robert W Simms; Peter A Merkel; Thomas A Medsger; Martin E Sanders; Paul Maranian; James R Seibold
Recombinant human relaxin in the treatment of systemic sclerosis with diffuse cutaneous involvement: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.
Arthritis and rheumatism 2009;60(4):1102-11.
2009: Rohit Aggarwal; Mary Lucas; Noreen Fertig; Chester V Oddis; Thomas A Medsger
Anti-U3 RNP autoantibodies in systemic sclerosis.
Arthritis and rheumatism 2009;60(4):1112-8.
2009: Patrizia Fuschiotti; Thomas A Medsger; Penelope A Morel
Effector CD8+ T cells in systemic sclerosis patients produce abnormally high levels of interleukin-13 associated with increased skin fibrosis.
Arthritis and rheumatism 2009;60(4):1119-28.
2009: Ibrahim Batal; Robyn T Domsic; Aaron Shafer; Thomas A Medsger; Lawrence P Kiss; Parmjeet Randhawa; Sheldon Bastacky
Renal biopsy findings predicting outcome in scleroderma renal crisis.
Human pathology 2009;40(3):332-40.
2008: Thaschawee Arkachaisri; Noreen Fertig; SALLY PINO; Thomas A Medsger
Serum autoantibodies and their clinical associations in patients with childhood- and adult-onset linear scleroderma. A single-center study.
The Journal of rheumatology 2008;35(12):2439-44.
2007: Virginia D Steen; Mary Lucas; Noreen Fertig; Thomas A Medsger
Pulmonary arterial hypertension and severe pulmonary fibrosis in systemic sclerosis patients with a nucleolar antibody.
The Journal of rheumatology 2007;34(11):2230-5.
2007: Achini Perera; Noreen Fertig; Mary Lucas; Tatiana S Rodriguez-Reyna; Paul Hu; Virginia D Steen; Thomas A Medsger
Clinical subsets, skin thickness progression rate, and serum antibody levels in systemic sclerosis patients with anti-topoisomerase I antibody.
Arthritis and rheumatism 2007;56(8):2740-6.
2007: Virginia D Steen; Thomas A Medsger
Changes in causes of death in systemic sclerosis, 1972-2002.
Annals of the rheumatic diseases 2007;66(7):940-4.
2007: Sasa A Zivković; Thomas A Medsger
Myasthenia gravis and scleroderma: two cases and a review of the literature.
Clinical neurology and neurosurgery 2007;109(4):388-91.
2007: Francesco Zulian; Patricia Woo; Balu H Athreya; Ronald M Laxer; Thomas A Medsger; Thomas Lehman; Marco Matucci Cerinic; Giorgia Martini; Angelo Ravelli; R A G Russo; Ruben Cuttica; Sheila Knupp Feitosa de Oliveira; Christopher P Denton; Franco Cozzi; Ivan Foeldvari; Nicolino Ruperto
The Pediatric Rheumatology European Society/American College of Rheumatology/European League against Rheumatism provisional classification criteria for juvenile systemic sclerosis.
Arthritis and rheumatism 2007;57(2):203-12.
2007: Hashim Gazi; Janet E Pope; Philip Clements; Thomas A Medsger; Richard W Martin; Peter A Merkel; Bashar Kahaleh; Frank A Wollheim; Murray Baron; Mary Ellen Csuka; Paul Emery; Jill F Belch; Samina Hayat; Edward V Lally; Joseph H Korn; Laszlo Czirjak; Ariane Herrick; Alexander E Voskuyl; Pius Bruehlmann; Murat Inanc; Daniel E Furst; Carol Black; Michael H Ellman; Larry W Moreland; Naomi F Rothfield; Vivien Hsu; MD Mayes; Kevin M McKown; Thomas Krieg; James R Siebold
Outcome measurements in scleroderma: results from a delphi exercise.
The Journal of rheumatology 2007;34(3):501-9.
2007: Olivier C Meyer; Noreen Fertig; Mary Lucas; Nathalie Somogyi; Thomas A Medsger
Disease subsets, antinuclear antibody profile, and clinical features in 127 French and 247 US adult patients with systemic sclerosis.
The Journal of rheumatology 2007;34(1):104-9.
2006: Sasha Zivkovic; David Lacomis; Thomas A Medsger
Muscle cramps associated with localized scleroderma skin lesions: focal dystonia, neuromyotonia, or nerve entrapment?
The Journal of rheumatology 2006;33(12):2549.
2006: Lionel Schachna; Thomas A Medsger; James H Dauber; Fredrick M Wigley; Neil A Braunstein; Barbara A White; Virginia D Steen; John V Conte; Stephen C Yang; Kenneth R McCurry; Marvin C Borja; David E Plaskon; Jonathan B Orens; Allan C Gelber
Lung transplantation in scleroderma compared with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension.
Arthritis and rheumatism 2006;54(12):3954-61.
2006: Dinesh Khanna; Daniel E Furst; Ron Hays; Grace S Park; Weng Kee Wong; James R Seibold; MD Mayes; Barbara A White; Fredrick M Wigley; Michael Weisman; Water Barr; Larry Moreland; Thomas A Medsger; Virginia Steen; Richard W Martin; David Collier; Arthur Weinstein; Edward Lally; John Varga; Steven R Weiner; Brian Andrews; Micha Abeles; Philip J Clements
Minimally important difference in diffuse systemic sclerosis: results from the D-penicillamine study.
Annals of the rheumatic diseases 2006;65(10):1325-9.
2006: Thomas A Medsger; Tatiana S Rodriguez-Reyna
Scleroderma renal crisis: a high index of suspicion speeds diagnosis and life-saving treatment.
Southern medical journal 2006;99(8):799-800.
2006: Paul Q Hu; Joost J Oppenheim; Thomas A Medsger; Timothy M Wright
T cell lines from systemic sclerosis patients and healthy controls recognize multiple epitopes on DNA topoisomerase I.
Journal of autoimmunity 2006;26(4):258-67.
2006: Kenneth Scalapino; Thaschawee Arkachaisri; Mary Lucas; Noreen Fertig; David J Helfrich; Aldo V Londino; Virginia D Steen; Thomas A Medsger
Childhood onset systemic sclerosis: classification, clinical and serologic features, and survival in comparison with adult onset disease.
The Journal of rheumatology 2006;33(5):1004-13.
2005: Masataka Kuwana; Yutaka Okano; Janardan P Pandey; Richard M Silver; Noreen Fertig; Thomas A Medsger
Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for detection of anti-RNA polymerase III antibody: analytical accuracy and clinical associations in systemic sclerosis.
Arthritis and rheumatism 2005;52(8):2425-32.
2005: KAKALI SARKAR; Clarice R Weinberg; Chester V Oddis; Thomas A Medsger; Paul H Plotz; John D Reveille; Frank C Arnett; Ira N Targoff; Ekkehard Genth; Lori A Love; Frederick W Miller
Seasonal influence on the onset of idiopathic inflammatory myopathies in serologically defined groups.
Arthritis and rheumatism 2005;52(8):2433-8.
2005: Dinesh Khanna; Daniel E Furst; Philip J Clements; Grace S Park; Ron Hays; Jeonglim Yoon; Joseph H Korn; Peter A Merkel; Naomi F Rothfield; Fredrick M Wigley; Larry W Moreland; Richard M Silver; Virginia Steen; Michael Weisman; MD Mayes; David H Collier; Thomas A Medsger; James R Seibold
Responsiveness of the SF-36 and the Health Assessment Questionnaire Disability Index in a systemic sclerosis clinical trial.
The Journal of rheumatology 2005;32(5):832-40.
2005: Virginia D Steen; Aijaz Syzd; John P Johnson; Arthur Greenberg; Thomas A Medsger
Kidney disease other than renal crisis in patients with diffuse scleroderma.
The Journal of rheumatology 2005;32(4):649-55.
2005: John Ioannidis; Panayiotis G Vlachoyiannopoulos; Anna-Bettina Haidich; Thomas A Medsger; Mary Lucas; Clement J Michet; Masataka Kuwana; Hidekata Yasuoka; Frank van den Hoogen; Liane Te Boome; Jacob M van Laar; Nicolette L Verbeet; Marco Matucci-Cerinic; Athanasios Georgountzos; Haralampos M Moutsopoulos
Mortality in systemic sclerosis: an international meta-analysis of individual patient data.
The American journal of medicine 2005;118(1):2-10.
2004: Paul Q Hu; Noreen Fertig; Thomas A Medsger; Timothy M Wright
Molecular recognition patterns of serum anti-DNA topoisomerase I antibody in systemic sclerosis.
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) 2004;173(4):2834-41.
2004: Athena S Papas; Yvonne S Sherrer; Madhu Trivedi; Bridget T Walsh; Michael Charney; Harvey E Golden; Barry Goldlust; Thomas A Medsger; SC Gallagher
Successful Treatment of Dry Mouth and Dry Eye Symptoms in Sjögren's Syndrome Patients With Oral Pilocarpine: A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Dose-Adjustment Study.
Journal of clinical rheumatology : practical reports on rheumatic & musculoskeletal diseases 2004;10(4):169-77.
2004: Philip J Clements; James R Seibold; Daniel E Furst; MD Mayes; Barbara A White; Fredrick M Wigley; Michael D Weisman; Water Barr; Larry Moreland; Thomas A Medsger; Virginia Steen; Richard W Martin; David Collier; Arthur Weinstein; Edward Lally; John Varga; Steven R Weiner; Brian Andrews; Micha Abeles; Weng Kee Wong
High-dose versus low-dose D-penicillamine in early diffuse systemic sclerosis trial: lessons learned.
Seminars in arthritis and rheumatism 2004;33(4):249-63.
2004: Carol M Black; Thomas A Medsger
Dr Leroy's contribution to the understanding of systemic sclerosis.
Clinical and experimental rheumatology 2004;22(3 Suppl 33):S3-4.
2003: Hidekata Yasuoka; Hironobu Ihn; Thomas A Medsger; Michito Hirakata; Yutaka Kawakami; Yasuo Ikeda; Masataka Kuwana
A novel protein highly expressed in testis is overexpressed in systemic sclerosis fibroblasts and targeted by autoantibodies.
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) 2003;171(12):6883-90.
2003: Carol A Feghali-Bostwick; Thomas A Medsger; Timothy M Wright
Analysis of systemic sclerosis in twins reveals low concordance for disease and high concordance for the presence of antinuclear antibodies.
Arthritis and rheumatism 2003;48(7):1956-63.
2003: Thomas A Medsger
Natural history of systemic sclerosis and the assessment of disease activity, severity, functional status, and psychologic well-being.
Rheumatic diseases clinics of North America 2003;29(2):255-73, vi.
2003: Paul Q Hu; Noreen Fertig; Thomas A Medsger; Timothy M Wright
Correlation of serum anti-DNA topoisomerase I antibody levels with disease severity and activity in systemic sclerosis.
Arthritis and rheumatism 2003;48(5):1363-73.
2003: Virginia D Steen; Thomas A Medsger
Predictors of isolated pulmonary hypertension in patients with systemic sclerosis and limited cutaneous involvement.
Arthritis and rheumatism 2003;48(2):516-22.
2003: Thomas A Medsger; Stefano Bombardieri; Laszlo Czirjak; R Scorza; Alessandra Della Rossa; Walter Bencivelli
Assessment of disease severity and prognosis.
Clinical and experimental rheumatology 2003;21(3 Suppl 29):S42-6.
2003: Ghaith M Mitri; Mary Lucas; Noreen Fertig; Virginia D Steen; Thomas A Medsger
A comparison between anti-Th/To- and anticentromere antibody-positive systemic sclerosis patients with limited cutaneous involvement.
Arthritis and rheumatism 2003;48(1):203-9.
2002: Paul J DeMarco; Michael H Weisman; James R Seibold; Daniel E Furst; Weng Kee Wong; Eric L Hurwitz; MD Mayes; Barbara A White; Fredrick M Wigley; Water Barr; Larry Moreland; Thomas A Medsger; Virginia Steen; Richard W Martin; David Collier; Arthur Weinstein; Edward Lally; John Varga; Steven R Weiner; Brian Andrews; Micha Abeles; Philip J Clements
Predictors and outcomes of scleroderma renal crisis: the high-dose versus low-dose D-penicillamine in early diffuse systemic sclerosis trial.
Arthritis and rheumatism 2002;46(11):2983-9.
2002: Peter A Merkel; Karen Herlyn; Richard W Martin; Jennifer J Anderson; MD Mayes; Patrice Bell; Joseph H Korn; Robert W Simms; Mary Ellen Csuka; Thomas A Medsger; Naomi F Rothfield; Michael H Ellman; David H Collier; Arthur Weinstein; Daniel E Furst; Sergio A Jiménez; Barbara A White; James R Seibold; Fredrick M Wigley
Measuring disease activity and functional status in patients with scleroderma and Raynaud's phenomenon.
Arthritis and rheumatism 2002;46(9):2410-20.
2002: Matthew M Tomaino; John King; Thomas A Medsger
Rationale for and efficacy of digital arterial reconstruction in scleroderma: report of two cases.
Journal of reconstructive microsurgery 2002;18(4):263-8.
2001: Virginia D Steen; Thomas A Medsger
Improvement in skin thickening in systemic sclerosis associated with improved survival.
Arthritis and rheumatism 2001;44(12):2828-35.
2001: E C LeRoy; Thomas A Medsger
Criteria for the classification of early systemic sclerosis.
The Journal of rheumatology 2001;28(7):1573-6.
2001: O H Gündüz; Noreen Fertig; M Lucas; Thomas A Medsger
Systemic sclerosis with renal crisis and pulmonary hypertension: a report of eleven cases.
Arthritis and rheumatism 2001;44(7):1663-6.
2001: Masataka Kuwana; Carol A Feghali; Thomas A Medsger; Timothy M Wright
Autoreactive T cells to topoisomerase I in monozygotic twins discordant for systemic sclerosis.
Arthritis and rheumatism 2001;44(7):1654-9.
2001: Daniel E Furst; Philip J Clements; W K Wong; MD Mayes; Fredrick M Wigley; Barbara A White; Michael Weisman; W Barr; Larry Moreland; R Martin; Thomas A Medsger; Virginia Steen; D Collier; A Weinstein; Edward Lally; J Varga; Steven R Weiner; B Andrews; Micha Abeles; J B Peter; James R Seibold
Effects of the American College of Rheumatology systemic sclerosis trial guidelines on the nature of systemic sclerosis patients entering a clinical trial.
Rheumatology (Oxford, England) 2001;40(6):615-22.
2001: Philip J Clements; Weng Kee Wong; Eric L Hurwitz; Daniel E Furst; MD Mayes; Barbara A White; Fredrick M Wigley; Michael Weisman; Water Barr; Larry Moreland; Thomas A Medsger; Virginia Steen; Richard W Martin; David Collier; Arthur Weinstein; Edward Lally; John Varga; Steven R Weiner; Brian Andrews; Micha Abeles; James R Seibold
The Disability Index of the Health Assessment Questionnaire is a predictor and correlate of outcome in the high-dose versus low-dose penicillamine in systemic sclerosis trial.
Arthritis and rheumatism 2001;44(3):653-61.
2001: Thomas A Medsger; M Lucas; K S Wildy; C Baker
D-penicillamine in systemic sclerosis? Yes!
Scandinavian journal of rheumatology 2001;30(4):192-4.
2001: Matthew M Tomaino; Robert J Goitz; Thomas A Medsger
Surgery for ischemic pain and Raynaud's' phenomenon in scleroderma: a description of treatment protocol and evaluation of results.
Microsurgery 2001;21(3):75-9.
2000: Thomas A Medsger
Assessment of damage and activity in systemic sclerosis.
Current opinion in rheumatology 2000;12(6):545-8.
2000: Philip J Clements; Eric L Hurwitz; Weng Kee Wong; James R Seibold; MD Mayes; Barbara A White; Fredrick M Wigley; Michael Weisman; Water Barr; Larry Moreland; Thomas A Medsger; Virginia Steen; Richard W Martin; David Collier; Arthur Weinstein; Edward Lally; John Varga; Steven R Weiner; Brian Andrews; Micha Abeles; Daniel E Furst
Skin thickness score as a predictor and correlate of outcome in systemic sclerosis: high-dose versus low-dose penicillamine trial.
Arthritis and rheumatism 2000;43(11):2445-54.
2000: Virginia D Steen; Thomas A Medsger
Severe organ involvement in systemic sclerosis with diffuse scleroderma.
Arthritis and rheumatism 2000;43(11):2437-44.
2000: V D Steen; Thomas A Medsger
Long-term outcomes of scleroderma renal crisis.
Annals of internal medicine 2000;133(8):600-3.
2000: Masataka Kuwana; Thomas A Medsger; Timothy M Wright
Analysis of soluble and cell surface factors regulating anti-DNA topoisomerase I autoantibody production demonstrates synergy between Th1 and Th2 autoreactive T cells.
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) 2000;164(12):6138-46.
2000: S G Fitzgerald; C Kent Kwoh; D McCarty; Rosalind Ramsey-Goldman; Thomas A Medsger; S Manzi
The Lupus Foundation as an additional source for case ascertainment: developing a community-based lupus registry.
Arthritis care and research : the official journal of the Arthritis Health Professions Association 2000;13(3):137-40.
2000: Dewayne H Falkner; J Wilson; Noreen Fertig; K Clawson; Thomas A Medsger; Penelope A Morel
Studies of HLA-DR and DQ alleles in systemic sclerosis patients with autoantibodies to RNA polymerases and U3-RNP (fibrillarin).
The Journal of rheumatology 2000;27(5):1196-202.
2000: J H Vaughan; P X Shaw; MD Nguyen; Thomas A Medsger; T M Wright; J S Metcalf; E C Leroy
Evidence of activation of 2 herpesviruses, Epstein-Barr virus and cytomegalovirus, in systemic sclerosis and normal skins.
The Journal of rheumatology 2000;27(3):821-3.
2000: H Poormoghim; Mary Lucas; Noreen Fertig; Thomas A Medsger
Systemic sclerosis sine scleroderma: demographic, clinical, and serologic features and survival in forty-eight patients.
Arthritis and rheumatism 2000;43(2):444-51.
2000: Frederick W Miller; E V Hess; Daniel J Clauw; P A Hertzman; T Pincus; Richard M Silver; MD Mayes; J Varga; Thomas A Medsger; Lori A Love
Approaches for identifying and defining environmentally associated rheumatic disorders.
Arthritis and rheumatism 2000;43(2):243-9.
2000: Clodoveo Ferri; Michele Emdin; Franca Storino; Dilia Giuggioli; Giovanni Longombardo; F Greco; Noreen Fertig; Thomas A Medsger
Isolated pulmonary hypertension in diffuse cutaneous systemic sclerosis successfully treated with long-term plasma exchange.
Scandinavian journal of rheumatology 2000;29(3):198-200.
1999: Philip J Clements; Weng Kee Wong; Eric L Hurwitz; Daniel E Furst; MD Mayes; Barbara A White; Fredrick M Wigley; Michael Weisman; Water Barr; Larry Moreland; Thomas A Medsger; Virginia Steen; R Martin; David Collier; Arthur Weinstein; Edward Lally; John Varga; S Weiner; Brian Andrews; Micha Abeles; James R Seibold
Correlates of the disability index of the health assessment questionnaire: a measure of functional impairment in systemic sclerosis.
Arthritis and rheumatism 1999;42(11):2372-80.
1999: Thomas A Medsger; A J Silman; Virginia D Steen; C M Black; A Akesson; P A Bacon; C A Harris; S Jablonska; M I Jayson; S A Jimenez; T Krieg; E C Leroy; P J Maddison; M L Russell; R K Schachter; F A Wollheim; H Zacharaie
A disease severity scale for systemic sclerosis: development and testing.
The Journal of rheumatology 1999;26(10):2159-67.
1999: Philip J Clements; Daniel E Furst; Weng Kee Wong; MD Mayes; Barbara A White; Fredrick M Wigley; Michael H Weisman; Water Barr; L W Moreland; Thomas A Medsger; Virginia Steen; Richard W Martin; David Collier; Arthur Weinstein; Edward Lally; John Varga; S Weiner; Brian Andrews; Micha Abeles; James R Seibold
High-dose versus low-dose D-penicillamine in early diffuse systemic sclerosis: analysis of a two-year, double-blind, randomized, controlled clinical trial.
Arthritis and rheumatism 1999;42(6):1194-203.
1999: Masataka Kuwana; Junichi Kaburaki; Thomas A Medsger; Timothy M Wright
An immunodominant epitope on DNA topoisomerase I is conformational in nature: heterogeneity in its recognition by systemic sclerosis sera.
Arthritis and rheumatism 1999;42(6):1179-88.
1999: Virginia D Steen; Thomas A Medsger
Fertility and pregnancy outcome in women with systemic sclerosis.
Arthritis and rheumatism 1999;42(4):763-8.
1999: D J McCarty; C Kent Kwoh; Rosalind Ramsey-Goldman; S Manzi; Thomas A Medsger
We need simple guidelines for reporting rates of rheumatic diseases.
Arthritis and rheumatism 1999;42(3):585.
1999: Masataka Kuwana; Junichi Kaburaki; Frank C Arnett; R F Howard; Thomas A Medsger; Timothy M Wright
Influence of ethnic background on clinical and serologic features in patients with systemic sclerosis and anti-DNA topoisomerase I antibody.
Arthritis and rheumatism 1999;42(3):465-74.
1999: Masataka Kuwana; Y Okano; Junichi Kaburaki; Thomas A Medsger; Timothy M Wright
Autoantibodies to RNA polymerases recognize multiple subunits and demonstrate cross-reactivity with RNA polymerase complexes.
Arthritis and rheumatism 1999;42(2):275-84.
1998: Virginia D Steen; Thomas A Medsger
Case-control study of corticosteroids and other drugs that either precipitate or protect from the development of scleroderma renal crisis.
Arthritis and rheumatism 1998;41(9):1613-9.
1998: Fredrick M Wigley; Joseph H Korn; Mary Ellen Csuka; Thomas A Medsger; Naomi F Rothfield; Michael H Ellman; R Martin; David H Collier; Arthur Weinstein; Daniel E Furst; Sergio A Jimenez; MD Mayes; Peter A Merkel; B Gruber; L Kaufman; John Varga; P Bell; J Kern; P Marrott; Barbara A White; Robert W Simms; A C Phillips; James R Seibold
Oral iloprost treatment in patients with Raynaud's phenomenon secondary to systemic sclerosis: a multicenter, placebo-controlled, double-blind study.
Arthritis and rheumatism 1998;41(4):670-7.
1998: D E Furst; Philip J Clements; Virginia Steen; Thomas A Medsger; Alfonse Thomas Masi; W A D'Angelo; P A Lachenbruch; R G Grau; James R Seibold
The modified Rodnan skin score is an accurate reflection of skin biopsy thickness in systemic sclerosis.
The Journal of rheumatology 1998;25(1):84-8.
1998: Dewayne H Falkner; J Wilson; Thomas A Medsger; Penelope A Morel
HLA and clinical associations in systemic sclerosis patients with anti-Th/To antibodies.
Arthritis and rheumatism 1998;41(1):74-80.
1997: Ira N Targoff; Frederick W Miller; Thomas A Medsger; Chester V Oddis
Classification criteria for the idiopathic inflammatory myopathies.
Current opinion in rheumatology 1997;9(6):527-35.
1997: Virginia D Steen; Thomas A Medsger
The value of the Health Assessment Questionnaire and special patient-generated scales to demonstrate change in systemic sclerosis patients over time.
Arthritis and rheumatism 1997;40(11):1984-91.
1997: Virginia D Steen; Thomas A Medsger
The palpable tendon friction rub: an important physical examination finding in patients with systemic sclerosis.
Arthritis and rheumatism 1997;40(6):1146-51.
1997: Virginia D Steen; Chester V Oddis; C G Conte; J Janoski; G Z Casterline; Thomas A Medsger
Incidence of systemic sclerosis in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. A twenty-year study of hospital-diagnosed cases, 1963-1982.
Arthritis and rheumatism 1997;40(3):441-5.
1997: Susan Manzi; Elaine Meilahn; JE Rairie; C G Conte; Thomas A Medsger; Linda Jansen-Mcwilliams; R B D'Agostino; Lewis H Kuller
Age-specific incidence rates of myocardial infarction and angina in women with systemic lupus erythematosus: comparison with the Framingham Study.
American journal of epidemiology 1997;145(5):408-15.
1997: Masataka Kuwana; Thomas A Medsger; Timothy M Wright
Highly restricted TCR-alpha beta usage by autoreactive human T cell clones specific for DNA topoisomerase I: recognition of an immunodominant epitope.
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) 1997;158(1):485-91.
1996: Y Okano; Ira N Targoff; Chester V Oddis; T Fujii; Masataka Kuwana; K Tsuzaka; Michito Hirakata; Tsuneyo Mimori; J Craft; Thomas A Medsger
Anti-U5 small nuclear ribonucleoprotein (snRNP) antibodies: a rare anti-U snRNP specificity.
Clinical immunology and immunopathology 1996;81(1):41-7.
1996: Susan Manzi; JE Rairie; A B Carpenter; RH Kelly; S P Jagarlapudi; Susan M Sereika; Thomas A Medsger; Rosalind Ramsey-Goldman
Sensitivity and specificity of plasma and urine complement split products as indicators of lupus disease activity.
Arthritis and rheumatism 1996;39(7):1178-88.
1996: Marc C Hochberg; D L Perlmutter; Thomas A Medsger; K Nguyen; Virginia Steen; M H Weisman; Barbara A White; Fredrick M Wigley
Lack of association between augmentation mammoplasty and systemic sclerosis (scleroderma).
Arthritis and rheumatism 1996;39(7):1125-31.
1996: Virginia D Steen; E E Engel; M R Charley; Thomas A Medsger
Soluble serum interleukin 2 receptors in patients with systemic sclerosis.
The Journal of rheumatology 1996;23(4):646-9.
1996: D G Sacks; Y Okano; Virginia D Steen; E Curtiss; L S Shapiro; Thomas A Medsger
Isolated pulmonary hypertension in systemic sclerosis with diffuse cutaneous involvement: association with serum anti-U3RNP antibody.
The Journal of rheumatology 1996;23(4):639-42.
1996: Virginia D Steen; W P Follansbee; C G Conte; Thomas A Medsger
Thallium perfusion defects predict subsequent cardiac dysfunction in patients with systemic sclerosis.
Arthritis and rheumatism 1996;39(4):677-81.
1995: Marc C Hochberg; D L Perlmutter; Thomas A Medsger; Virginia Steen; M H Weisman; Barbara A White; Fredrick M Wigley
Prevalence of self-reported physician-diagnosed systemic lupus erythematosus in the USA.
Lupus 1995;4(6):454-6.
1995: D E Seaman; A V Londino; C K Kwoh; Thomas A Medsger; Susan Manzi
Antiphospholipid antibodies in pediatric systemic lupus erythematosus.
Pediatrics 1995;96(6):1040-5.
1995: Masataka Kuwana; Thomas A Medsger; Timothy M Wright
T and B cell collaboration is essential for the autoantibody response to DNA topoisomerase I in systemic sclerosis.
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) 1995;155(5):2703-14.
1995: D J McCarty; Susan Manzi; Thomas A Medsger; Rosalind Ramsey-Goldman; Ronald E LaPorte; C K Kwoh
Incidence of systemic lupus erythematosus. Race and gender differences.
Arthritis and rheumatism 1995;38(9):1260-70.
1995: Masataka Kuwana; Thomas A Medsger; Timothy M Wright
Detection of anti-DNA topoisomerase I antibody by an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay using overlapping recombinant polypeptides.
Clinical immunology and immunopathology 1995;76(3 Pt 1):266-78.
1995: C D Radis; L E Kahl; G L Baker; Mary Chester Wasko; J M Cash; A Gallatin; B L Stolzer; A K Agarwal; Thomas A Medsger; C K Kwoh
Effects of cyclophosphamide on the development of malignancy and on long-term survival of patients with rheumatoid arthritis. A 20-year followup study.
Arthritis and rheumatism 1995;38(8):1120-7.
1995: Chester V Oddis; Thomas A Medsger
Inflammatory myopathies.
Baillière's clinical rheumatology 1995;9(3):497-514.
1995: D M Sweeney; Susan Manzi; J Janosky; K J Selvaggi; W Ferri; Thomas A Medsger; Rosalind Ramsey-Goldman
Risk of malignancy in women with systemic lupus erythematosus.
The Journal of rheumatology 1995;22(8):1478-82.
1995: Masataka Kuwana; Thomas A Medsger; Timothy M Wright
T cell proliferative response induced by DNA topoisomerase I in patients with systemic sclerosis and healthy donors.
The Journal of clinical investigation 1995;96(1):586-96.
1995: Susan Manzi; Lewis H Kuller; J Kutzer; G J Pazin; James M Sinacore; Thomas A Medsger; Rosalind Ramsey-Goldman
Herpes zoster in systemic lupus erythematosus.
The Journal of rheumatology 1995;22(7):1254-8.
1995: Penelope A Morel; H J Chang; J W Wilson; C Conte; D Falkner; David Tweardy; Thomas A Medsger
HLA and ethnic associations among systemic sclerosis patients with anticentromere antibodies.
Human immunology 1995;42(1):35-42.
1994: Daniel J Clauw; David A Flockhart; W Mullins; Paul Katz; Thomas A Medsger
Eosinophilia-myalgia syndrome not associated with the ingestion of nutritional supplements.
The Journal of rheumatology 1994;21(12):2385-7.
1994: Virginia D Steen; J K Lanz; C Conte; G R Owens; Thomas A Medsger
Therapy for severe interstitial lung disease in systemic sclerosis. A retrospective study.
Arthritis and rheumatism 1994;37(9):1290-6.
1994: Virginia D Steen; C Conte; G R Owens; Thomas A Medsger
Severe restrictive lung disease in systemic sclerosis.
Arthritis and rheumatism 1994;37(9):1283-9.
1994: Penelope A Morel; H J Chang; J W Wilson; C Conte; S L Saidman; J D Bray; David Tweardy; Thomas A Medsger
Severe systemic sclerosis with anti-topoisomerase I antibodies is associated with an HLA-DRw11 allele.
Human immunology 1994;40(2):101-10.
1994: Fredrick M Wigley; Robert Wise; James R Seibold; D A McCloskey; G Kujala; Thomas A Medsger; Virginia D Steen; John Varga; S Jimenez; MD Mayes; P J Clements; S R Weiner; J Porter; M Ellman; C Wise; L D Kaufman; J Williams; W Dole
Intravenous iloprost infusion in patients with Raynaud phenomenon secondary to systemic sclerosis. A multicenter, placebo-controlled, double-blind study.
Annals of internal medicine 1994;120(3):199-206.
1993: Rosalind Ramsey-Goldman; J E Kutzer; Lewis H Kuller; David S Guzick; A B Carpenter; Thomas A Medsger
Pregnancy outcome and anti-cardiolipin antibody in women with systemic lupus erythematosus.
American journal of epidemiology 1993;138(12):1057-69.
1993: Y Okano; Virginia D Steen; Thomas A Medsger
Autoantibody reactive with RNA polymerase III in systemic sclerosis.
Annals of internal medicine 1993;119(10):1005-13.
1993: Rosalind Ramsey-Goldman; J M Mientus; J E Kutzer; J J Mulvihill; Thomas A Medsger
Pregnancy outcome in women with systemic lupus erythematosus treated with immunosuppressive drugs.
The Journal of rheumatology 1993;20(7):1152-7.
1993: C Neish; M Charley; N Fertig; Thomas A Medsger; Jau-Shyong Deng
Elevated serum soluble interleukin-2 receptor levels in subacute cutaneous lupus erythematosus.
Journal of dermatological science 1993;5(3):143-9.
1992: T V Kantor; D Friberg; Thomas A Medsger; R B Buckingham; Theresa L Whiteside
Cytokine production and serum levels in systemic sclerosis.
Clinical immunology and immunopathology 1992;65(3):278-85.
1992: Chester V Oddis; Y Okano; William A Rudert; Massimo Trucco; Rene J Duquesnoy; Thomas A Medsger
Serum autoantibody to the nucleolar antigen PM-Scl. Clinical and immunogenetic associations.
Arthritis and rheumatism 1992;35(10):1211-7.
1992: Rosalind Ramsey-Goldman; J E Kutzer; Lewis H Kuller; David S Guzick; A B Carpenter; Thomas A Medsger
Previous pregnancy outcome is an important determinant of subsequent pregnancy outcome in women with systemic lupus erythematosus.
American journal of reproductive immunology (New York, N.Y. : 1989) 1992;28(3-4):195-8.
1992: Y Okano; Thomas A Medsger
Novel human autoantibodies reactive with 5'-terminal trimethylguanosine cap structures of U small nuclear RNA.
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) 1992;149(3):1093-8.
1992: Virginia D Steen; G Graham; C Conte; G Owens; Thomas A Medsger
Isolated diffusing capacity reduction in systemic sclerosis.
Arthritis and rheumatism 1992;35(7):765-70.
1992: T V Kantor; Theresa L Whiteside; D Friberg; R B Buckingham; Thomas A Medsger
Lymphokine-activated killer cell and natural killer cell activities in patients with systemic sclerosis.
Arthritis and rheumatism 1992;35(6):694-9.
1992: Y Okano; Virginia D Steen; Thomas A Medsger
Autoantibody to U3 nucleolar ribonucleoprotein (fibrillarin) in patients with systemic sclerosis.
Arthritis and rheumatism 1992;35(1):95-100.
1991: Thomas A Medsger
Treatment of systemic sclerosis.
Annals of the rheumatic diseases 1991;50 Suppl 4():877-86.
1991: Y Okano; Thomas A Medsger
Newly identified U4/U6 snRNP-binding proteins by serum autoantibodies from a patient with systemic sclerosis.
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) 1991;146(2):535-42.
1991: Susan Manzi; A H Urbach; A B McCune; H A Altman; S S Kaplan; Thomas A Medsger; Rosalind Ramsey-Goldman
Systemic lupus erythematosus in a boy with chronic granulomatous disease: case report and review of the literature.
Arthritis and rheumatism 1991;34(1):101-5.
1990: Thomas A Medsger
Treatment of systemic sclerosis.
Current opinion in rheumatology 1990;2(6):956-9.
1990: Y Okano; Thomas A Medsger
Autoantibody to Th ribonucleoprotein (nucleolar 7-2 RNA protein particle) in patients with systemic sclerosis.
Arthritis and rheumatism 1990;33(12):1822-8.
1990: Chester V Oddis; Thomas A Medsger; L A Cooperstein
A subluxing arthropathy associated with the anti-Jo-1 antibody in polymyositis/dermatomyositis.
Arthritis and rheumatism 1990;33(11):1640-5.
1990: Chester V Oddis; C G Conte; Virginia D Steen; Thomas A Medsger
Incidence of polymyositis-dermatomyositis: a 20-year study of hospital diagnosed cases in Allegheny County, PA 1963-1982.
The Journal of rheumatology 1990;17(10):1329-34.
1990: Virginia D Steen; J P Costantino; A P Shapiro; Thomas A Medsger
Outcome of renal crisis in systemic sclerosis: relation to availability of angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors.
Annals of internal medicine 1990;113(5):352-7.
1990: W P Follansbee; T R Miller; E I Curtiss; J E Orie; R L Bernstein; J M Kiernan; Thomas A Medsger
A controlled clinicopathologic study of myocardial fibrosis in systemic sclerosis (scleroderma).
The Journal of rheumatology 1990;17(5):656-62.
1990: Rosalind Ramsey-Goldman; T Franz; F X Solano; Thomas A Medsger
Hydralazine induced lupus and Sweet's syndrome. Report and review of the literature.
The Journal of rheumatology 1990;17(5):682-4.
1990: V D Steen; Thomas A Medsger
Epidemiology and natural history of systemic sclerosis.
Rheumatic diseases clinics of North America 1990;16(1):1-10.
1989: Thomas A Medsger
Treatment of systemic sclerosis.
Current opinion in rheumatology 1989;1(4):512-5.
1989: D J Helfrich; B Banner; Virginia D Steen; Thomas A Medsger
Normotensive renal failure in systemic sclerosis.
Arthritis and rheumatism 1989;32(9):1128-34.
1989: Thomas A Medsger
Treatment of systemic sclerosis.
Rheumatic diseases clinics of North America 1989;15(3):513-31.
1989: M R al-Sabbagh; Virginia D Steen; B C Zee; Michael A Nalesnik; D C Trostle; C D Bedetti; Thomas A Medsger
Pulmonary arterial histology and morphometry in systemic sclerosis: a case-control autopsy study.
The Journal of rheumatology 1989;16(8):1038-42.
1989: M Ferrarini; D J Helfrich; E R Walker; Thomas A Medsger; Theresa L Whiteside
Scleromyxedema serum increases proliferation but not the glycosaminoglycan synthesis of dermal fibroblasts.
The Journal of rheumatology 1989;16(6):837-41.
1989: Chester V Oddis; Thomas A Medsger
Current management of polymyositis and dermatomyositis.
Drugs 1989;37(3):382-90.
1989: Virginia D Steen; C Conte; N Day; Rosalind Ramsey-Goldman; Thomas A Medsger
Pregnancy in women with systemic sclerosis.
Arthritis and rheumatism 1989;32(2):151-7.
1988: E B Miller; J C Hiserodt; L E Hunt; Virginia D Steen; Thomas A Medsger
Reduced natural killer cell activity in patients with systemic sclerosis. Correlation with clinical disease type.
Arthritis and rheumatism 1988;31(12):1515-23.
1988: D J Helfrich; E R Walker; A J Martinez; Thomas A Medsger
Scleromyxedema myopathy: case report and review of the literature.
Arthritis and rheumatism 1988;31(11):1437-41.
1988: J L Silverstein; Virginia D Steen; Thomas A Medsger; V Falanga
Cutaneous hypoxia in patients with systemic sclerosis (scleroderma).
Archives of dermatology 1988;124(9):1379-82.
1988: G R Owens; Thomas A Medsger
Systemic sclerosis secondary to occupational exposure.
The American journal of medicine 1988;85(1):114-6.
1988: D C Trostle; C D Bedetti; Virginia D Steen; M R Al-Sabbagh; B Zee; Thomas A Medsger
Renal vascular histology and morphometry in systemic sclerosis. A case-control autopsy study.
Arthritis and rheumatism 1988;31(3):393-400.
1988: Virginia D Steen; D L Powell; Thomas A Medsger
Clinical correlations and prognosis based on serum autoantibodies in patients with systemic sclerosis.
Arthritis and rheumatism 1988;31(2):196-203.
1988: Chester V Oddis; Thomas A Medsger
Relationship between serum creatine kinase level and corticosteroid therapy in polymyositis-dermatomyositis.
The Journal of rheumatology 1988;15(5):807-11.
1987: Chester V Oddis; C H Eisenbeis; H E Reidbord; Virginia D Steen; Thomas A Medsger
Vasculitis in systemic sclerosis: association with Sjögren's syndrome and the CREST syndrome variant.
The Journal of rheumatology 1987;14(5):942-8.
1987: G L Baker; L E Kahl; B C Zee; B L Stolzer; A K Agarwal; Thomas A Medsger
Malignancy following treatment of rheumatoid arthritis with cyclophosphamide. Long-term case-control follow-up study.
The American journal of medicine 1987;83(1):1-9.
1986: Rosalind Ramsey-Goldman; D Hom; Jau-Shyong Deng; G C Ziegler; L E Kahl; Virginia D Steen; R E LaPorte; Thomas A Medsger
Anti-SS-A antibodies and fetal outcome in maternal systemic lupus erythematosus.
Arthritis and rheumatism 1986;29(10):1269-73.
1985: W P Follansbee; E I Curtiss; P S Rahko; Thomas A Medsger; S J Lavine; G R Owens; Virginia D Steen
The electrocardiogram in systemic sclerosis (scleroderma). Study of 102 consecutive cases with functional correlations and review of the literature.
The American journal of medicine 1985;79(2):183-92.
1984: W P Follansbee; E I Curtiss; Thomas A Medsger; G R Owens; Virginia D Steen; G P Rodnan
Myocardial function and perfusion in the CREST syndrome variant of progressive systemic sclerosis. Exercise radionuclide evaluation and comparison with diffuse scleroderma.
The American journal of medicine 1984;77(3):489-96.
1984: W P Follansbee; E I Curtiss; Thomas A Medsger; Virginia D Steen; Barry F Uretsky; G R Owens; G P Rodnan
Physiologic abnormalities of cardiac function in progressive systemic sclerosis with diffuse scleroderma.
The New England journal of medicine 1984;310(3):142-8.