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Prevalence and outcome of pulmonary fibrosis in microscopic polyangiitis by TZELEPIS, G. E, KOKOSI, M, TZIOUFAS, A, TOYA, S. P, BOKI, K. A, ZORMPALA, A, MOUTSOPOULOS, H. M

“…We sought to determine the type of pulmonary involvement in microscopic polyangiitis (MPA), primarily focusing on pulmonary fibrosis (PF), its prevalence,…”
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Lupus nephritis: treatment with mycophenolate mofetil by Kapitsinou, P. P., Boletis, J. N., Skopouli, F. N., Boki, K. A., Moutsopoulos, H. M.

“…Objective. To evaluate the safety and efficacy of mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) treatment in patients with lupus nephritis. Methods. Eighteen patients with…”
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Is the heart affected in primary Sjogren's syndrome? An echocardiographic study by VASSILIOU, V. A, MOYSSAKIS, I, BOKI, K. A, MOUTSOPOULOS, H. M

“…To evaluate whether patients with primary Sjögren's syndrome without overt cardiac disease have echocardiographic abnormalities and their relation with…”
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The clinical relevance of antibodies to ribosomal-P common epitope in two targeted systemic lupus erythematosus populations: a large cohort of consecutive patients and patients with active central nervous system disease by Tzioufas, A G, Tzortzakis, N G, Panou-Pomonis, E, Boki, K A, Sakarellos-Daitsiotis, M, Sakarellos, C, Moutsopoulos, H M

“…OBJECTIVES To develop an enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) using as substrate a synthetic 22-aminoacid peptide, corresponding to the ribosomal P0, P1…”
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Thoracoabdominal motion in ankylosing spondylitis: association with standardised clinical measures and response to therapy by Tzelepis, G E, Kalliakosta, G, Tzioufas, A G, Sfikakis, P P, Mandros, C, Boki, K A, Roussos, C, Moutsopoulos, H M

“…To assess the relationship between thoracoabdominal motion during quiet breathing and standardised indices of disease severity in patients with ankylosing…”
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Risk factors for central nervous system involvement in systemic lupus erythematosus by KARASSA, F.B., IOANNIDIS, J.P.A., TOULOUMI, G., BOKI, K.A., MOUTSOPOULOS, H.M.

“…We investigated risk factors for central nervous system (CNS) involvement in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), in 32 such patients individually matched 1 : 3…”
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Remission, relapse, and re-remission of proliferative lupus nephritis treated with cyclophosphamide by Ioannidis, John P.A., Boki, Kyriaki A., Katsorida, Maria E., Drosos, Alexandros A., Skopouli, Fotini N., Boletis, John N., Moutsopoulos, Haralampos M.

“…Remission, relapse, and re-remission of proliferative lupus nephritis treated with cyclophosphamide. Long-term intravenous cyclophosphamide (IVC) in…”
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Intravenous immunoglobulin compared with cyclophosphamide for proliferative lupus nephritis by Boletis, John N, Ioannidis, John PA, Boki, Kyriaki A, Moutsopoulos, Haralampos M

“…Among 14 randomised patients with proliferative lupus nephritis, monthly intravenous immunoglobulin maintained remission over 18 months, similar to standard…”
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Prognostic factors and clustering of serious clinical outcomes in antiphospholipid syndrome by Tektonidou, M.G., Ioannidis, J.P.A., Boki, K.A., Vlachoyiannopoulos, P.G., Moutsopoulos, H.M.

“…We assessed whether initial clinical presentations suggestive of antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) predicted the subsequent rate and type of serious clinical…”
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Right ventricular diastolic dysfunction in patients with anticardiolipin antibodies and antiphospholipid syndrome by Tektonidou, M G, Ioannidis, J P A, Moyssakis, I, Boki, K A, Vassiliou, V, Vlachoyiannopoulos, P G, Kyriakidis, M K, Moutsopoulos, H M

“…OBJECTIVE To evaluate the prevalence of diastolic dysfunction in patients with anticardiolipin antibodies (aCL) and to examine whether the antiphospholipid…”
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Infliximab Therapy for Patients With Active and Refractory Spondyloarthropathies at the Dose of 3 mg/kg: A 20-Month Open Treatment by Cherouvim, E P, Zintzaras, E, Boki, K A, Moutsopoulos, H M, Manoussakis, M N

“…BACKGROUND:Infliximab at the dose of 5 mg/kg per infusion has been shown effective for the treatment of active spondyloarthropathies. It is not clear if the 5…”
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How significant is sensorineural hearing loss in primary Sjögren's syndrome? An individually matched case-control study by BOKI, Kyriaki A, IOANNIDIS, John P. A, SEGAS, John V, MARAGKOUDAKIS, Pavlos V, PETROU, Dimitrios, ADAMOPOULOS, George K, MOUTSOPOULOS, Haralampos M

“…We evaluated whether sensorineural loss and vestibular abnormalities are common in patients with primary Sjögren's syndrome (pSS) and whether such…”
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Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura in adult Still's disease by Boki, K A, Tsirantonaki, M J, Markakis, K, Moutsopoulos, H M

“…We describe 2 patients with adult Still's disease who developed thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) and were successfully treated. Although TTP has been…”
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Pure red cell aplasia as presentation of systemic lupus erythematosus : Antibodies to erythropoietin by LINARDAKI, G. D, BOKI, K. A, FERTAKIS, A, TZIOUFAS, A. G

“…In this case report we describe two patients with pure red cell aplasia (PRCA) as an initial manifestation of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Antibodies to…”
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Examination of HLA-DR4 as a severity marker for rheumatoid arthritis in Greek patients by Boki, K A, Drosos, A A, Tzioufas, A G, Lanchbury, J S, Panayi, G S, Moutsopoulos, H M

“…OBJECTIVES--Previous reports have shown that HLA-DR4 may be a severity marker for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in patients of northern European origin. The aim of…”
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Necrotizing vasculitis in Greece: clinical, immunological and immunogenetic aspects. A study of 66 patients by Boki, K. A., Dafni, U., Karpouzas, G. A., Papasteriades, C., Drosos, A. A., Moutsopoulos, H. M.

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Polymyositis associated with primary biliary cirrhosis by Boki, K A, Dourakis, S P

“…The coexistence of polymyositis (PM) and primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) is rare; only nine cases have been described in English literature. We report a case…”
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Mixed Cryoglobulinemia in Greece: Primary disorders in 10 cases by Boki, K. A., Linardaki, G. D., Galanopoulou, V., Vaiopoulos, G., Tzioufas, A. G., Moutsopoulos, H. M.

“…Mixed cryoglobulinemia (MC) is a systemic disorder whose pathogenesis is based on the presence of serum cryoglobulins. The purpose of this study was to…”
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Takayasu's arteritis-associated aneurysm formation without steno-occlusive lesions by Boki, K A, Pakas, J, Kekatou, K, Kataxaki, E, Papapavlou, E

“…The authors report a case of a 20-year-old woman with Takayasu's arteritis (TA) presenting with recurrent erythema nodosum-like lesions, elevated acute-phase…”
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Prevalence of antikeratin antibodies in Greek patients with rheumatoid arthritis. A clinical, serologic, and immunogenetic study by Boki, K A, Kurki, P, Holthofer, H, Tzioufas, A G, Drosos, A A, Moutsopoulos, H M

“…The presence of antikeratin antibodies (AKA) has been associated with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in patients from north and central Europe. Our aim was to…”
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