Monozygotic twins with stiff person syndrome and autoimmune thyroiditis: rituximab inefficacy in a double-blind, randomised, placebo controlled crossover study

Ann Rheum Dis. 2009 Sep;68(9):1506-8. doi: 10.1136/ard.2008.103721.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter
  • Randomized Controlled Trial

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal / therapeutic use*
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal, Murine-Derived
  • Antirheumatic Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Cross-Over Studies
  • Diseases in Twins / drug therapy*
  • Double-Blind Method
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Rituximab
  • Stiff-Person Syndrome / drug therapy*
  • Thyroiditis, Autoimmune / complications*
  • Treatment Failure
  • Twins, Monozygotic

Substances

  • Antibodies, Monoclonal
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal, Murine-Derived
  • Antirheumatic Agents
  • Rituximab