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Leaders

	Systemic vasculitis: epidemiology, classification and environmental factors DAVID G I SCOTT and RICHARD A WATTS Ann Rheum Dis 2000; 59: 161-163. doi:10.1136/ard.59.3.161 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Masterclass

	Fragile without fractures Atul A Deodhar and Anthony D Woolf Ann Rheum Dis 2000; 59: 166-171. doi:10.1136/ard.59.3.166 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Lesson of the month

	A visible and palpable cause of backache E Serhan, P Newton, R FitzGerald, and I Jassim Ann Rheum Dis 2000; 59: 164-165. doi:10.1136/ard.59.3.164 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Extended reports

	Immunogenetic differencies between patients with familial and non-familial rheumatoid arthritis Susanna Laivoranta-Nyman, Timo Möttönen, Reijo Luukkainen, Markku Hakala, Urpo Yli-Kerttula, Pekka Hannonen, Juha Tuokko, Auli Toivanen, and Jorma Ilonen Ann Rheum Dis 2000; 59: 173-177. doi:10.1136/ard.59.3.173 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Sonography for hip joint effusion in adults with hip pain S M A Bierma-Zeinstra, A M Bohnen, J A N Verhaar, A Prins, A Z Ginai-Karamat, and J S Laméris Ann Rheum Dis 2000; 59: 178-182. doi:10.1136/ard.59.3.178 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Mast cells, extracellular matrix components, TGF isoforms and TGF receptor expression in labial salivary glands in systemic sclerosis Gillian I Mason, John Hamburger, and John B Matthews Ann Rheum Dis 2000; 59: 183-189. doi:10.1136/ard.59.3.183 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Increased expression of CD40 ligand (CD154) on CD4+ T cells as a marker of disease activity in rheumatoid arthritis Beate Berner, Gabriele Wolf, Klaus M Hummel, Gerhard A Müller, and Monika A Reuss-Borst Ann Rheum Dis 2000; 59: 190-195. doi:10.1136/ard.59.3.190 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Blockade of endogenous interleukin 12 results in suppression of murine streptococcal cell wall arthritis by enhancement of interleukin 10 and interleukin 1Ra Leo A B Joosten, Monique M A Helsen, and Wim B van den Berg Ann Rheum Dis 2000; 59: 196-205. doi:10.1136/ard.59.3.196 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Prevalence of Raynaud's phenomenon in a healthy Greek population Paraskevi V Voulgari, Yannis Alamanos, Damiani Papazisi, Konstantinos Christou, Christina Papanikolaou, and Alexandros A Drosos Ann Rheum Dis 2000; 59: 206-210. doi:10.1136/ard.59.3.206 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Subclinical gut inflammation in spondyloarthropathy patients is associated with upregulation of the E-cadherin/catenin complex P Demetter, D Baeten, F De Keyser, M De Vos, N Van Damme, G Verbruggen, S Vermeulen, M Mareel, D Elewaut, H Mielants, E M Veys, and C A Cuvelier Ann Rheum Dis 2000; 59: 211-216. doi:10.1136/ard.59.3.211 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Anaemia in systemic lupus erythematosus: aetiological profile and the role of erythropoietin Michalis Voulgarelis, Styliani I G Kokori, John P A Ioannidis, Athanasios G Tzioufas, Despina Kyriaki, and Haralampos M Moutsopoulos Ann Rheum Dis 2000; 59: 217-222. doi:10.1136/ard.59.3.217 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Predictors of functional status in patients with early rheumatoid arthritis L M A Jansen, D van Schaardenburg, I E van der Horst-Bruinsma, P D Bezemer, and B A C Dijkmans Ann Rheum Dis 2000; 59: 223-226. doi:10.1136/ard.59.3.223 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Concise reports

	Diastolic function abnormalities in rheumatoid arthritis. Evaluation by echo Doppler transmitral flow and pulmonary venous flow: relation with duration of disease Manuela Di Franco, Michele Paradiso, Antonio Mammarella, Vincenzo Paoletti, Giancarlo Labbadia, Luigi Coppotelli, Egisto Taccari, and Antonino Musca Ann Rheum Dis 2000; 59: 227-229. doi:10.1136/ard.59.3.227 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Development of additional autoimmune diseases in a population of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus J E McDonagh and D A Isenberg Ann Rheum Dis 2000; 59: 230-232. doi:10.1136/ard.59.3.230 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Importance of synovial fluid aspiration when injecting intra-articular corticosteroids Tomas Weitoft and Per Uddenfeldt Ann Rheum Dis 2000; 59: 233-235. doi:10.1136/ard.59.3.233 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Autologous stem cell transplantation in a case of treatment resistant central nervous system lupus E Trysberg, I Lindgren, and A Tarkowski Ann Rheum Dis 2000; 59: 236-238. doi:10.1136/ard.59.3.236 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Correspondence

	Normal values of laboratory tests in elderly onset psoriatic arthritis ARNULFO NAVA;, LEONARDO PUNZI, MARGHERITA PIANON, and PIER FRANCA GAMBARI Ann Rheum Dis 2000; 59: 239. doi:10.1136/ard.59.3.239 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	RS3PE syndrome. The relation with HLA B7 COLIN PEASE, BIPIN BHAKTA;, JEAN DUDLER, JEAN-CHARLES GERSTER, and ALEXANDER SO Ann Rheum Dis 2000; 59: 239-240. doi:10.1136/ard.59.3.239a [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Intra-articular corticosteroids in septic arthritis: beneficial or barmy? SUZANNE E LANE and PETER MERRY Ann Rheum Dis 2000; 59: 240. doi:10.1136/ard.59.3.240 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Book reviews

	Lupusmolecular and cellular pathogenesis. D A ISENBERG Ann Rheum Dis 2000; 59: 172. doi:10.1136/ard.59.3.172a [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

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