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Leaders

	EULAR and its journal L B A VAN DE PUTTE and T L VISCHER Ann Rheum Dis 2001; 60: 545. doi:10.1136/ard.60.6.545 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Markers of joint destruction: principles, problems, and potential S A YOUNG-MIN, T E CAWSTON, and I D GRIFFITHS Ann Rheum Dis 2001; 60: 545-548. doi:10.1136/ard.60.6.545a [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Stem cell transplantation: limits and hopes K P MACHOLD and J S SMOLEN Ann Rheum Dis 2001; 60: 548-549. doi:10.1136/ard.60.6.548 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Hypothesis

	Idiopathic osteoporosis: an evolutionary dys-adaptation? C Alexander Ann Rheum Dis 2001; 60: 554-558. doi:10.1136/ard.60.6.554 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Unusual and memorable

	Unusual and memorable A tender swelling of the dorsum of a hand in a middle aged woman Ann Rheum Dis 2001; 60: 559-560. doi:10.1136/ard.60.6.559 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Extended reports

	Analysis of the cell infiltrate and expression of matrix metalloproteinases and granzyme B in paired synovial biopsy specimens from the cartilage-pannus junction in patients with RA T J M Smeets, M C Kraan, S Galjaard, P P Youssef, M D Smith, and P P Tak Ann Rheum Dis 2001; 60: 561-565. doi:10.1136/ard.60.6.561 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Comparative study of intramuscular gold and methotrexate in a rheumatoid arthritis population from a socially deprived area J Hamilton, I B McInnes, E A Thomson, D Porter, J A Hunter, R Madhok, and H A Capell Ann Rheum Dis 2001; 60: 566-572. doi:10.1136/ard.60.6.566 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Clinical and immunogenetic characteristics of European multicase rheumatoid arthritis families A Balsa, P Barrera, R Westhovens, H Alves, K Maenaut, D Pascual-Salcedo, F Cornélis, T Bardin, L Riente, T R D J Radstake, G de Almeida, V Lepage, C Stravopoulos, M Spaepen, A Lopes-Vaz, D Charron, M Martinez, J F Prudhomme, P Migliorini, and P Fritz Ann Rheum Dis 2001; 60: 573-576. doi:10.1136/ard.60.6.573 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Phase I/II trial of autologous stem cell transplantation in systemic sclerosis: procedure related mortality and impact on skin disease M Binks, J R Passweg, D Furst, P McSweeney, K Sullivan, C Besenthal, J Finke, H H Peter, J van Laar, F C Breedveld, W E Fibbe, D Farge, E Gluckman, F Locatelli, A Martini, F van den Hoogen, L van de Putte, A V N Schattenberg, R Arnold, P A Bacon, P Emery, I Espigado, B Hertenstein, F Hiepe, A Kashyap, I Kötter, A Marmont, A Martinez, M J Pascual, A Gratwohl, H G Prentice, C Black, and A Tyndall Ann Rheum Dis 2001; 60: 577-584. doi:10.1136/ard.60.6.577 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	European multicentre study to define disease activity criteria for systemic sclerosis. I. Clinical and epidemiological features of 290 patients from 19 centres A Della Rossa, G Valentini, S Bombardieri, W Bencivelli, A J Silman, S D'Angelo, M Matucci Cerinic, J F Belch, C M Black, R Becvar, P Bruhlman, F Cozzi, L Czirják, A A Drosos, B Dziankowska, C Ferri, A Gabrielli, R Giacomelli, G Hayem, M Inanc, N J McHugh, H Nielsen, R Scorza, E Tirri, F H J van den Hoogen, and P G Vlachoyiannopoulos Ann Rheum Dis 2001; 60: 585-591. doi:10.1136/ard.60.6.585 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	European multicentre study to define disease activity criteria for systemic sclerosis. II. Identification of disease activity variables and development of preliminary activity indexes G Valentini, A Della Rossa, S Bombardieri, W Bencivelli, A J Silman, S D'Angelo, M Matucci Cerinic, J F Belch, C M Black, P Bruhlmann, L Czirják, A De Luca, A A Drosos, C Ferri, A Gabrielli, R Giacomelli, G Hayem, M Inanc, N J McHugh, H Nielsen, M Rosada, R Scorza, J Stork, A Sysa, F H J van den Hoogen, and P J Vlachoyiannopoulos Ann Rheum Dis 2001; 60: 592-598. doi:10.1136/ard.60.6.592 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Pregnancy in past or present lupus nephritis: a study of 32 pregnancies from a single centre D Lê Thi Huong, B Wechsler, D Vauthier-Brouzes, H Beaufils, G Lefebvre, and J-C Piette Ann Rheum Dis 2001; 60: 599-604. doi:10.1136/ard.60.6.599 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Male sex predominance in Chlamydia trachomatis sexually acquired reactive arthritis: are women more protected by anti-chlamydia antibodies? S Bas, C Scieux, and T L Vischer Ann Rheum Dis 2001; 60: 605-611. doi:10.1136/ard.60.6.605 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Static postural sway, proprioception, and maximal voluntary quadriceps contraction in patients with knee osteoarthritis and normal control subjects B S Hassan, S Mockett, and M Doherty Ann Rheum Dis 2001; 60: 612-618. doi:10.1136/ard.60.6.612 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Cross sectional evaluation of biochemical markers of bone, cartilage, and synovial tissue metabolism in patients with knee osteoarthritis: relations with disease activity and joint damage P Garnero, M Piperno, E Gineyts, S Christgau, P D Delmas, and E Vignon Ann Rheum Dis 2001; 60: 619-626. doi:10.1136/ard.60.6.619 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Raised levels of F2-isoprostanes and prostaglandin F2 in different rheumatic diseases S Basu, M Whiteman, D L Mattey, and B Halliwell Ann Rheum Dis 2001; 60: 627-631. doi:10.1136/ard.60.6.627 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Concise reports

	Intra-articular co-infection by Borrelia burgdorferi and Chlamydia trachomatis N Putschky, S Schnarr, J Wollenhaupt, H Zeidler, and J G Kuipers Ann Rheum Dis 2001; 60: 632-634. doi:10.1136/ard.60.6.632 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Intravenous gammaglobulins in refractory polymyositis: lower dose for maintenance treatment is effective S Genevay, A Saudan-Kister, and P-A Guerne Ann Rheum Dis 2001; 60: 635-636. doi:10.1136/ard.60.6.635 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Remission of Behçet's syndrome with tumour necrosis factor blocking therapy P H Goossens, R J Verburg, and F C Breedveld Ann Rheum Dis 2001; 60: 637. doi:10.1136/ard.60.6.637 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Correspondence

	Periarticular bone mineral density at the knee joint O R MADSEN and E MURPHY Ann Rheum Dis 2001; 60: 638. doi:10.1136/ard.60.6.638 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	A mnemonic for SLE diagnostic criteria R LEONARD Ann Rheum Dis 2001; 60: 638. doi:10.1136/ard.60.6.638a [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Can rheumatologists agree on a diagnosis of inflammatory arthritis in an early synovitis clinic? G GORMLEY, K STEELE, D GILLILAND, M STEVENSON, D O'REILLY, R MCKANE, G WRIGHT, A L BELL, C MATTHEWS, G MEENAGH, and A J TAGGART Ann Rheum Dis 2001; 60: 638-639. doi:10.1136/ard.60.6.638b [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Ultrasound guided injection of plantar fasciitis S M WONG, E LI, and J F GRIFFITH Ann Rheum Dis 2001; 60: 639. doi:10.1136/ard.60.6.639 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	HLA-DRB1 and DQB1 genes in anticentromere antibody positive patients with SSc and primary biliary cirrhosis S AKIMOTO, M ABE, O ISHIKAWA, H TAKAGI, and M MORI Ann Rheum Dis 2001; 60: 639. doi:10.1136/ard.60.6.639a [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

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