Leaders:

Do statins offer therapeutic potential in inflammatory arthritis?

I B McInnes, D W McCarey, and N Sattar

Ann Rheum Dis 2004; 63: 1535-1537. doi:10.1136/ard.2004.022061

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Reviews:

Anti-tumour necrosis factor therapy in rheumatoid arthritis: an update on safety

K L Hyrich, A J Silman, K D Watson, and D P M Symmons

Ann Rheum Dis 2004; 63: 1538-1543.
Published Online First: 8 July 2004. doi:10.1136/ard.2004.024737

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Lesson of the month:

Systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis presenting in a young child with long term disability as an adolescent

K M Bailey, J E McDonagh, and A M Prieur

Ann Rheum Dis 2004; 63: 1544-1548. doi:10.1136/ard.2004.021568

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Extended reports:

Adipose tissue at entheses: the rheumatological implications of its distribution. A potential site of pain and stress dissipation?

M Benjamin, S Redman, S Milz, A Büttner, A Amin, B Moriggl, E Brenner, P Emery, D McGonagle, and G Bydder

Ann Rheum Dis 2004; 63: 1549-1555. doi:10.1136/ard.2003.019182

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Increased FcRII expression and aberrant tumour necrosis factor production by mature dendritic cells from patients with active rheumatoid arthritis

T R D J Radstake, A B Blom, A W Slöetjes, E O F van Gorselen, G J Pesman, L Engelen, R Torensma, W B van den Berg, C G Figdor, P L E M van Lent, G J Adema, and P Barrera

Ann Rheum Dis 2004; 63: 1556-1563. doi:10.1136/ard.2003.016550

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Divergent roles of nitrergic and prostanoid pathways in chronic joint inflammation

S M Day, J C Lockhart, W R Ferrell, and J S McLean

Ann Rheum Dis 2004; 63: 1564-1570. doi:10.1136/ard.2003.017269

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Atorvastatin reduces arterial stiffness in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

S Van Doornum, G McColl, and I P Wicks

Ann Rheum Dis 2004; 63: 1571-1575. doi:10.1136/ard.2003.018333

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Bone mineral density in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: relation between disease severity and low bone mineral density

M C Lodder, Z de Jong, P J Kostense, E T H Molenaar, K Staal, A E Voskuyl, J M W Hazes, B A C Dijkmans, and W F Lems

Ann Rheum Dis 2004; 63: 1576-1580. doi:10.1136/ard.2003.016253

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HLA-DMA*0103 and HLA-DMB*0104 alleles as novel prognostic factors in rheumatoid arthritis

J Morel, F Roch-Bras, N Molinari, J Sany, J F Eliaou, and B Combe

Ann Rheum Dis 2004; 63: 1581-1586. doi:10.1136/ard.2003.012294

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Rheumatoid factor and anticitrullinated protein antibodies in rheumatoid arthritis: diagnostic value, associations with radiological progression rate, and extra-articular manifestations

L De Rycke, I Peene, I E A Hoffman, E Kruithof, A Union, L Meheus, K Lebeer, B Wyns, C Vincent, H Mielants, L Boullart, G Serre, E M Veys, and F De Keyser

Ann Rheum Dis 2004; 63: 1587-1593. doi:10.1136/ard.2003.017574

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Outcomes of a multicentre randomised clinical trial of etanercept to treat ankylosing spondylitis

A Calin, B A C Dijkmans, P Emery, M Hakala, J Kalden, M Leirisalo-Repo, E M Mola, C Salvarani, R Sanmartí, J Sany, J Sibilia, J Sieper, S van der Linden, E Veys, A M Appel, and S Fatenejad

Ann Rheum Dis 2004; 63: 1594-1600.
Published Online First: 2 September 2004. doi:10.1136/ard.2004.020875

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Scoring of radiographic progression in randomised clinical trials in ankylosing spondylitis: a preference for paired reading order

A Wanders, R Landewé, A Spoorenberg, K de Vlam, H Mielants, M Dougados, S van der Linden, and D van der Heijde

Ann Rheum Dis 2004; 63: 1601-1604.
Published Online First: 5 August 2004. doi:10.1136/ard.2004.022038

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Health status of patients with ankylosing spondylitis: a comparison with the general population

H Dagfinrud, A M Mengshoel, K B Hagen, J H Loge, and T K Kvien

Ann Rheum Dis 2004; 63: 1605-1610. doi:10.1136/ard.2003.019224

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Evaluation of the symptomatic and structural efficacy of a new hyaluronic acid compound, NRD101, in comparison with diacerein and placebo in a 1 year randomised controlled study in symptomatic knee osteoarthritis

T Pham, A Le Henanff, Ph Ravaud, P Dieppe, L Paolozzi, and M Dougados

Ann Rheum Dis 2004; 63: 1611-1617.
Published Online First: 26 August 2004. doi:10.1136/ard.2003.019703

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Chondrocyte number and proteoglycan synthesis in the aging and osteoarthritic human articular cartilage

K Bobacz, L Erlacher, J Smolen, A Soleiman, and W B Graninger

Ann Rheum Dis 2004; 63: 1618-1622. doi:10.1136/ard.2002.002162

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Dehydroepiandrosterone suppresses interleukin 10 synthesis in women with systemic lupus erythematosus

D M Chang, S J Chu, H C Chen, S Y Kuo, and J H Lai

Ann Rheum Dis 2004; 63: 1623-1626. doi:10.1136/ard.2003.016576

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The myth of pulmonary Raynaud’s phenomenon: the contribution of pulmonary arterial vasospasm in patients with systemic sclerosis related pulmonary arterial hypertension

D Mukerjee, L B Yap, V Ong, C P Denton, K Howells, C M Black, and J G Coghlan

Ann Rheum Dis 2004; 63: 1627-1631. doi:10.1136/ard.2003.015289

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Leflunomide inhibits transendothelial migration of peripheral blood mononuclear cells

J Grisar, M Aringer, M D Köller, G H Stummvoll, D Eselböck, B Zwölfer, C W Steiner, B Zierhut, L Wagner, P Pietschmann, and J S Smolen

Ann Rheum Dis 2004; 63: 1632-1637. doi:10.1136/ard.2003.018440

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The German etanercept registry for treatment of juvenile idiopathic arthritis

G Horneff, H Schmeling, T Biedermann, I Foeldvari, G Ganser, H J Girschick, T Hospach, H I Huppertz, R Keitzer, R M Küster, H Michels, D Moebius, B Rogalski, A Thon for the Paediatric Rheumatology Collaborative Group

Ann Rheum Dis 2004; 63: 1638-1644.
Published Online First: 28 April 2004. doi:10.1136/ard.2003.014886

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Association of HLA-DM polymorphism with the production of antiphospholipid antibodies

M L Sanchez, K Katsumata, T Atsumi, F I Romero, M L Bertolaccini, A Funke, O Amengual, E Kondeatis, R W Vaughan, A Cox, G R V Hughes, and M A Khamashta

Ann Rheum Dis 2004; 63: 1645-1648. doi:10.1136/ard.2003.015552

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Long term effectiveness of intravenous immunoglobulin in Churg-Strauss syndrome

M G Danieli, M Cappelli, G Malcangi, F Logullo, A Salvi, and G Danieli

Ann Rheum Dis 2004; 63: 1649-1654. doi:10.1136/ard.2003.015453

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Sensitivity to change of AIMS2 and AIMS2-SF components in comparison to M-HAQ and VAS-pain

E Taal, J J Rasker, and R P Riemsma

Ann Rheum Dis 2004; 63: 1655-1658. doi:10.1136/ard.2003.014522

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Expression of matrix metalloproteinases in patients with Wegener’s granulomatosis

V Bjerkeli, B Halvorsen, J K Damås, I Nordøy, A Yndestad, P Aukrust, and S S Frøland

Ann Rheum Dis 2004; 63: 1659-1663. doi:10.1136/ard.2003.017954

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Infliximab in spondyloarthropathy associated with Crohn’s disease: an open study on the efficacy of inducing and maintaining remission of musculoskeletal and gut manifestations

S Generini, R Giacomelli, R Fedi, A Fulminis, A Pignone, G Frieri, A Del Rosso, A Viscido, B Galletti, M Fazzi, F Tonelli, and M Matucci-Cerinic

Ann Rheum Dis 2004; 63: 1664-1669.
Published Online First: 5 August 2004. doi:10.1136/ard.2003.012450

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Concise reports:

Impact of anti-tumour necrosis factor treatment on admissions to hospital and days of sick leave in patients with ankylosing spondylitis

J Listing, J Brandt, M Rudwaleit, A Zink, J Sieper, and J Braun

Ann Rheum Dis 2004; 63: 1670-1672. doi:10.1136/ard.2003.017327

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Alpha beta but not gamma delta T cell clones in synovial fluids of patients with reactive arthritis show active transcription of tumour necrosis factor and interferon

M Rihl, J Gu, D Baeten, E Märker-Hermann, J C Goodall, J S H Gaston, J G Kuipers, H Zeidler, and D T Y Yu

Ann Rheum Dis 2004; 63: 1673-1676. doi:10.1136/ard.2003.018192

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Pituitary function in patients with newly diagnosed untreated systemic lupus erythematosus

M D Köller, E Templ, M Riedl, M Clodi, O Wagner, J S Smolen, and A Luger

Ann Rheum Dis 2004; 63: 1677-1680.
Published Online First: 13 April 2004. doi:10.1136/ard.2003.018325

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Telomerase activity in B and T lymphocytes of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus

W Klapper, F Moosig, A Sotnikova, W Qian, J O Schröder, and R Parwaresch

Ann Rheum Dis 2004; 63: 1681-1683. doi:10.1136/ard.2003.016022

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Self assessment in continuous professional development: a valuable tool for individual physicians and scientific societies

C Beyeler, R Westkämper, P M Villiger, and A Aeschlimann

Ann Rheum Dis 2004; 63: 1684-1686. doi:10.1136/ard.2003.016188

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Diagnostic accuracy of anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide antibodies in juvenile idiopathic arthritis

Ö Kasapçopur, S Altun, M Aslan, S Karaarslan, A Kamburoglu-Göksel, S Saribas, N Arisoy, and B Kocazeybek

Ann Rheum Dis 2004; 63: 1687-1689. doi:10.1136/ard.2003.019331

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Stress fractures in rheumatoid arthritis: a case series and case-control study

L J Kay, T M Holland, and P N Platt

Ann Rheum Dis 2004; 63: 1690-1692. doi:10.1136/ard.2003.010322

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Cerebral venous thrombosis is associated with major vessel disease in Behçet’s syndrome

R Tunc, S Saip, A Siva, and H Yazici

Ann Rheum Dis 2004; 63: 1693-1694. doi:10.1136/ard.2003.018515

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DNA mismatch repair enzyme expression in synovial tissue

E Simelyte, D L Boyle, and G S Firestein

Ann Rheum Dis 2004; 63: 1695-1699. doi:10.1136/ard.2003.017210

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Viewpoint:

A need for greater reporting of socioeconomic status and race in clinical trials

S J Lee and A Kavanaugh

Ann Rheum Dis 2004; 63: 1700-1701. doi:10.1136/ard.2003.019588

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Letters:

Sinusoidal dilatation: a rare side effect of azathioprine

A M Jacobi, E Feist, B Rudolph, and G R Burmester

Ann Rheum Dis 2004; 63: 1702-1703. doi:10.1136/ard.2003.017855

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Tick bite fever and arthritis associated with travel to Africa

T Ding, G Lloyd, H Tolley, and A Bradlow

Ann Rheum Dis 2004; 63: 1703-1704. doi:10.1136/ard.2003.019752

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Extracorporeal shock wave therapy in the treatment of inferior calcaneal enthesophytosis: outcome by fan-beam dual x ray absorptiometry (DXA)

R Cosentino, B Frediani, R De Stefano, C Acciai, S Manca, E Selvi, E Frati, and R Marcolongo

Ann Rheum Dis 2004; 63: 1704-1705. doi:10.1136/ard.2003.013755

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Clinical predictors of fetal and maternal outcome in Chinese patients with systemic lupus erythematosus

M Y Mok, P Y Leung, T H Lao, Y Lo, T M Chan, W S Wong, and C S Lau

Ann Rheum Dis 2004; 63: 1705-1706. doi:10.1136/ard.2004.022442

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Temporomandibular joint pseudogout: an uncommon site for a familiar condition

F Goldblatt, J Highton, and G R Kumara

Ann Rheum Dis 2004; 63: 1706-1707. doi:10.1136/ard.2003.019075

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Antinuclear antibodies are common in an infectious environment but do not predict systemic lupus erythematosus

F Cainelli, C Betterle, and S Vento

Ann Rheum Dis 2004; 63: 1707-1708. doi:10.1136/ard.2003.020198

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Matters arising:

European recommendations for musculoskeletal pain • Author’s reply

E Ernst, A D Woolf on behalf of Arthritis Action

Ann Rheum Dis 2004; 63: 1709.

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Metacarpophalangeal joint of short metacarpal bone in rheumatoid arthritis • Authors’ reply

J-B Jun, W-S Uhm, K-B Joo, J S Huntley, and C R Howie

Ann Rheum Dis 2004; 63: 1709-1710.

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