Leaders:

Acquired resistance of human T cells to sulfasalazine

D E Furst

Ann Rheum Dis 2004; 63: 115-116. doi:10.1136/ard.2003.014613

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Non-surgical treatment of osteoarthritis: a half century of "advances"

K D Brandt

Ann Rheum Dis 2004; 63: 117-122. doi:10.1136/ard.2002.004606

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Reviews:

Hepatic manifestations of autoimmune rheumatic diseases

S Abraham, S Begum, and D Isenberg

Ann Rheum Dis 2004; 63: 123-129. doi:10.1136/ard.2002.001826

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Unusual and memorable:

Case Number 29: Ochronosis: synovial histopathological characteristics

E Kruithof, D Baeten, E M Veys, F De Keyser, S Suykens, L De Wilde, and R Verdonk

Ann Rheum Dis 2004; 63: 130. doi:10.1136/ard.2003.013912

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Extended reports:

Acquired resistance of human T cells to sulfasalazine: stability of the resistant phenotype and sensitivity to non-related DMARDs

J van der Heijden, M C de Jong, B A C Dijkmans, W F Lems, R Oerlemans, I Kathmann, G L Scheffer, R J Scheper, Y G Assaraf, and G Jansen

Ann Rheum Dis 2004; 63: 131-137. doi:10.1136/ard.2003.006494

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Development of sulfasalazine resistance in human T cells induces expression of the multidrug resistance transporter ABCG2 (BCRP) and augmented production of TNF

J van der Heijden, M C de Jong, B A C Dijkmans, W F Lems, R Oerlemans, I Kathmann, C G Schalkwijk, G L Scheffer, R J Scheper, and G Jansen

Ann Rheum Dis 2004; 63: 138-143. doi:10.1136/ard.2002.005249

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Infliximab treatment for rheumatoid arthritis, with dose titration based on the Disease Activity Score: dose adjustments are common but not always sufficient to assure sustained benefit

P Sidiropoulos, G Bertsias, H D Kritikos, H Kouroumali, K Voudouris, and D T Boumpas

Ann Rheum Dis 2004; 63: 144-148. doi:10.1136/ard.2003.015933

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Infliximab in active early rheumatoid arthritis

F C Breedveld, P Emery, E Keystone, K Patel, D E Furst, J R Kalden, E W St Clair, M Weisman, J Smolen, P E Lipsky, and R N Maini

Ann Rheum Dis 2004; 63: 149-155. doi:10.1136/ard.2003.013961

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Treatment of refractory psoriatic arthritis with infliximab: a 12 month observational study of 16 patients

M Feletar, J E Brockbank, C T Schentag, V Lapp, and D D Gladman

Ann Rheum Dis 2004; 63: 156-161. doi:10.1136/ard.2003.006775

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Development of the PsAQoL: a quality of life instrument specific to psoriatic arthritis

S P McKenna, L C Doward, D Whalley, A Tennant, P Emery, and D J Veale

Ann Rheum Dis 2004; 63: 162-169. doi:10.1136/ard.2003.006296

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Inhibition of leukotriene B₄-induced CD11B/CD18 (Mac-1) expression by BIIL 284, a new long acting LTB₄ receptor antagonist, in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

R Alten, E Gromnica-Ihle, C Pohl, J Emmerich, J Steffgen, R Roscher, R Sigmund, B Schmolke, and G Steinmann

Ann Rheum Dis 2004; 63: 170-176. doi:10.1136/ard.2002.004499

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Self reported non-vertebral fractures in rheumatoid arthritis and population based controls: incidence and relationship with bone mineral density and clinical variables

R E Ørstavik, G Haugeberg, T Uhlig, P Mowinckel, J A Falch, J I Halse, and T K Kvien

Ann Rheum Dis 2004; 63: 177-182. doi:10.1136/ard.2003.005850

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Access to bone densitometry increases general practitioners’ prescribing for osteoporosis in steroid treated patients

A L Dolan, E Koshy, M Waker, and C M Goble

Ann Rheum Dis 2004; 63: 183-186. doi:10.1136/ard.2003.006130

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Decreased prevalence of atopy in paediatric patients with familial Mediterranean fever

C Sackesen, A Bakkaloglu, B E Sekerel, F Ozaltin, N Besbas, E Yilmaz, G Adalioglu, and S Ozen

Ann Rheum Dis 2004; 63: 187-190. doi:10.1136/ard.2003.007013

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Dual effects of 17ß-oestradiol on interleukin 1ß-induced proteoglycan degradation in chondrocytes

P Richette, M F Dumontier, M François, L Tsagris, C Korwin-Zmijowska, F Rannou, and M T Corvol

Ann Rheum Dis 2004; 63: 191-199. doi:10.1136/ard.2003.006510

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Severity and extent of osteoarthritis and low grade systemic inflammation as assessed by high sensitivity C reactive protein

T Stürmer, H Brenner, W Koenig, and K-P Günther

Ann Rheum Dis 2004; 63: 200-205. doi:10.1136/ard.2003.007674

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Concise reports:

Methotrexate treatment in juvenile idiopathic arthritis: when is the right time to stop?

D Foell, M Frosch, A Schulze zur Wiesch, T Vogl, C Sorg, and J Roth

Ann Rheum Dis 2004; 63: 206-208. doi:10.1136/ard.2003.005686

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Letters:

Secondary addition of methotrexate to partial responders to etanercept alone is effective in severe rheumatoid arthritis

J D Cohen, S Zaltni, M J Kaiser, M C Bozonnat, C Jorgensen, J P Daurès, and J Sany

Ann Rheum Dis 2004; 63: 209-210. doi:10.1136/ard.2003.013532

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Blunted coronary flow reserve in systemic sclerosis: a sign of cardiac involvement in asymptomatic patients

A Sulli, M Ghio, G P Bezante, L Deferrari, C Craviotto, V Sebastiani, M Setti, G Filaci, F Puppo, A Barsotti, M Cutolo, and F Indiveri

Ann Rheum Dis 2004; 63: 210-211. doi:10.1136/ard.2003.011072

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Incidentally discovered asymptomatic necrotising intra-abdominal vasculitis after peripheral gastric bypass surgery for morbid obesity

A Bounas, M Melachrinou, G Giannopoulos, N Meimaris, P Aroukatos, F Kalfarentzos, and A P Andonopoulos

Ann Rheum Dis 2004; 63: 211-212. doi:10.1136/ard.2003.008003

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Ultrasound detection of knee patellar enthesitis: a comparison with magnetic resonance imaging

M Kamel, H Eid, and R Mansour

Ann Rheum Dis 2004; 63: 213-214. doi:10.1136/ard.2003.010314

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Longlasting effects of immunoadsorption in severe Sjögren’s syndrome

M Böhm, T Dörner, F Knebel, A Bruns, N Jochmann, and G Baumann

Ann Rheum Dis 2004; 63: 214-215. doi:10.1136/ard.2003.011486

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Juvenile temporal arteritis and activated protein C resistance

B Granel, J Serratrice, N Ene, P E Morange, P Disdier, and P-J Weiller

Ann Rheum Dis 2004; 63: 215-216. doi:10.1136/ard.2003.008227

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Serum osteoprotegerin but not receptor activator of NF-B ligand correlates with Larsen score in rheumatoid arthritis

M Skoumal, G Kolarz, W Woloszczuk, G Hawa, and A Klingler

Ann Rheum Dis 2004; 63: 216-217. doi:10.1136/ard.2002.004507

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Successful management of neonatal cryoglobulinaemia after a gemellar pregnancy in a woman with symptomatic type I cryoglobulinaemia

J Sibilia, O Feugeas, V Laugel, A Dreval, J Messer, and J Goetz

Ann Rheum Dis 2004; 63: 217-218. doi:10.1136/ard.2002.000174

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Primary Raynaud’s phenomenon in monozygotic twins

T Oskay and Ü Ölmez

Ann Rheum Dis 2004; 63: 219. doi:10.1136/ard.2003.006338

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Echoes:

Rofecoxib v naproxen v placebo in rheumatoid arthritis: gastroduodenal ulcer incidence

Ann Rheum Dis 2004; 63: 155.

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Knee symptoms common among men of working age

Ann Rheum Dis 2004; 63: 205.

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