Editorials:

To be in remission or not: is that the question?

P L C M van Riel and J Fransen

Ann Rheum Dis 2005; 64: 1389-1390. doi:10.1136/ard.2005.041871

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Reviews:

Hard work never hurt anyone: or did it? A review of occupational associations with soft tissue musculoskeletal disorders of the neck and upper limb

K Walker-Bone and C Cooper

Ann Rheum Dis 2005; 64: 1391-1396. doi:10.1136/ard.2003.020016

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EULAR news:

Citrullination and autoimmune disease: 8th Bertine Koperberg meeting

E R Vossenaar and W H Robinson

Ann Rheum Dis 2005; 64: 1513-1515. doi:10.1136/ard.2005.045716

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Autologous Stem cell Transplantation International Scleroderma (ASTIS) trial: hope on the horizon for patients with severe systemic sclerosis

J M van Laar, D Farge, and A Tyndall

Ann Rheum Dis 2005; 64: 1515. doi:10.1136/ard.2005.043240

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Extended reports:

Outcome of intensive immunosuppression and autologous stem cell transplantation in patients with severe rheumatoid arthritis is associated with the composition of synovial T cell infiltration

R J Verburg, R Flierman, J K Sont, F Ponchel, L van Dreunen, E W Levarht, M M Welling, R E M Toes, J D Isaacs, and J M van Laar

Ann Rheum Dis 2005; 64: 1397-1405.
Published Online First: 13 April 2005. doi:10.1136/ard.2004.033332

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A comparison of two primary care trials on tennis elbow: issues of external validity

N Smidt, M Lewis, E M Hay, D A W M Van der Windt, L M Bouter, and P Croft

Ann Rheum Dis 2005; 64: 1406-1409.
Published Online First: 30 March 2005. doi:10.1136/ard.2004.029363

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Is DAS28 an appropriate tool to assess remission in rheumatoid arthritis?

H Mäkinen, H Kautiainen, P Hannonen, and T Sokka

Ann Rheum Dis 2005; 64: 1410-1413.
Published Online First: 7 June 2005. doi:10.1136/ard.2005.037333

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Haematopoietic malignancies in rheumatoid arthritis: lymphoma risk and characteristics after exposure to tumour necrosis factor antagonists

J Askling, C M Fored, E Baecklund, L Brandt, C Backlin, A Ekbom, C Sundström, L Bertilsson, L Cöster, P Geborek, L T Jacobsson, S Lindblad, J Lysholm, S Rantapää-Dahlqvist, T Saxne, L Klareskog, and N Feltelius

Ann Rheum Dis 2005; 64: 1414-1420.
Published Online First: 20 April 2005. doi:10.1136/ard.2004.033241

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Risks of solid cancers in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and after treatment with tumour necrosis factor antagonists

J Askling, C M Fored, L Brandt, E Baecklund, L Bertilsson, N Feltelius, L Cöster, P Geborek, L T Jacobsson, S Lindblad, J Lysholm, S Rantapää-Dahlqvist, T Saxne, and L Klareskog

Ann Rheum Dis 2005; 64: 1421-1426.
Published Online First: 13 April 2005. doi:10.1136/ard.2004.033993

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Prevalence of rheumatoid arthritis in France: 2001

F Guillemin, A Saraux, P Guggenbuhl, C H Roux, P Fardellone, E Le Bihan, A Cantagrel, I Chary-Valckenaere, L Euller-Ziegler, R-M Flipo, R Juvin, J-M Behier, B Fautrel, C Masson, and J Coste

Ann Rheum Dis 2005; 64: 1427-1430.
Published Online First: 30 March 2005. doi:10.1136/ard.2004.029199

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Prevalence of spondyloarthropathies in France: 2001

A Saraux, F Guillemin, P Guggenbuhl, C H Roux, P Fardellone, E Le Bihan, A Cantagrel, I Chary-Valckenaere, L Euller-Ziegler, R-M Flipo, R Juvin, J-M Behier, B Fautrel, C Masson, and J Coste

Ann Rheum Dis 2005; 64: 1431-1435.
Published Online First: 7 April 2005. doi:10.1136/ard.2004.029207

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Transdifferentiation of polymorphonuclear neutrophils to dendritic-like cells at the site of inflammation in rheumatoid arthritis: evidence for activation by T cells

C Iking-Konert, B Ostendorf, O Sander, M Jost, C Wagner, L Joosten, M Schneider, and G M Hänsch

Ann Rheum Dis 2005; 64: 1436-1442.
Published Online First: 18 March 2005. doi:10.1136/ard.2004.034132

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Are there autoantibodies reacting against citrullinated peptides derived from type I and type II collagens in patients with rheumatoid arthritis?

M-K Koivula, S Åman, A Karjalainen, M Hakala, and J Risteli

Ann Rheum Dis 2005; 64: 1443-1450. doi:10.1136/ard.2004.031211

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Mortality of rheumatoid arthritis in Japan: a longitudinal cohort study

M Hakoda, H Oiwa, F Kasagi, N Masunari, M Yamada, G Suzuki, and S Fujiwara

Ann Rheum Dis 2005; 64: 1451-1455.
Published Online First: 5 May 2005. doi:10.1136/ard.2004.033761

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Direct costs related to rheumatoid arthritis: the patient perspective

J L Hülsemann, T Mittendorf, S Merkesdal, S Zeh, S Handelmann, J- M von der Schulenburg, H Zeidler, and J Ruof

Ann Rheum Dis 2005; 64: 1456-1461.
Published Online First: 30 March 2005. doi:10.1136/ard.2004.031880

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Radiographic progression in patients with ankylosing spondylitis after 2 years of treatment with the tumour necrosis factor antibody infliximab

X Baraliakos, J Listing, M Rudwaleit, J Brandt, J Sieper, and J Braun

Ann Rheum Dis 2005; 64: 1462-1466.
Published Online First: 18 March 2005. doi:10.1136/ard.2004.033472

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Does increasing the grades of the knee osteoarthritis line drawing atlas alter its clinimetric properties?

C E Wilkinson, A J Carr, and M Doherty

Ann Rheum Dis 2005; 64: 1467-1473.
Published Online First: 7 April 2005. doi:10.1136/ard.2004.033282

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Salivary gland and peripheral blood T helper 1 and 2 cell activity in Sjögren’s syndrome compared with non-Sjögren’s sicca syndrome

J M van Woerkom, A A Kruize, M J G Wenting - van Wijk, E Knol, I C Bihari, J W G Jacobs, J W J Bijlsma, F P J G Lafeber, and J A G van Roon

Ann Rheum Dis 2005; 64: 1474-1479.
Published Online First: 7 April 2005. doi:10.1136/ard.2004.031781

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Performance of health status measures with a pen based personal digital assistant

T K Kvien, P Mowinckel, T Heiberg, K L Dammann, Ø Dale, G J Aanerud, T N Alme, and T Uhlig

Ann Rheum Dis 2005; 64: 1480-1484.
Published Online First: 20 April 2005. doi:10.1136/ard.2004.030437

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Altered cytokine expression of peripheral blood lymphocytes in polymyositis and dermatomyositis

M Aleksza, A Szegedi, P Antal-Szalmás, B Irinyi, L Gergely, A Ponyi, J Hunyadi, S Sipka, M Zeher, G Szegedi, and K Dankó

Ann Rheum Dis 2005; 64: 1485-1489.
Published Online First: 13 April 2005. doi:10.1136/ard.2003.017715

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Close association between valvar heart disease and central nervous system manifestations in the antiphospholipid syndrome

I Krause, S Lev, A Fraser, M Blank, M Lorber, L Stojanovich, J Rovensky, J Chapman, and Y Shoenfeld

Ann Rheum Dis 2005; 64: 1490-1493.
Published Online First: 18 March 2005. doi:10.1136/ard.2004.032813

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Impact of pregnancy on health related quality of life evaluated prospectively in pregnant women with rheumatic diseases by the SF-36 health survey

F Förger, M Østensen, A Schumacher, and P M Villiger

Ann Rheum Dis 2005; 64: 1494-1499.
Published Online First: 18 March 2005. doi:10.1136/ard.2004.033019

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Concise reports:

Smoking habits in patients diagnosed with ANCA associated small vessel vasculitis

M Haubitz, A Woywodt, K de Groot, H Haller, and U Goebel

Ann Rheum Dis 2005; 64: 1500-1502. doi:10.1136/ard.2004.033191

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Magnetic resonance imaging for accelerated assessment of drug effect and prediction of subsequent radiographic progression in rheumatoid arthritis: a study of patients receiving combined anakinra and methotrexate treatment

M Østergaard, A Duer, H Nielsen, J S Johansen, E Narvestad, B J Ejbjerg, B Baslund, J M Møller, H S Thomsen, and J Petersen

Ann Rheum Dis 2005; 64: 1503-1506.
Published Online First: 18 March 2005. doi:10.1136/ard.2005.038018

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Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma in systemic lupus erythematosus

S Bernatsky, R Ramsey-Goldman, R Rajan, J-F Boivin, L Joseph, S Lachance, D Cournoyer, A Zoma, S Manzi, E Ginzler, M Urowitz, D Gladman, P R Fortin, S Edworthy, S Barr, C Gordon, S-C Bae, J Sibley, K Steinsson, O Nived, G Sturfelt, Y St Pierre, and A Clarke

Ann Rheum Dis 2005; 64: 1507-1509. doi:10.1136/ard.2004.034504

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A comparison of the diagnostic accuracy and prognostic value of the first and second anti-cyclic citrullinated peptides (CCP1 and CCP2) autoantibody tests for rheumatoid arthritis

F A van Gaalen, H Visser, and T W J Huizinga

Ann Rheum Dis 2005; 64: 1510-1512.
Published Online First: 30 March 2005. doi:10.1136/ard.2004.035089

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Letters:

Determination of anti-CCP antibodies in patients with suspected rheumatoid arthritis: does it help to predict the diagnosis before referral to a rheumatologist?

I K Gao, A Haas-Wöhrle, K G Mueller, H-M Lorenz, and C Fiehn

Ann Rheum Dis 2005; 64: 1516-1517. doi:10.1136/ard.2005.035444

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Safety of 15-deoxyspergualin in the treatment of glomerulonephritis associated with active systemic lupus erythematosus

H-M Lorenz, M Grunke, J Wendler, P A Heinzel, and J R Kalden

Ann Rheum Dis 2005; 64: 1517-1519. doi:10.1136/ard.2005.035329

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Autoimmune hepatitis associated with infliximab in a patient with psoriatic arthritis

V Germano, A Picchianti Diamanti, G Baccano, E Natale, A Onetti Muda, R Priori, and G Valesini

Ann Rheum Dis 2005; 64: 1519-1520. doi:10.1136/ard.2004.032821

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Alleviation of polyarticular syndrome in multicentric reticulohistiocytosis with intravenous zoledronate

C P Mavragani, K Batziou, K Aroni, D Pikazis, and M N Manoussakis

Ann Rheum Dis 2005; 64: 1521-1522. doi:10.1136/ard.2004.032433

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Acetaminophen may act through ß endorphin

H Sprott, H Shen, S Gay, and A Aeschlimann

Ann Rheum Dis 2005; 64: 1522. doi:10.1136/ard.2004.033712

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Refractory adult onset Still’s disease and hypersensitivity to non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and cyclo-oxygenase-2 inhibitors: are biological agents the solution?

E H J G Aarntzen, P L C M van Riel, and P Barrera

Ann Rheum Dis 2005; 64: 1523-1524.
Published Online First: 13 July 2005. doi:10.1136/ard.2005.042945

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Distal degeneration of sensory and autonomic cutaneous nerve fibres in systemic sclerosis

V Provitera, M Nolano, N Pappone, C di Girolamo, A Stancanelli, F Lullo, C Crisci, and L Santoro

Ann Rheum Dis 2005; 64: 1524-1526. doi:10.1136/ard.2005.038935

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Matters arising:

Do herbs increase the risk of herb–drug interactions for patients with arthritis? • Authors’ reply

M Thomsen, M Schmidt, L Vitetta, A Sali, W Holden, J Joseph, and L Williamson

Ann Rheum Dis 2005; 64: 1527-1528.

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Echoes:

Physical activity brings mass benefit in arthritis

Ann Rheum Dis 2005; 64: 1396.

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