Leaders:

Risk of lymphoma in patients with RA treated with anti-TNF agents

J P Franklin, D P M Symmons, and A J Silman

Ann Rheum Dis 2005; 64: 657-658. doi:10.1136/ard.2005.035311

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Reviews:

Early referral recommendations for ankylosing spondylitis (including pre-radiographic and radiographic forms) in primary care

J Sieper and M Rudwaleit

Ann Rheum Dis 2005; 64: 659-663.
Published Online First: 4 November 2004. doi:10.1136/ard.2004.028753

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Education:

How to assess the impact of arthritis on the individual patient: the WHO ICF

G Stucki and T Ewert

Ann Rheum Dis 2005; 64: 664-668. doi:10.1136/ard.2003.019356

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Extended reports:

EULAR evidence based recommendations for the management of hip osteoarthritis: report of a task force of the EULAR Standing Committee for International Clinical Studies Including Therapeutics (ESCISIT)

W Zhang, M Doherty, N Arden, B Bannwarth, J Bijlsma, K-P Gunther, H J Hauselmann, G Herrero-Beaumont, K Jordan, P Kaklamanis, B Leeb, M Lequesne, S Lohmander, B Mazieres, E Martin-Mola, K Pavelka, A Pendleton, L Punzi, B Swoboda, R Varatojo, G Verbruggen, I Zimmermann-Gorska, and M Dougados

Ann Rheum Dis 2005; 64: 669-681.
Published Online First: 7 October 2004. doi:10.1136/ard.2004.028886

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Prevalence and pattern of radiographic hand osteoarthritis and association with pain and disability (the Rotterdam study)

S Dahaghin, S M A Bierma-Zeinstra, A Z Ginai, H A P Pols, J M W Hazes, and B W Koes

Ann Rheum Dis 2005; 64: 682-687.
Published Online First: 16 September 2004. doi:10.1136/ard.2004.023564

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A naturalistic study of the determinants of health related quality of life improvement in osteoarthritic patients treated with non-specific non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs

V Rabenda, N Burlet, O Ethgen, F Raeman, J Belaiche, and J-Y Reginster

Ann Rheum Dis 2005; 64: 688-693.
Published Online First: 4 November 2004. doi:10.1136/ard.2004.026658

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MMP protein and activity levels in synovial fluid from patients with joint injury, inflammatory arthritis, and osteoarthritis

I Tchetverikov, L S Lohmander, N Verzijl, T W J Huizinga, J M TeKoppele, R Hanemaaijer, and J DeGroot

Ann Rheum Dis 2005; 64: 694-698. doi:10.1136/ard.2004.022434

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Tumour necrosis factor blockers do not increase overall tumour risk in patients with rheumatoid arthritis, but may be associated with an increased risk of lymphomas

P Geborek, A Bladström, C Turesson, A Gulfe, I F Petersson, T Saxne, H Olsson, and L T H Jacobsson

Ann Rheum Dis 2005; 64: 699-703.
Published Online First: 4 February 2005. doi:10.1136/ard.2004.030528

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Relationship between serum trough infliximab levels, pretreatment C reactive protein levels, and clinical response to infliximab treatment in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

G J Wolbink, A E Voskuyl, W F Lems, E de Groot, M T Nurmohamed, P P Tak, B A C Dijkmans, and L Aarden

Ann Rheum Dis 2005; 64: 704-707.
Published Online First: 14 October 2004. doi:10.1136/ard.2004.030452

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Expression and regulation of cryopyrin and related proteins in rheumatoid arthritis synovium

S Rosengren, H M Hoffman, W Bugbee, and D L Boyle

Ann Rheum Dis 2005; 64: 708-714.
Published Online First: 21 October 2004. doi:10.1136/ard.2004.025577

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Raised granzyme B levels are associated with erosions in patients with early rheumatoid factor positive rheumatoid arthritis

R Goldbach-Mansky, S Suson, R Wesley, C E Hack, H S El-Gabalawy, and P P Tak

Ann Rheum Dis 2005; 64: 715-721.
Published Online First: 7 October 2004. doi:10.1136/ard.2003.007039

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Analysis of the CD8+ T cell response to the G1 domain of aggrecan in ankylosing spondylitis

J Zou, H Appel, M Rudwaleit, A Thiel, and J Sieper

Ann Rheum Dis 2005; 64: 722-729.
Published Online First: 11 November 2004. doi:10.1136/ard.2004.024455

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Inflammation in ankylosing spondylitis: a systematic description of the extent and frequency of acute spinal changes using magnetic resonance imaging

X Baraliakos, R Landewé, K-G Hermann, J Listing, W Golder, J Brandt, M Rudwaleit, M Bollow, J Sieper, D van der Heijde, and J Braun

Ann Rheum Dis 2005; 64: 730-734.
Published Online First: 30 September 2004. doi:10.1136/ard.2004.029298

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Implication of interleukin 18 in production of matrix metalloproteinases in articular chondrocytes in arthritis: direct effect on chondrocytes may not be pivotal

S-M Dai, Z-Z Shan, K Nishioka, and K Yudoh

Ann Rheum Dis 2005; 64: 735-742. doi:10.1136/ard.2004.026088

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Raised levels of anti-glucose-6-phosphate isomerase IgG in serum and synovial fluid from patients with inflammatory arthritis

M Schaller, W Stohl, S M Tan, V M Benoit, D M Hilbert, and H J Ditzel

Ann Rheum Dis 2005; 64: 743-749.
Published Online First: 30 September 2004. doi:10.1136/ard.2004.025502

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E148Q is a disease-causing MEFV mutation: a phenotypic evaluation in patients with familial Mediterranean fever

R Topaloglu, F Ozaltin, E Yilmaz, S Ozen, B Balci, N Besbas, and A Bakkaloglu

Ann Rheum Dis 2005; 64: 750-752.
Published Online First: 30 September 2004. doi:10.1136/ard.2004.026963

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Accelerated atherosclerosis in patients with Wegener’s granulomatosis

K de Leeuw, J-S Sanders, C Stegeman, A Smit, C G Kallenberg, and M Bijl

Ann Rheum Dis 2005; 64: 753-759.
Published Online First: 16 September 2004. doi:10.1136/ard.2004.029033

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Exercises versus arthroscopic decompression in patients with subacromial impingement: a randomised, controlled study in 90 cases with a one year follow up

J P Haahr, S Østergaard, J Dalsgaard, K Norup, P Frost, S Lausen, E A Holm, and J H Andersen

Ann Rheum Dis 2005; 64: 760-764. doi:10.1136/ard.2004.021188

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Concise reports:

Effects of infliximab treatment on insulin resistance in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis

D N Kiortsis, A K Mavridis, S Vasakos, S N Nikas, and A A Drosos

Ann Rheum Dis 2005; 64: 765-766.
Published Online First: 30 September 2004. doi:10.1136/ard.2004.026534

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Toll-like receptor 4 gene polymorphisms and susceptibility to juvenile idiopathic arthritis

R Lamb, E Zeggini, W Thomson, BSPAR, and R Donn

Ann Rheum Dis 2005; 64: 767-769.
Published Online First: 21 October 2004. doi:10.1136/ard.2004.026930

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Autoantibodies in biological agent naive patients with psoriatic arthritis

S R Johnson, C T Schentag, and D D Gladman

Ann Rheum Dis 2005; 64: 770-772. doi:10.1136/ard.2004.031286

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ß₂ Adrenoceptor gene single nucleotide polymorphisms are associated with rheumatoid arthritis in northern Sweden

B-Y Xu, L Ärlehag, S-B Rantapää-Dahlquist, and A K Lefvert

Ann Rheum Dis 2005; 64: 773-776.
Published Online First: 21 October 2004. doi:10.1136/ard.2004.027532

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White matter hyperintensities on brain magnetic resonance in systemic sclerosis

F Sardanelli, A Iozzelli, B Cotticelli, C Losacco, M Cutolo, A Sulli, F Nobili, and G Rodriguez

Ann Rheum Dis 2005; 64: 777-779. doi:10.1136/ard.2003.018283

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Human parvovirus B19, varicella zoster virus, and human herpes virus 6 in temporal artery biopsy specimens of patients with giant cell arteritis: analysis with quantitative real time polymerase chain reaction

R Álvarez-Lafuente, B Fernández-Gutiérrez, J A Jover, E Júdez, E Loza, D Clemente, J A García-Asenjo, and J R Lamas

Ann Rheum Dis 2005; 64: 780-782. doi:10.1136/ard.2004.025320

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Letters:

Recurrent auricular chondritis and cartilage repair

A P Rozin, E Gez, and R Bergman

Ann Rheum Dis 2005; 64: 783-784. doi:10.1136/ard.2004.025726

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Cerebral vasculitis as a primary manifestation of systemic lupus erythematosus

A T Rowshani, P Remans, A Rozemuller, and P P Tak

Ann Rheum Dis 2005; 64: 784-786. doi:10.1136/ard.2004.026542

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C reactive protein: protecting from lupus in familial Mediterranean fever

S Ozen and A Bakkaloglu

Ann Rheum Dis 2005; 64: 786-787. doi:10.1136/ard.2004.027037

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Iron deficiency anaemia in chronic inflammatory rheumatic diseases: low mean cell haemoglobin is a better marker than low mean cell volume

J Francis, D Sheridan, A Samanta, and F E Nichol

Ann Rheum Dis 2005; 64: 787-788. doi:10.1136/ard.2004.025890

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Reactivation of a latent precore mutant hepatitis B virus related chronic hepatitis during infliximab treatment for severe spondyloarthropathy

D Wendling, B Auge, D Bettinger, A Lohse, G Le Huede, S Bresson-Hadni, E Toussirot, J-P Miguet, G Herbein, and V Di Martino

Ann Rheum Dis 2005; 64: 788-789. doi:10.1136/ard.2004.031187

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Use of herbal remedies and potential drug interactions in rheumatology outpatients

W Holden, J Joseph, and L Williamson

Ann Rheum Dis 2005; 64: 790. doi:10.1136/ard.2004.029991

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Anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide antibodies in patients with primary Sjögren’s syndrome

G J Tobón, P A Correa, and J-M Anaya

Ann Rheum Dis 2005; 64: 791-792. doi:10.1136/ard.2004.029603

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Brucellosis as a cause of carpal tunnel syndrome

G Pappas, S Markoula, S Seitaridis, N Akritidis, and E Tsianos

Ann Rheum Dis 2005; 64: 792-793. doi:10.1136/ard.2004.028944

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Polymorphism at position –308 of the tumour necrosis factor gene and rheumatoid arthritis pharmacogenetics

J E Fonseca, T Carvalho, M Cruz, P Nero, M Sobral, A F Mourão, J Cavaleiro, D Ligeiro, I Abreu, M Carmo-Fonseca, and J C Branco

Ann Rheum Dis 2005; 64: 793-794. doi:10.1136/ard.2004.028167

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Matters arising:

New issues in tuberculosis • Author’s reply

S Praprotnik, B Rozman, M Tomsic, and S H E Kaufmann

Ann Rheum Dis 2005; 64: 795.

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Disparities in health according to socioeconomic status • Authors’ reply

T Pincus, S J Lee, and A Kavanaugh

Ann Rheum Dis 2005; 64: 795.

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Frozen shoulder • Authors’ reply

G Champion, R Buchbinder, S Green, S Hall, P Nash, A Forbes, and J L Hoving

Ann Rheum Dis 2005; 64: 795-796.

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