Leaders:

Anti-tumour necrosis factor therapy: can we afford it?

D P M Symmons

Ann Rheum Dis 2005; 64: 969-970. doi:10.1136/ard.2005.037564

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Reviews:

Hypoxia inducible factor (HIF) in rheumatology: low O₂! See what HIF can do!

T Gaber, R Dziurla, R Tripmacher, G R Burmester, and F Buttgereit

Ann Rheum Dis 2005; 64: 971-980.
Published Online First: 30 March 2005. doi:10.1136/ard.2004.031641

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EULAR news:

Systemic sclerosis in Europe: first report from the EULAR Scleroderma Trials And Research (EUSTAR) group database

A Tyndall, U Mueller-Ladner, M Matucci-Cerinic on behalf of EUSTAR

Ann Rheum Dis 2005; 64: 1107. doi:10.1136/ard.2005.036038

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Extended reports:

A longitudinal study on an autoimmune murine model of ankylosing spondylitis

T Bárdos, Z Szabó, M Czipri, C Vermes, M Tunyogi-Csapó, R M Urban, K Mikecz, and T T Glant

Ann Rheum Dis 2005; 64: 981-987.
Published Online First: 7 January 2005. doi:10.1136/ard.2004.029710

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Association between radiographic damage of the spine and spinal mobility for individual patients with ankylosing spondylitis: can assessment of spinal mobility be a proxy for radiographic evaluation?

A Wanders, R Landewé, M Dougados, H Mielants, Sj van der Linden, and D van der Heijde

Ann Rheum Dis 2005; 64: 988-994. doi:10.1136/ard.2004.029728

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Cost effectiveness of adalimumab in the treatment of patients with moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis in Sweden

N J Bansback, A Brennan, and O Ghatnekar

Ann Rheum Dis 2005; 64: 995-1002.
Published Online First: 18 November 2004. doi:10.1136/ard.2004.027565

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Infliximab treatment reduces complement activation in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

A Familian, A E Voskuyl, G J van Mierlo, H A Heijst, J W R Twisk, B A C Dijkmans, and C E Hack

Ann Rheum Dis 2005; 64: 1003-1008. doi:10.1136/ard.2004.029124

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Severe disease in patients with rheumatoid arthritis carrying a mutation in the Mediterranean fever gene

E Rabinovich, A Livneh, P Langevitz, N Brezniak, E Shinar, M Pras, and Y Shinar

Ann Rheum Dis 2005; 64: 1009-1014. doi:10.1136/ard.2004.029447

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IgG immunoadsorption reduces systemic lupus erythematosus activity and proteinuria: a long term observational study

G H Stummvoll, M Aringer, J S Smolen, S Schmaldienst, E Jiménez-Boj, W H Hörl, W B Graninger, and K Derfler

Ann Rheum Dis 2005; 64: 1015-1021.
Published Online First: 7 January 2005. doi:10.1136/ard.2004.029660

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Proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy may predict future brain lesions in SLE patients: a functional multi-imaging approach and follow up

G Castellino, M Govoni, M Padovan, P Colamussi, M Borrelli, and F Trotta

Ann Rheum Dis 2005; 64: 1022-1027.
Published Online First: 7 January 2005. doi:10.1136/ard.2004.026773

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Predictive factors of total hip replacement due to primary osteoarthritis: a prospective 2 year study of 505 patients

L Gossec, F Tubach, G Baron, P Ravaud, I Logeart, and M Dougados

Ann Rheum Dis 2005; 64: 1028-1032.
Published Online First: 7 January 2005. doi:10.1136/ard.2004.029546

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Tibial plateau size is related to grade of joint space narrowing and osteophytes in healthy women and in women with osteoarthritis

A E Wluka, Y Wang, S R Davis, and F M Cicuttini

Ann Rheum Dis 2005; 64: 1033-1037.
Published Online First: 15 December 2004. doi:10.1136/ard.2004.029082

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Factors influencing longitudinal change in knee cartilage volume measured from magnetic resonance imaging in healthy men

F Hanna, P R Ebeling, Y Wang, R O’Sullivan, S Davis, A E Wluka, and F M Cicuttini

Ann Rheum Dis 2005; 64: 1038-1042.
Published Online First: 7 January 2005. doi:10.1136/ard.2004.029355

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Interobserver reliability of rheumatologists performing musculoskeletal ultrasonography: results from a EULAR "Train the trainers" course

A K Scheel, W A Schmidt, K-G A Hermann, G A Bruyn, M A D’Agostino, W Grassi, A Iagnocco, J M Koski, K P Machold, E Naredo, H Sattler, N Swen, M Szkudlarek, R J Wakefield, H R Ziswiler, D Pasewaldt, C Werner, and M Backhaus

Ann Rheum Dis 2005; 64: 1043-1049.
Published Online First: 7 January 2005. doi:10.1136/ard.2004.030387

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Correlation of serum B lymphocyte stimulator and ß₂ microglobulin with autoantibody secretion and systemic involvement in primary Sjögren’s syndrome

J-E Gottenberg, M Busson, J Cohen-Solal, F Lavie, K Abbed, R P Kimberly, J Sibilia, and X Mariette

Ann Rheum Dis 2005; 64: 1050-1055.
Published Online First: 7 January 2005. doi:10.1136/ard.2004.030643

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Two pragmatic trials of treatment for shoulder disorders in primary care: generalisability, course, and prognostic indicators

E Thomas, D A W M van der Windt, E M Hay, N Smidt, K Dziedzic, L M Bouter, and P R Croft

Ann Rheum Dis 2005; 64: 1056-1061.
Published Online First: 7 January 2005. doi:10.1136/ard.2004.029959

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Concise reports:

Development of additional autoimmune diseases in a population of patients with primary Sjögren’s syndrome

M N Lazarus and D A Isenberg

Ann Rheum Dis 2005; 64: 1062-1064. doi:10.1136/ard.2004.029066

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Raised serum APRIL levels in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus

T Koyama, H Tsukamoto, Y Miyagi, D Himeji, J Otsuka, H Miyagawa, M Harada, and T Horiuchi

Ann Rheum Dis 2005; 64: 1065-1067.
Published Online First: 2 December 2004. doi:10.1136/ard.2004.022491

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Hip joint disease in psoriatic arthritis: risk factors and natural history

C J Michet, T G Mason, and M Mazlumzadeh

Ann Rheum Dis 2005; 64: 1068-1070. doi:10.1136/ard.2004.022228

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Emotion regulation predicts change of perceived health in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

H van Middendorp, R Geenen, M J Sorbi, L J P van Doornen, and J W J Bijlsma

Ann Rheum Dis 2005; 64: 1071-1074. doi:10.1136/ard.2004.020487

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X linked agammaglobulinaemia and rheumatoid arthritis

G Verbruggen, S De Backer, D Deforce, P Demetter, C Cuvelier, E Veys, and D Elewaut

Ann Rheum Dis 2005; 64: 1075-1078.
Published Online First: 25 November 2004. doi:10.1136/ard.2004.030049

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Phosphatase-1 and -2A inhibition modulates apoptosis in human osteoarthritis chondrocytes independently of nitric oxide production

M J López-Armada, B Caramés, B Cillero-Pastor, M Lires-Deán, E Maneiro, I Fuentes, C Ruíz, F Galdo, and F J Blanco

Ann Rheum Dis 2005; 64: 1079-1082. doi:10.1136/ard.2004.034090

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Achilles tendinosis is associated with sprouting of substance P positive nerve fibres

T E O Schubert, C Weidler, K Lerch, F Hofstädter, and R H Straub

Ann Rheum Dis 2005; 64: 1083-1086. doi:10.1136/ard.2004.029876

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Letters:

Successful treatment of refractory anterior scleritis in primary Sjögren’s syndrome with rituximab

K Ahmadi-Simab, P Lamprecht, B Nölle, M Ai, and W L Gross

Ann Rheum Dis 2005; 64: 1087-1088. doi:10.1136/ard.2004.027128

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Granulomatous synovialitis with erosions in the shoulder joint: a rare case of polyarthritis caused by Mycobacterium kansasii

K Loddenkemper, C Enzweiler, C Loddenkemper, M Backhaus, G-R Burmester, and F Buttgereit

Ann Rheum Dis 2005; 64: 1088-1090. doi:10.1136/ard.2004.029413

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Etanercept in treatment of Felty’s syndrome

A Ghavami, S Genevay, T Fulpius, and C Gabay

Ann Rheum Dis 2005; 64: 1090-1091. doi:10.1136/ard.2004.032110

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Positron emission tomography use in the diagnosis and follow up of Takayasu’s arteritis

D Moreno, J R Yuste, M Rodríguez, M J García-Velloso, and J Prieto

Ann Rheum Dis 2005; 64: 1091-1093. doi:10.1136/ard.2004.029561

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Interleukin (IL) 1, IL1ß, IL receptor antagonist, and IL10 polymorphisms in psoriatic arthritis

L Peddle, C Butt, T Snelgrove, and P Rahman

Ann Rheum Dis 2005; 64: 1093-1094. doi:10.1136/ard.2004.031864

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Production of anti-CCP antibodies and matrix metalloproteinase-3 by human rheumatoid arthritis synovial tissues using SCID mice

S Iwaki-Egawa, H Matsuno, Y Ogawa, and Y Watanabe

Ann Rheum Dis 2005; 64: 1094-1095. doi:10.1136/ard.2004.032847

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Absence of anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide antibodies in erosive osteoarthritis: further serological evidence of the disease as a subset of osteoarthritis

G Morozzi, F Bellisai, A Fioravanti, and M Galeazzi

Ann Rheum Dis 2005; 64: 1095-1096. doi:10.1136/ard.2004.030213

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Paternal and maternal exposure to leflunomide: pregnancy and neonatal outcome

M De Santis, G Straface, A Cavaliere, B Carducci, and A Caruso

Ann Rheum Dis 2005; 64: 1096-1097. doi:10.1136/ard.2004.030254

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Spontaneous remission of marginal zone B cell lymphoma in a patient with seropositive rheumatoid arthritis after discontinuation of infliximab-methotrexate treatment

R Thonhofer, M Gaugg, M Kriessmayr, H J Neumann, and L Erlacher

Ann Rheum Dis 2005; 64: 1098-1099. doi:10.1136/ard.2004.026252

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Anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody (rituximab) as an adjunct in the treatment of giant cell arteritis

A Bhatia, P J Ell, and J C W Edwards

Ann Rheum Dis 2005; 64: 1099-1100. doi:10.1136/ard.2005.036533

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Matters arising:

Anti-C1q antibodies in renal and non-renal SLE

D J Armstrong, A D Crockard, E M Whitehead, and A L Bell

Ann Rheum Dis 2005; 64: 1108.

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Occasional piece:

PRINTO/PRES international website for families of children with rheumatic diseases: www.pediatric-rheumatology.printo.it

N Ruperto, P Garcia-Munitis, L Villa, M Pesce, A Aggarwal, A Fasth, T Avcin, S-C Bae, Z Balogh, C Li, J De Inocencio, M Dibra, P Dolezalova, Y El Miedany, B Flato, M Harjacek, H-I Huppertz, F Kanakoudi-Tsakalidou, N Wulffraat, P Lahdenne, J A Melo-Gomes, D Mihaylova, S Nielsen, I Nikishina, H Ozdogan, K Pagava, V Panaviene, A-M Prieur, A-M Romicka, I Rumba, N Shafaie, G Susic, S Takei, Y Uziel, R Vesely, P Woo, A Martini for the Paediatric Rheumatology International Trials Organisation (PRINTO) and the Paediatric Rheumatology European Society (PRES)

Ann Rheum Dis 2005; 64: 1101-1106.
Published Online First: 10 March 2005. doi:10.1136/ard.2004.030221

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Corrections:

CORRECTION

Ann Rheum Dis 2005; 64: 1108. doi:10.1136/ard.2004.031690corr1

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