Editorials:

Controlling the obesity epidemic is important for maintaining musculoskeletal health

A D Woolf, F Breedveld, and T K Kvien

Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65: 1401-1402. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.058172

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Obesity and osteoarthritis: more complex than predicted!

P Pottie, N Presle, B Terlain, P Netter, D Mainard, and F Berenbaum

Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65: 1403-1405. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.061994

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Reviews:

Experience with experimental biological treatment and local gene therapy in Sjögren’s syndrome: implications for exocrine pathogenesis and treatment

B M Lodde, B J Baum, P P Tak, and G Illei

Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65: 1406-1413.
Published Online First: 31 July 2006. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.052761

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Extended reports:

Expression of transforming growth factor-ß (TGFß) and the TGFß signalling molecule SMAD-2P in spontaneous and instability-induced osteoarthritis: role in cartilage degradation, chondrogenesis and osteophyte formation

E N Blaney Davidson, E L Vitters, P M van der Kraan, and W B van den Berg

Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65: 1414-1421.
Published Online First: 26 January 2006. doi:10.1136/ard.2005.045971

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Normal neuropsychological development in children with congenital complete heart block who may or may not be exposed to high-dose dexamethasone in utero

A Brucato, M G Astori, R Cimaz, P Villa, M Li Destri, L Chimini, R Vaccari, M Muscarà, M Motta, A Tincani, F Neri, and S Martinelli

Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65: 1422-1426.
Published Online First: 27 February 2006. doi:10.1136/ard.2005.049866

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A decision tree for genetic diagnosis of hereditary periodic fever in unselected patients

L Federici, C Rittore-Domingo, I Koné-Paut, C Jorgensen, M Rodière, A Le Quellec, and I Touitou

Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65: 1427-1432.
Published Online First: 17 May 2006. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.054304

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Power Doppler sonography monitoring of synovial perfusion at the wrist joints in patients with rheumatoid arthritis treated with adalimumab

E Filippucci, A Iagnocco, F Salaffi, A Cerioni, G Valesini, and W Grassi

Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65: 1433-1437.
Published Online First: 27 February 2006. doi:10.1136/ard.2005.044628

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Serum cytokines and steroidal hormones in polymyalgia rheumatica and elderly-onset rheumatoid arthritis

M Cutolo, C M Montecucco, L Cavagna, R Caporali, S Capellino, P Montagna, L Fazzuoli, B Villaggio, B Seriolo, and A Sulli

Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65: 1438-1443.
Published Online First: 27 April 2006. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.051979

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Reduction of leucocyte telomere length in radiographic hand osteoarthritis: a population-based study

G Zhai, A Aviv, D J Hunter, D J Hart, J P Gardner, M Kimura, X Lu, A M Valdes, and T D Spector

Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65: 1444-1448.
Published Online First: 12 October 2006. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.056903

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Comparing the long-term clinical outcome of treatment with methotrexate or sulfasalazine prescribed as the first disease-modifying antirheumatic drug in patients with inflammatory polyarthritis

S L Hider, A Silman, D Bunn, S Manning, D Symmons, and M Lunt

Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65: 1449-1455.
Published Online First: 15 March 2006. doi:10.1136/ard.2005.049775

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Long-term outcome in polymyositis and dermatomyositis

I M Bronner, M F G van der Meulen, M de Visser, S Kalmijn, W J van Venrooij, A E Voskuyl, H J Dinant, W H J P Linssen, J H J Wokke, and J E Hoogendijk

Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65: 1456-1461.
Published Online First: 10 April 2006. doi:10.1136/ard.2005.045690

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Mannan-binding lectin and complement C4A in Icelandic multicase families with systemic lupus erythematosus

S Saevarsdottir, H Kristjansdottir, G Grondal, T Vikingsdottir, K Steinsson, and H Valdimarsson

Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65: 1462-1467.
Published Online First: 26 January 2006. doi:10.1136/ard.2005.046086

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Annexin A5 polymorphism (–1CT) and the presence of anti-annexin A5 antibodies in the antiphospholipid syndrome

B de Laat, R H W M Derksen, I J Mackie, M Roest, S Schoormans, B J Woodhams, P G de Groot, and W L van Heerde

Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65: 1468-1472.
Published Online First: 31 January 2006. doi:10.1136/ard.2005.045237

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Increased disease activity is associated with a deteriorated lipid profile in patients with ankylosing spondylitis

V P van Halm, J C van Denderen, M J L Peters, J W R Twisk, M van der Paardt, I E van der Horst-Bruinsma, R J van de Stadt, M H M T de Koning, B A C Dijkmans, and M T Nurmohamed

Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65: 1473-1477.
Published Online First: 27 April 2006. doi:10.1136/ard.2005.050443

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Efficacy and safety of combination etanercept and methotrexate versus etanercept alone in patients with rheumatoid arthritis with an inadequate response to methotrexate: the ADORE study

P L C M van Riel, A J Taggart, J Sany, M Gaubitz, H W Nab, R Pedersen, B Freundlich, D MacPeek for the ADORE (Add Enbrel or Replace Methotrexate) Study Investigators

Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65: 1478-1483.
Published Online First: 7 February 2006. doi:10.1136/ard.2005.043299

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Plasma levels of soluble interleukin 2 receptor, soluble CD30, interleukin 10 and B cell activator of the tumour necrosis factor family during follow-up in vasculitis associated with proteinase 3-antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies: associations with disease activity and relapse

J-S F Sanders, M G Huitma, C G M Kallenberg, and C A Stegeman

Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65: 1484-1489.
Published Online First: 27 February 2006. doi:10.1136/ard.2005.046219

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Diurnal variation in serum levels of cartilage oligomeric matrix protein in patients with knee osteoarthritis or rheumatoid arthritis

M L E Andersson, I F Petersson, K E Karlsson, E N Jonsson, B Månsson, D Heinegård, and T Saxne

Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65: 1490-1494.
Published Online First: 17 May 2006. doi:10.1136/ard.2005.051292

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Evaluation of bone mineral density, bone metabolism, osteoprotegerin and receptor activator of the NFB ligand serum levels during treatment with infliximab in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

M Vis, E A Havaardsholm, G Haugeberg, T Uhlig, A E Voskuyl, R J van de Stadt, B A C Dijkmans, A D Woolf, T K Kvien, and W F Lems

Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65: 1495-1499.
Published Online First: 10 April 2006. doi:10.1136/ard.2005.044198

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Ethnicity and mortality from systemic lupus erythematosus in the US

E Krishnan and H B Hubert

Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65: 1500-1505.
Published Online First: 20 April 2006. doi:10.1136/ard.2005.040907

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Joint surgery in the Utrecht Rheumatoid Arthritis Cohort: the effect of treatment strategy

S M M Verstappen, J N Hoes, E J ter Borg, J W J Bijlsma, A A M Blaauw, G A van Albada-Kuipers, C van Booma-Frankfort, J W G Jacobs on behalf of the Utrecht Rheumatoid Arthritis Cohort study group

Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65: 1506-1511.
Published Online First: 5 May 2006. doi:10.1136/ard.2005.049957

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Enrichment of CD4+ CD25^high T cell population in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus treated with glucocorticoids

A Suárez, P López, J Gómez, and C Gutiérrez

Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65: 1512-1517.
Published Online First: 10 April 2006. doi:10.1136/ard.2005.049924

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Concise reports:

Definition of disease duration in ankylosing spondylitis: reassessing the concept

J C Davis, M Dougados, J Braun, J Sieper, D van der Heijde, and S van der Linden

Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65: 1518-1520.
Published Online First: 7 February 2006. doi:10.1136/ard.2005.044834

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Comparing 10-day and 4-month doxycycline courses for treatment of Chlamydia trachomatis-reactive arthritis: a prospective, double-blind trial

N Putschky, H-G Pott, J G Kuipers, H Zeidler, M Hammer, and J Wollenhaupt

Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65: 1521-1524. doi:10.1136/ard.2005.045484

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The binding of lupus-derived autoantibodies to the C-terminal peptide (83–119) of the major SmD1 autoantigen can be mediated by double-stranded DNA and nucleosomes

J W Dieker, C C Van Bavel, G Riemekasten, J H Berden, and J van der Vlag

Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65: 1525-1528.
Published Online First: 15 March 2006. doi:10.1136/ard.2005.043992

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Letters:

Development of new-onset psoriasis while on anti-TNF treatment

C Matthews, S Rogers, and O FitzGerald

Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65: 1529-1530. doi:10.1136/ard.2005.040576

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Refractory auto-inflammatory syndrome associated with digenic transmission of low-penetrance tumour necrosis factor receptor-associated periodic syndrome and cryopyrin-associated periodic syndrome mutations

I Touitou, C Perez, B Dumont, L Federici, and C Jorgensen

Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65: 1530-1531. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.054312

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Behçet’s disease with life-threatening haemoptoe and pulmonary aneurysms: complete remission after infliximab treatment

K Baki, P M Villiger, D Jenni, T Meyer, and J H Beer

Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65: 1531-1532. doi:10.1136/ard.2005.045195

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Multiple extra-articular manifestations are associated with poor survival in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

C Turesson, R L McClelland, T J H Christianson, and E L Matteson

Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65: 1533-1534. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.052803

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Tumour necrosis factor blockade and the risk of vasculitis

M De Bandt, B Saint-Marcoux on behalf of the CRI (Club Rhumatismes et Inflammation)

Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65: 1534-1535. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.051888

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Agreement of Mexican rheumatologists with the ASsessment in Ankylosing Spondylitis International Working Group and the EUropean League Against Rheumatism recommendations for the management of ankylosing spondylitis

J A Simón and R Burgos-Vargas

Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65: 1535-1536. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.053397

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Acute abdominal pain in systemic lupus erythematosus: factors contributing to recurrence of lupus enteritis

Y G Kim, H K Ha, S S Nah, C-K Lee, H-B Moon, and B Yoo

Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65: 1537-1538. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.053264

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Lack of association between signaling lymphocytic activation molecule family member 1 gene and rheumatoid arthritis in the French and Tunisian populations

G Chabchoub, E Petit-Teixeira, A Maalej, C Pierlot, Z Bahloul, F Cornélis, and H Ayadi

Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65: 1538-1539. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.052209

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Palindromic rheumatism: different genetic background implies a distinct disease entity

S-K Kim, H-S Lee, K W Lee, S-C Bae, and J-B Jun

Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65: 1539-1540. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.052928

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