Editorials:

A medical conundrum: onset of psoriasis in patients receiving anti-tumour necrosis factor agents

C Ritchlin and F Tausk

Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65: 1541-1544. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.059261

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Reviews:

Antiendothelial cell antibodies in vasculitis and connective tissue disease

C Belizna, A Duijvestijn, M Hamidou, and J W Cohen Tervaert

Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65: 1545-1550.
Published Online First: 28 March 2006. doi:10.1136/ard.2005.035295

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Unusual and memorable:

Oncogenic hypophosphataemic osteomalacia mimicking bone metastases on isotope bone scan

J K Dowman and F H Khattak

Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65: 1664. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.057943

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Extended reports:

Detailed analysis of the cell infiltrate and the expression of mediators of synovial inflammation and joint destruction in the synovium of patients with psoriatic arthritis: implications for treatment

A W R van Kuijk, P Reinders-Blankert, T J M Smeets, B A C Dijkmans, and P P Tak

Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65: 1551-1557.
Published Online First: 25 May 2006. doi:10.1136/ard.2005.050963

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Changes in synovial tissue Jak-STAT expression in rheumatoid arthritis in response to successful DMARD treatment

J G Walker, M J Ahern, M Coleman, H Weedon, V Papangelis, D Beroukas, P J Roberts-Thomson, and M D Smith

Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65: 1558-1564.
Published Online First: 7 June 2006. doi:10.1136/ard.2005.050385

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Signs of inflammation in both symptomatic and asymptomatic muscles from patients with polymyositis and dermatomyositis

C Dorph, P Englund, I Nennesmo, and I E Lundberg

Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65: 1565-1571.
Published Online First: 10 July 2006. doi:10.1136/ard.2005.051086

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Etanercept 50 mg once weekly is as effective as 25 mg twice weekly in patients with ankylosing spondylitis

D van der Heijde, J C Da Silva, M Dougados, P Geher, I van der Horst-Bruinsma, X Juanola, I Olivieri, F Raeman, L Settas, J Sieper, J Szechinski, D Walker, M-P Boussuge, J S Wajdula, L Paolozzi, S Fatenejad for the Etanercept Study 314 Investigators

Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65: 1572-1577.
Published Online First: 12 September 2006. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.056747

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A long-term, open-label trial of the safety and efficacy of etanercept (Enbrel) in patients with rheumatoid arthritis not treated with other disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs

L Klareskog, M Gaubitz, V Rodriguez-Valverde, M Malaise, M Dougados, J Wajdula for The Etanercept Study 301 Investigators

Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65: 1578-1584.
Published Online First: 15 March 2006. doi:10.1136/ard.2005.038349

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Hippocampal atrophy in systemic lupus erythematosus

S Appenzeller, A D Carnevalle, L M Li, L T L Costallat, and F Cendes

Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65: 1585-1589.
Published Online First: 26 January 2006. doi:10.1136/ard.2005.049486

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Power Doppler ultrasonography and synovitis: correlating ultrasound imaging with histopathological findings and evaluating the performance of ultrasound equipments

J M Koski, S Saarakkala, M Helle, U Hakulinen, J O Heikkinen, and H Hermunen

Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65: 1590-1595.
Published Online First: 17 May 2006. doi:10.1136/ard.2005.051235

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Reactive haemophagocytic syndrome in adult-onset Still’s disease: a report of six patients and a review of the literature

J-B Arlet, D Le Thi Huong, A Marinho, Z Amoura, B Wechsler, T Papo, and J-C Piette

Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65: 1596-1601.
Published Online First: 15 March 2006. doi:10.1136/ard.2005.046904

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Are American College of Rheumatology 50% response criteria superior to 20% criteria in distinguishing active aggressive treatment in rheumatoid arthritis clinical trials reported since 1997? A meta-analysis of discriminant capacities

C P Chung, J L Thompson, G G Koch, I Amara, V Strand, and T Pincus

Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65: 1602-1607.
Published Online First: 27 February 2006. doi:10.1136/ard.2005.048975

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Patterns of cardiovascular risk in rheumatoid arthritis

D H Solomon, N J Goodson, J N Katz, M E Weinblatt, J Avorn, S Setoguchi, C Canning, and S Schneeweiss

Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65: 1608-1612.
Published Online First: 22 June 2006. doi:10.1136/ard.2005.050377

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Reproducibility and inter-reader agreement of a scoring system for ultrasound evaluation of hip osteoarthritis

E Qvistgaard, S Torp-Pedersen, R Christensen, and H Bliddal

Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65: 1613-1619.
Published Online First: 25 May 2006. doi:10.1136/ard.2005.050690

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An international study on starting tumour necrosis factor-blocking agents in ankylosing spondylitis

T Pham, R Landewé, S van der Linden, M Dougados, J Sieper, J Braun, J Davis, M Rudwaleit, E Collantes, R Burgos-Vargas, J Edmonds, I Olivieri, I van der Horst-Bruinsma, H Mielants, M Stone, P Emery, and D van der Heijde

Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65: 1620-1625.
Published Online First: 7 February 2006. doi:10.1136/ard.2005.042630

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Benefits of a programme taking advantage of patient-instructors to teach and assess musculoskeletal skills in medical students

M Bideau, P-A Guerne, M-P Bianchi, and P Huber

Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65: 1626-1630.
Published Online First: 17 May 2006. doi:10.1136/ard.2004.031153

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Efficacy of tumour necrosis factor blockers in reducing uveitis flares in patients with spondylarthropathy: a retrospective study

S Guignard, L Gossec, C Salliot, A Ruyssen-Witrand, M Luc, M Duclos, and M Dougados

Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65: 1631-1634.
Published Online First: 10 August 2006. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.052092

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Anti-signal recognition particle autoantibodies: marker of a necrotising myopathy

G J D Hengstman, H J ter Laak, W T M Vree Egberts, I E Lundberg, H M Moutsopoulos, J Vencovsky, A Doria, M Mosca, W J van Venrooij, and B G M van Engelen

Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65: 1635-1638.
Published Online First: 5 May 2006. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.052191

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Increased urinary type II collagen helical and C telopeptide levels are independently associated with a rapidly destructive hip osteoarthritis

P Garnero, N Charni, F Juillet, T Conrozier, and E Vignon

Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65: 1639-1644.
Published Online First: 28 March 2006. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.052621

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Concise reports:

S100A4 is expressed at site of invasion in rheumatoid arthritis synovium and modulates production of matrix metalloproteinases

L Senolt, M Grigorian, E Lukanidin, B Simmen, B A Michel, K Pavelka, R E Gay, S Gay, and M Neidhart

Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65: 1645-1648. doi:10.1136/ard.2005.047704

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Evaluation of a modified ACR20 scoring system in patients with rheumatoid arthritis receiving treatment with etanercept

J A Goldman, H A Xia, B White, and H Paulus

Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65: 1649-1652. doi:10.1136/ard.2005.047266

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Work disability in early rheumatoid arthritis: higher rates but better clinical status in Finland compared with the US

C P Chung, T Sokka, P G Arbogast, and T Pincus

Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65: 1653-1657.
Published Online First: 1 June 2006. doi:10.1136/ard.2005.048439

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Assessing the intra- and inter-reader reliability of dynamic ultrasound images in power Doppler ultrasonography

J M Koski, S Saarakkala, M Helle, U Hakulinen, J O Heikkinen, H Hermunen, P Balint, G A Bruyn, E Filippucci, W Grassi, A Iagnocco, R Luosujärvi, B Manger, E De Miguel, E Naredo, A K Scheel, W A Schmidt, I Soini, M Szkudlarek, L Terslev, J Uson, S Vuoristo, and H R Ziswiler

Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65: 1658-1660.
Published Online First: 25 May 2006. doi:10.1136/ard.2005.051250

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Increased risk of tuberculosis in patients with rheumatoid arthritis in Japan

T Yamada, A Nakajima, E Inoue, E Tanaka, M Hara, T Tomatsu, N Kamatani, and H Yamanaka

Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65: 1661-1663.
Published Online First: 12 July 2006. doi:10.1136/ard.2005.047274

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Letters:

Farber’s disease without central nervous system involvement: bone-marrow transplantation provides a promising new approach

K Ehlert, J Roth, M Frosch, N Fehse, N Zander, and J Vormoor

Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65: 1665-1666. doi:10.1136/ard.2005.048322

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Pyridoxine toxicity courtesy of your local health food store

C D Silva and D P D’Cruz

Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65: 1666-1667. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.054213

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Exacerbation of chronic active Epstein–Barr virus infection in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis receiving humanised anti-interleukin-6 receptor monoclonal antibody

J Ogawa, M Harigai, T Akashi, K Nagasaka, F Suzuki, S Tominaga, and N Miyasaka

Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65: 1667-1669. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.054197

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Evaluation of cardiac functional abnormalities in systemic sclerosis by dobutamine stress echocardiography: a myocardial echostress scleroderma pattern

A Vacca, R Montisci, A Cauli, P Garau, P Colonna, M Ruscazio, G Passiu, L Meloni, S Iliceto, and A Mathieu

Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65: 1669-1670. doi:10.1136/ard.2005.051110

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Increased expression of macrophage colony-stimulating factor in ankylosing spondylitis and rheumatoid arthritis

P-T Yang, H Kasai, W-G Xiao, L-J Zhao, L-M He, A Yamashita, X-W Deng, and M Ito

Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65: 1671-1672. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.054874

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Cyclic intravenous pamidronate treatment in children with nodulosis, arthropathy and osteolysis syndrome

S M Al-Mayouf, S M Madi, and B S Bin-Abbas

Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65: 1672-1673. doi:10.1136/ard.2005.035725

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Correlation of oestrogen receptor gene polymorphism with gouty arthritis

C-M Huang, S-F Lo, H-C Lin, M-L Chen, C-H Tsai, and F-J Tsai

Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65: 1673-1674. doi:10.1136/ard.2005.051375

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Hyperimmunoglobulinaemia D syndrome in India: report of two siblings with a novel mutation

A Lawrence, F Hol, A Aggarwal, and J P H Drenth

Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65: 1674-1676. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.054494

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HLA-DRB genotyping of an Italian mummy from the 16th century with signs of rheumatoid arthritis

G Fontecchio, L Ventura, R Azzarone, M A Fioroni, G Fornaciari, and F Papola

Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65: 1676-1677. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.051490

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Successful treatment of cerebral vasculitis in an HIV-positive patient with anti-CD25 treatment

C M G Nieuwhof, J Damoiseaux, and J W Cohen Tervaert

Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65: 1677-1678. doi:10.1136/ard.2005.044867

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Neutropenia while receiving anti-tumour necrosis factor treatment for rheumatoid arthritis

S Rajakulendran, K Gadsby, D Allen, S O’Reilly, and C Deighton

Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65: 1678-1679. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.056176

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Tumour necrosis factor inhibition causing psoriasis? A more plausible explanation exists

J D Carter

Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65: 1680. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.054833

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