Editorials:

Radiculopathy associated with disc herniation

P Goupille, D Mulleman, and J-P Valat

Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65: 141-143. doi:10.1136/ard.2005.039669

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Reviews:

Anaemia in systemic lupus erythematosus: from pathophysiology to clinical assessment

S Giannouli, M Voulgarelis, P D Ziakas, and A G Tzioufas

Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65: 144-148.
Published Online First: 3 August 2005. doi:10.1136/ard.2005.041673

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Extended reports:

Expression of Jak3, STAT1, STAT4, and STAT6 in inflammatory arthritis: unique Jak3 and STAT4 expression in dendritic cells in seropositive rheumatoid arthritis

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: 149-156.
Published Online First: 11 August 2005. doi:10.1136/ard.2005.037929

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Endothelial dysfunction in patients with rheumatoid arthritis is associated with a reduced number and impaired function of endothelial progenitor cells

K Herbrig, S Haensel, U Oelschlaegel, F Pistrosch, S Foerster, and J Passauer

Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65: 157-163.
Published Online First: 23 June 2005. doi:10.1136/ard.2005.035378

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Circulating endothelial cells in relapse and limited granulomatous disease due to ANCA associated vasculitis

A Woywodt, C Goldberg, T Kirsch, K de Groot, U Erdbruegger, H Haller, and M Haubitz

Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65: 164-168.
Published Online First: 8 September 2005. doi:10.1136/ard.2005.040980

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Stimulatory effects of distinct members of the bone morphogenetic protein family on ligament fibroblasts

K Bobacz, R Ullrich, L Amoyo, L Erlacher, J S Smolen, and W B Graninger

Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65: 169-177.
Published Online First: 23 June 2005. doi:10.1136/ard.2004.022756

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Basal lamina disorganisation of the acini and ducts of labial salivary glands from patients with Sjögren’s syndrome: association with mononuclear cell infiltration

C Molina, C Alliende, S Aguilera, Y-J Kwon, L Leyton, B Martínez, C Leyton, P Pérez, and M-J González

Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65: 178-183.
Published Online First: 13 July 2005. doi:10.1136/ard.2004.033837

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Human nasal cartilage responds to oncostatin M in combination with interleukin 1 or tumour necrosis factor by the release of collagen fragments via collagenases

T G Morgan, A D Rowan, S C Dickinson, D Jones, A P Hollander, D Deehan, and T E Cawston

Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65: 184-190.
Published Online First: 23 June 2005. doi:10.1136/ard.2004.033480

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Vaccination against influenza in rheumatoid arthritis: the effect of disease modifying drugs, including TNF blockers

I Fomin, D Caspi, V Levy, N Varsano, Y Shalev, D Paran, D Levartovsky, I Litinsky, I Kaufman, I Wigler, E Mendelson, and O Elkayam

Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65: 191-194.
Published Online First: 13 July 2005. doi:10.1136/ard.2005.036434

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Effect of human vasoactive intestinal peptide gene transfer in a murine model of Sjögren’s syndrome

B M Lodde, F Mineshiba, J Wang, A P Cotrim, S Afione, P P Tak, and B J Baum

Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65: 195-200.
Published Online First: 23 June 2005. doi:10.1136/ard.2005.038232

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Markov model into the cost-utility over five years of etanercept and infliximab compared with usual care in patients with active ankylosing spondylitis

A Boonen, D van der Heijde, J L Severens, A Boendermaker, R Landewé, J Braun, J Brandt, J Sieper, and Sj van der Linden

Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65: 201-208.
Published Online First: 13 July 2005. doi:10.1136/ard.2004.032565

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Raised plasma concentration and ex vivo production of inflammatory chemokines in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus

L C W Lit, C K Wong, L S Tam, E K M Li, and C W K Lam

Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65: 209-215.
Published Online First: 23 June 2005. doi:10.1136/ard.2005.038315

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Macrophages from patients with SLE and rheumatoid arthritis have defective adhesion in vitro, while only SLE macrophages have impaired uptake of apoptotic cells

S W Tas, P Quartier, M Botto, and L Fossati-Jimack

Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65: 216-221.
Published Online First: 13 July 2005. doi:10.1136/ard.2005.037143

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Low levels of human serum glucosamine after ingestion of glucosamine sulphate relative to capability for peripheral effectiveness

B A Biggee, C M Blinn, T E McAlindon, M Nuite, and J E Silbert

Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65: 222-226.
Published Online First: 3 August 2005. doi:10.1136/ard.2005.036368

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Duration of rheumatoid arthritis influences the degree of functional improvement in clinical trials

D Aletaha and M M Ward

Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65: 227-233.
Published Online First: 23 June 2005. doi:10.1136/ard.2005.038513

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Radiographic features of lumbar disc degeneration and bone mineral density in men and women

S R Pye, D M Reid, J E Adams, A J Silman, and T W O’Neill

Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65: 234-238.
Published Online First: 13 July 2005. doi:10.1136/ard.2005.038224

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Concise reports:

Responsiveness of the shoulder function assessment scale in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

H M Vermeulen, F C Breedveld, S Le Cessie, P M Rozing, C H M van den Ende, and T P M Vliet Vlieland

Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65: 239-241. doi:10.1136/ard.2005.036236

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Clinical characteristics of patients with myositis and autoantibodies to different fragments of the Mi-2ß antigen

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

Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65: 242-245. doi:10.1136/ard.2005.040717

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Minor physical anomalies are not increased in the offspring of mothers with systemic lupus erythematosus

P N Bonaminio, R de Regnier, E Chang, N Day, S Manzi, and R Ramsey-Goldman

Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65: 246-248.
Published Online First: 30 June 2005. doi:10.1136/ard.2005.038844

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Effects of corticosteroids and immunosuppressors on idiopathic inflammatory myopathy related myocarditis evaluated by magnetic resonance imaging

Y Allanore, O Vignaux, L Arnaud, X Puéchal, S Pavy, D Duboc, P Legmann, and A Kahan

Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65: 249-252. doi:10.1136/ard.2005.038679

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Raised monocyte chemotactic protein-1 (MCP-1)/CCL2 in cerebrospinal fluid of patients with neuropsychiatric lupus

N Iikuni, H Okamoto, T Yoshio, E Sato, S Kamitsuji, T Iwamoto, S Momohara, A Taniguchi, H Yamanaka, S Minota, and N Kamatani

Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65: 253-256. doi:10.1136/ard.2005.041640

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Efficacy and safety of switching from infliximab to adalimumab: a comparative controlled study

S N Nikas, P V Voulgari, Y Alamanos, C G Papadopoulos, A I Venetsanopoulou, A N Georgiadis, and A A Drosos

Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65: 257-260.
Published Online First: 23 June 2005. doi:10.1136/ard.2005.039099

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Differential regulation of the bone morphogenic protein antagonist chordin in human normal and osteoarthritic chondrocytes

G Tardif, J-P Pelletier, D Hum, C Boileau, N Duval, and J Martel-Pelletier

Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65: 261-264. doi:10.1136/ard.2005.037523

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Colour duplex sonography of finger arteries in vasculitis and in systemic sclerosis

W A Schmidt, D Wernicke, E Kiefer, and E Gromnica-Ihle

Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65: 265-267. doi:10.1136/ard.2005.039149

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Letters:

Multiple haematological malignancies in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis without exposure to disease modifying therapy

H Piper, D Mulherin, and N Hardwick

Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65: 268-269. doi:10.1136/ard.2005.038596

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Altered peptide ligands regulate muscarinic acetylcholine receptor reactive T cells of patients with Sjögren’s syndrome

Y Naito, I Matsumoto, E Wakamatsu, D Goto, S Ito, A Tsutsumi, and T Sumida

Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65: 269-271. doi:10.1136/ard.2005.039065

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IL1RN genotype as a risk factor for joint pain in hereditary haemochromatosis?

E J Walker, J Riddell, H J Rodgers, M L Bassett, S R Wilson, and J A Cavanaugh

Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65: 271-272. doi:10.1136/ard.2005.038158

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Human parvovirus B19 viraemia is associated with neither IgM positivity nor anaemia in patients with rheumatic diseases

Y Munakata and T Saito

Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65: 272-273. doi:10.1136/ard.2005.038653

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Absence of epicardial coronary stenosis in patients with systemic sclerosis with severe impairment of coronary flow reserve

A Vacca, P Siotto, A Cauli, R Montisci, P Garau, V Ibba, A Mameli, G Passiu, S Iliceto, and A Mathieu

Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65: 274-275. doi:10.1136/ard.2005.040154

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Safety and patient satisfaction of infliximab administration in an extramural setting supervised by a rheumatology specialist nurse

Y van Eijk, A Boonen, G Schulpen, V Schrijnemaekers, H Fiolet, and S j van der Linden

Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65: 276. doi:10.1136/ard.2005.036566

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Collapsing glomerulopathy in systemic autoimmune disorders: a case occurring in the course of full blown systemic lupus erythematosus

Z Amoura, S Georgin-Lavialle, J Haroche, D Merrien, I Brocheriou, H Beaufils, and J-C Piette

Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65: 277-278. doi:10.1136/ard.2004.033464

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Lack of association of mannose binding lectin variant alleles with systemic lupus erythematosus

T Momot, K Ahmadi-Simab, A Gause, W L Gross, E Gromnica-Ihle, H H Peter, K Manger, H Zeidler, R E Schmidt, and T Witte

Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65: 278-279. doi:10.1136/ard.2005.042929

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Decreased levels of serum soluble HLA class I antigens in HLA-B27 positive spondyloarthropathies

É Toussirot, P Saas, J Pariset, J Chabod, P Tiberghien, and D Wendling

Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65: 279-280. doi:10.1136/ard.2005.037986

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Echoes:

Diagnosis of shoulder complaints requires better clinical examination skills

Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65: 156.

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