Editorials:

Persistent infection of Chlamydia in reactive arthritis

M Rihl, L Köhler, A Klos, and H Zeidler

Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65: 281-284. doi:10.1136/ard.2005.044966

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Reviews:

Safety of low dose glucocorticoid treatment in rheumatoid arthritis: published evidence and prospective trial data

J A P Da Silva, J W G Jacobs, J R Kirwan, M Boers, K G Saag, L B S Inês, E J P de Koning, F Buttgereit, M Cutolo, H Capell, R Rau, and J W J Bijlsma

Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65: 285-293.
Published Online First: 17 August 2005. doi:10.1136/ard.2005.038638

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Extended reports:

Chemokine and chemokine receptor expression in paired peripheral blood mononuclear cells and synovial tissue of patients with rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, and reactive arthritis

J J Haringman, T J M Smeets, P Reinders-Blankert, and P P Tak

Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65: 294-300.
Published Online First: 17 August 2005. doi:10.1136/ard.2005.037176

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Anti-TNF antibody treatment improves glucocorticoid induced insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF1) resistance without influencing myoglobin and IGF1 binding proteins 1 and 3

P Sarzi-Puttini, F Atzeni, J Schölmerich, M Cutolo, and R H Straub

Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65: 301-305.
Published Online First: 3 August 2005. doi:10.1136/ard.2005.040816

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Thermal signature analysis as a novel method for evaluating inflammatory arthritis activity

M Brenner, C Braun, M Oster, and P S Gulko

Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65: 306-311.
Published Online First: 8 September 2005. doi:10.1136/ard.2004.035246

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Familial hypercholesterolaemia commonly presents with Achilles tenosynovitis

D Beeharry, B Coupe, E W Benbow, J Morgan, S Kwok, V Charlton-Menys, M France, and P N Durrington

Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65: 312-315.
Published Online First: 21 September 2005. doi:10.1136/ard.2005.040766

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First update of the international ASAS consensus statement for the use of anti-TNF agents in patients with ankylosing spondylitis

J Braun, J Davis, M Dougados, J Sieper, S van der Linden, D van der Heijde for the ASAS Working Group

Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65: 316-320.
Published Online First: 11 August 2005. doi:10.1136/ard.2005.040758

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Synovial Chlamydia trachomatis up regulates expression of a panel of genes similar to that transcribed by Mycobacterium tuberculosis during persistent infection

H C Gérard, J A Whittum-Hudson, H R Schumacher, and A P Hudson

Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65: 321-327.
Published Online First: 28 September 2005. doi:10.1136/ard.2005.042226

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Patient reported outcomes in a trial of combination therapy with etanercept and methotrexate for rheumatoid arthritis: the TEMPO trial

D van der Heijde, L Klareskog, A Singh, J Tornero, J Melo-Gomes, C Codreanu, R Pedersen, B Freundlich, and S Fatenejad

Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65: 328-334.
Published Online First: 3 August 2005. doi:10.1136/ard.2005.035709

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Orthopaedic surgery of the lower limbs in 49 802 rheumatoid arthritis patients: results from the Swedish National Inpatient Registry during 1987 to 2001

R J Weiss, A Stark, M C Wick, A Ehlin, K Palmblad, and P Wretenberg

Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65: 335-341.
Published Online First: 3 August 2005. doi:10.1136/ard.2005.039420

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The shared epitope is a marker of severity associated with selection for, but not with response to, infliximab in a large rheumatoid arthritis population

H Marotte, B Pallot-Prades, L Grange, J Tebib, P Gaudin, C Alexandre, J L Blond, M A Cazalis, B Mougin, and P Miossec

Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65: 342-347.
Published Online First: 11 August 2005. doi:10.1136/ard.2005.037150

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Excess recurrent cardiac events in rheumatoid arthritis patients with acute coronary syndrome

K M J Douglas, A V Pace, G J Treharne, A Saratzis, P Nightingale, N Erb, M J Banks, and G D Kitas

Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65: 348-353.
Published Online First: 3 August 2005. doi:10.1136/ard.2005.037978

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Molecular markers of cartilage breakdown and synovitis at baseline as predictors of structural progression of hip osteoarthritis. The ECHODIAH Cohort

B Mazières, P Garnero, A Guéguen, M Abbal, L Berdah, M Lequesne, M Nguyen, J-P Salles, E Vignon, and M Dougados

Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65: 354-359.
Published Online First: 1 December 2005. doi:10.1136/ard.2005.037275

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Urinary CTX-II levels are associated with radiographic subtypes of osteoarthritis in hip, knee, hand, and facet joints in subject with familial osteoarthritis at multiple sites: the GARP study

I Meulenbelt, M Kloppenburg, H M Kroon, J J Houwing-Duistermaat, P Garnero, M-P Hellio Le Graverand, J DeGroot, and P E Slagboom

Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65: 360-365.
Published Online First: 3 August 2005. doi:10.1136/ard.2005.040642

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Smoking is a risk factor for anti-CCP antibodies only in rheumatoid arthritis patients who carry HLA-DRB1 shared epitope alleles

S P Linn-Rasker, A H M van der Helm-van Mil, F A van Gaalen, M Kloppenburg, R R P de Vries, S le Cessie, F C Breedveld, R E M Toes, and T W J Huizinga

Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65: 366-371.
Published Online First: 13 July 2005. doi:10.1136/ard.2005.041079

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Aberrant TNF secretion by whole blood in healthy subjects with a history of reactive arthritis: time course in adherent and non-adherent cultures

K Anttonen, A Orpana, M Leirisalo-Repo, and H Repo

Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65: 372-378.
Published Online First: 17 August 2005. doi:10.1136/ard.2005.035972

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Long term safety of etanercept in elderly subjects with rheumatic diseases

R Fleischmann, S W Baumgartner, M H Weisman, T Liu, B White, and P Peloso

Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65: 379-384.
Published Online First: 8 September 2005. doi:10.1136/ard.2005.035287

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Antimalarial myopathy: an underdiagnosed complication? Prospective longitudinal study of 119 patients

E Casado, J Gratacós, C Tolosa, J M Martínez, I Ojanguren, A Ariza, J Real, A Sanjuán, and M Larrosa

Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65: 385-390.
Published Online First: 11 August 2005. doi:10.1136/ard.2004.023200

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Concise reports:

Does physical trauma lead to an increase in the risk of new onset widespread pain?

G Wynne-Jones, G J Macfarlane, A J Silman, and G T Jones

Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65: 391-393.
Published Online First: 13 July 2005. doi:10.1136/ard.2005.037531

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Anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide antibodies in hepatitis C virus associated rheumatological manifestations and Sjögren’s syndrome

D Sène, P Ghillani-Dalbin, N Limal, V Thibault, T van Boekel, J-C Piette, and P Cacoub

Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65: 394-397. doi:10.1136/ard.2005.038042

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Antibodies against cyclic citrullinated peptide (CCP) in psoriatic patients with or without joint inflammation

G M Alenius, E Berglin, and S Rantapää Dahlqvist

Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65: 398-400.
Published Online First: 11 August 2005. doi:10.1136/ard.2005.040998

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Growth and infectious exposure during infancy and the risk of rheumatoid factor in adult life

C J Edwards, R Goswami, P Goswami, H Syddall, E M Dennison, N K Arden, and C Cooper

Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65: 401-404.
Published Online First: 3 August 2005. doi:10.1136/ard.2005.036301

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New onset or exacerbation of psoriatic skin lesions in patients with definite rheumatoid arthritis receiving tumour necrosis factor antagonists

S Kary, M Worm, H Audring, D Huscher, M Renelt, H Sörensen, E Ständer, U Maaß, H Lee, W Sterry, and G-R Burmester

Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65: 405-407.
Published Online First: 8 September 2005. doi:10.1136/ard.2005.037424

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Letters:

Antiphospholipid antibody syndrome associated with primary angiitis of the central nervous system: report of two biopsy proven cases

M Quintero, N Mirza, H Chang, and A Perl

Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65: 408-409. doi:10.1136/ard.2005.040444

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ANCA associated glomerulonephritis in a patient with mixed connective tissue disease

G Hernández-Molina, E Reyes, and J C Crispín

Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65: 410-411. doi:10.1136/ard.2005.039834

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Three dimensional power Doppler ultrasonography confirms early reduction of synovial perfusion after intra-articular steroid injection

J Strunk, K Strube, U Müller-Ladner, and U Lange

Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65: 411-412. doi:10.1136/ard.2005.041210

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Alveolar and serum antiphospholipid antibodies in acute respiratory distress syndrome associated with catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome

F J Wiedermann

Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65: 413. doi:10.1136/ard.2005.041772

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Dupuytren’s contracture is associated with sprouting of substance P positive nerve fibres and infiltration by mast cells

T E O Schubert, C Weidler, N Borisch, C Schubert, F Hofstädter, and R H Straub

Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65: 414-415. doi:10.1136/ard.2005.044016

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Arterial stiffness in Behçet’s disease: increased regional pulse wave velocity values

H K Chang, S K Kim, S S Lee, and M Y Rhee

Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65: 415-416. doi:10.1136/ard.2005.043430

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Safety and efficacy of leflunomide in the treatment of lupus nephritis refractory or intolerant to traditional immunosuppressive therapy: an open label trial

L-S Tam, E K Li, C-K Wong, C W K Lam, W-C Li, and C-C Szeto

Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65: 417-418. doi:10.1136/ard.2005.044248

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No evidence of parvovirus B19 in tissue samples from patients with polyarteritis nodosa and microscopic polyangiitis as assessed by the polymerase chain reaction

Z Sachetto, S C B Costa, P D Andrade, R A Conde, E M I Amstalden, A M Samara, and S R M Fernandes

Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65: 418-420. doi:10.1136/ard.2005.040113

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Corrections:

CORRECTION

Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65: 420. doi:10.1136/ard.2005.039305corr1

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