Editorials:

Differential drug resistance to anti-tumour necrosis factor agents in rheumatoid arthritis

P I Sidiropoulos and D T Boumpas

Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65: 701-703. doi:10.1136/ard.2005.049890

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Lymphoma and other malignancies in primary Sjögren’s syndrome

S R Pillemer

Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65: 704-706. doi:10.1136/ard.2005.044362

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Reviews:

Swedish registers to examine drug safety and clinical issues in RA

J Askling, C M Fored, P Geborek, L T H Jacobsson, R van Vollenhoven, N Feltelius, S Lindblad, and L Klareskog

Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65: 707-712.
Published Online First: 13 January 2006. doi:10.1136/ard.2005.045872

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Extended reports:

Immunohistological examination of open sacroiliac biopsies of patients with ankylosing spondylitis: detection of tumour necrosis factor in two patients with early disease and transforming growth factor ß in three more advanced cases

R J François, L Neure, J Sieper, and J Braun

Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65: 713-720.
Published Online First: 25 October 2005. doi:10.1136/ard.2005.037465

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Anchorage on fibronectin via VLA-5 (5ß1 integrin) protects rheumatoid synovial cells from Fas-induced apoptosis

A Kitagawa, Y Miura, R Saura, M Mitani, H Ishikawa, A Hashiramoto, S Yoshiya, S Shiozawa, and M Kurosaka

Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65: 721-727.
Published Online First: 25 October 2005. doi:10.1136/ard.2005.041707

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Anti-inflammatory effects of leflunomide in combination with methotrexate on co-culture of T lymphocytes and synovial macrophages from rheumatoid arthritis patients

M Cutolo, S Capellino, P Montagna, A Sulli, B Seriolo, and B Villaggio

Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65: 728-735.
Published Online First: 3 November 2005. doi:10.1136/ard.2005.045641

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Hand bone loss in early undifferentiated arthritis: evaluating bone mineral density loss before the development of rheumatoid arthritis

G Haugeberg, M J Green, M A Quinn, H Marzo-Ortega, S Proudman, Z Karim, R J Wakefield, P G Conaghan, S Stewart, and P Emery

Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65: 736-740.
Published Online First: 10 November 2005. doi:10.1136/ard.2005.043869

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Impact of parental history on patients’ cardiovascular mortality in rheumatoid arthritis

L Björnådal, L Brandt, L Klareskog, and J Askling

Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65: 741-745.
Published Online First: 25 October 2005. doi:10.1136/ard.2005.039990

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Evidence for differential acquired drug resistance to anti-tumour necrosis factor agents in rheumatoid arthritis

A Finckh, J F Simard, C Gabay, P-A Guerne for the SCQM physicians

Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65: 746-752.
Published Online First: 8 December 2005. doi:10.1136/ard.2005.045062

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Long term efficacy and safety of adalimumab plus methotrexate in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: ARMADA 4 year extended study

M E Weinblatt, E C Keystone, D E Furst, A F Kavanaugh, E K Chartash, and O G Segurado

Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65: 753-759.
Published Online First: 24 November 2005. doi:10.1136/ard.2005.044404

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Observational study on efficacy, safety, and drug survival of anakinra in rheumatoid arthritis patients in clinical practice

A A den Broeder, E de Jong, M J A M Franssen, M E C Jeurissen, M Flendrie, and F H J van den Hoogen

Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65: 760-762.
Published Online First: 3 November 2005. doi:10.1136/ard.2004.033662

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Prevalence and predictors of disability in valued life activities among individuals with rheumatoid arthritis

P P Katz, A Morris, and E H Yelin

Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65: 763-769.
Published Online First: 25 October 2005. doi:10.1136/ard.2005.044677

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Determinants of hyperkyphosis in patients with ankylosing spondylitis

D Vosse, D van der Heijde, R Landewé, P Geusens, H Mielants, M Dougados, and S van der Linden

Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65: 770-774.
Published Online First: 11 October 2005. doi:10.1136/ard.2005.044081

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Finnish HLA studies confirm the increased risk conferred by HLA-B27 homozygosity in ankylosing spondylitis

E Jaakkola, I Herzberg, K Laiho, M C N M Barnardo, J J Pointon, M Kauppi, K Kaarela, E Tuomilehto-Wolf, J Tuomilehto, B P Wordsworth, and M A Brown

Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65: 775-780.
Published Online First: 25 October 2005. doi:10.1136/ard.2005.041103

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Greater reduction of knee than hip pain in osteoarthritis treated with naproxen, as evaluated by WOMAC and SF-36

O Svensson, M Malmenäs, L Fajutrao, E M Roos, and L S Lohmander

Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65: 781-784.
Published Online First: 3 November 2005. doi:10.1136/ard.2005.040519

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Systemic lupus erythematosus in a multiethnic US cohort (LUMINA): XXIV. Cytotoxic treatment is an additional risk factor for the development of symptomatic osteonecrosis in lupus patients: results of a nested matched case–control study

J Calvo-Alén, G McGwin, S Toloza, M Fernández, J M Roseman, H M Bastian, E J Cepeda, E B González, B A Baethge, B J Fessler, L M Vilá, J D Reveille, G S Alarcón for the LUMINA Study Group

Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65: 785-790.
Published Online First: 3 November 2005. doi:10.1136/ard.2005.040428

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Study of the role of functional variants of SLC22A4, RUNX1 and SUMO4 in systemic lupus erythematosus

G Orozco, E Sánchez, L M Gómez, M A González-Gay, M A López-Nevot, B Torres, N Ortego-Centeno, J Jiménez-Alonso, E de Ramón, J Sánchez Román, J M Anaya, G Sturfelt, I Gunnarsson, E Svennungsson, M Alarcón-Riquelme, M F González-Escribano, and J Martín

Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65: 791-795.
Published Online First: 25 October 2005. doi:10.1136/ard.2005.044891

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Lymphoma and other malignancies in primary Sjögren’s syndrome: a cohort study on cancer incidence and lymphoma predictors

E Theander, G Henriksson, O Ljungberg, T Mandl, R Manthorpe, and L T H Jacobsson

Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65: 796-803.
Published Online First: 10 November 2005. doi:10.1136/ard.2005.041186

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Combining information obtained from magnetic resonance imaging and conventional radiographs to detect sacroiliitis in patients with recent onset inflammatory back pain

L Heuft-Dorenbosch, R Landewé, R Weijers, A Wanders, H Houben, S van der Linden, and D van der Heijde

Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65: 804-808.
Published Online First: 11 October 2005. doi:10.1136/ard.2005.044206

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The incidences of and consultation rate for lower extremity complaints in general practice

J M van der Waal, S D M Bot, C B Terwee, D A W M van der Windt, F G Schellevis, L M Bouter, and J Dekker

Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65: 809-815.
Published Online First: 3 November 2005. doi:10.1136/ard.2005.036988

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Concise reports:

Decreased density of serotonin 5-HT2_A receptors in rheumatoid arthritis

A Kling, S Rantapää-Dahlqvist, H Stenlund, and T Mjörndal

Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65: 816-819. doi:10.1136/ard.2005.042473

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Most visits of most patients with rheumatoid arthritis to most rheumatologists do not include a formal quantitative joint count

T Pincus and O G Segurado

Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65: 820-822.
Published Online First: 16 November 2005. doi:10.1136/ard.2005.044230

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Facioskeletal changes in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis

M Twilt, A J M Schulten, P Nicolaas, A Dülger, and L W A van Suijlekom-Smit

Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65: 823-825. doi:10.1136/ard.2005.042671

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Temporal artery biopsy for diagnosing giant cell arteritis: the longer, the better?

A Mahr, M Saba, M Kambouchner, M Polivka, M Baudrimont, I Brochériou, J Coste, and L Guillevin

Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65: 826-828. doi:10.1136/ard.2005.042770

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Raised serum S100B protein levels in neuropsychiatric lupus

C B Schenatto, R M Xavier, M Bredemeier, L V C Portela, A B L Tort, T L Dedavid e Silva, D O Souza, and J C T Brenol

Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65: 829-831. doi:10.1136/ard.2005.048330

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Letters:

Medial tibial stress syndrome due to methotrexate osteopathy

P Alonso-Bartolome, V M Martinez-Taboada, A Canga, and R Blanco

Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65: 832-833. doi:10.1136/ard.2005.043281

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Leflunomide and methotrexate combination therapy in daily clinical practice

A Dendooven, L De Rycke, X Verhelst, H Mielants, E M Veys, and F De Keyser

Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65: 833-834. doi:10.1136/ard.2005.043620

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Fatal exacerbation of fibrosing alveolitis associated with systemic sclerosis in a patient treated with adalimumab

Y Allanore, G Devos-François, C Caramella, P Boumier, V Jounieaux, and A Kahan

Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65: 834-835. doi:10.1136/ard.2005.044453

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Effects of acute administration of iloprost on the cardiac autonomic nervous system and ventricular repolarisation in patients with systemic sclerosis

F Guideri, M Acampa, S Rechichi, P L Capecchi, P E Lazzerini, M Galeazzi, A Auteri, and F Laghi-Pasini

Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65: 836-837. doi:10.1136/ard.2005.044727

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Subchondral insufficiency fracture of the femoral head in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus

T Yamamoto, R Schneider, Y Iwamoto, and P G Bullough

Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65: 837-838. doi:10.1136/ard.2005.041095

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Eosinophilic cellulitis (Wells’ syndrome) as a cutaneous reaction to the administration of adalimumab

P Boura, A Sarantopoulos, I Lefaki, P Skendros, and P Papadopoulos

Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65: 839-840. doi:10.1136/ard.2005.044685

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