Leaders:

Methotrexate pharmacogenomics

J M Kremer

Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65: 1121-1123. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.051789

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Unusual and memorable:

Hyperparathyroid bone disease—an unusual and memorable condition

D J Pradeep, G P R Clunie, R A Watts, and R C Nightingale

Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65: 1244. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.053801

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Extended reports:

Balloon angioplasty of arteries of the upper extremities in patients with extracranial giant-cell arteritis

M Both, P M Aries, S Müller-Hülsbeck, T Jahnke, P J Schäfer, W L Gross, M Heller, and M Reuter

Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65: 1124-1130.
Published Online First: 7 February 2006. doi:10.1136/ard.2005.048470

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Linkage to nodal osteoarthritis: quantitative and qualitative analyses of data from a whole-genome screen identify trait-dependent susceptibility loci

C Greig, K Spreckley, R Aspinwall, E Gillaspy, M Grant, W Ollier, S John, M Doherty, and G Wallis

Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65: 1131-1138.
Published Online First: 27 February 2006. doi:10.1136/ard.2005.048165

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Membrane glucocorticoid receptors are down regulated by glucocorticoids in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus and use a caveolin-1-independent expression pathway

C M Spies, D H S Schaumann, T Berki, K Mayer, M Jakstadt, D Huscher, C Wunder, G-R Burmester, A Radbruch, R Lauster, A Scheffold, and F Buttgereit

Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65: 1139-1146.
Published Online First: 31 January 2006. doi:10.1136/ard.2005.048272

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Efficacy of sulfasalazine in patients with inflammatory back pain due to undifferentiated spondyloarthritis and early ankylosing spondylitis: a multicentre randomised controlled trial

J Braun, J Zochling, X Baraliakos, R Alten, G Burmester, K Grasedyck, J Brandt, H Haibel, M Hammer, A Krause, F Mielke, H-P Tony, W Ebner, B Gömör, J Hermann, H Zeidler, E Beck, M Baumgaertner, and J Sieper

Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65: 1147-1153.
Published Online First: 10 April 2006. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.052878

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Intrafamilial segregation analysis of the p.E148Q MEFV allele in familial Mediterranean fever

D O Tchernitchko, M Gérard-Blanluet, M Legendre, C Cazeneuve, G Grateau, and S Amselem

Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65: 1154-1157.
Published Online First: 26 January 2006. doi:10.1136/ard.2005.048124

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Clinical significance of P46L and R92Q substitutions in the tumour necrosis factor superfamily 1A gene

N Ravet, S Rouaghe, C Dodé, J Bienvenu, J Stirnemann, P Lévy, M Delpech, and G Grateau

Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65: 1158-1162.
Published Online First: 28 March 2006. doi:10.1136/ard.2005.048611

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Smoking interacts with genetic risk factors in the development of rheumatoid arthritis among older Caucasian women

L A Criswell, K G Saag, T R Mikuls, J R Cerhan, L A Merlino, R F Lum, K A Pfeiffer, B Woehl, and M F Seldin

Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65: 1163-1167.
Published Online First: 3 August 2006. doi:10.1136/ard.2005.049676

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Systemic lupus erythematosus in a multiethnic cohort: LUMINA XXXV. Predictive factors of high disease activity over time

G S Alarcón, J Calvo-Alén, G McGwin, Jr, A G Uribe, S M A Toloza, J M Roseman, M Fernández, B J Fessler, L M Vilá, C Ahn, F K Tan, J D Reveille for the LUMINA Study Group

Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65: 1168-1174.
Published Online First: 26 January 2006. doi:10.1136/ard.2005.046896

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Cost of illness in rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, psoriatic arthritis and systemic lupus erythematosus in Germany

D Huscher, S Merkesdal, K Thiele, H Zeidler, M Schneider, A Zink for the German Collaborative Arthritis Centres

Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65: 1175-1183.
Published Online First: 15 March 2006. doi:10.1136/ard.2005.046367

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Risk for malignant lymphoma in ankylosing spondylitis: a nationwide Swedish case–control study

J Askling, L Klareskog, P Blomqvist, M Fored, and N Feltelius

Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65: 1184-1187.
Published Online First: 13 January 2006. doi:10.1136/ard.2005.047514

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Epistatic interaction between FCRL3 and NFB1 genes in Spanish patients with rheumatoid arthritis

A Martínez, E Sánchez, A Valdivia, G Orozco, M A López-Nevot, D Pascual-Salcedo, A Balsa, B Fernández-Gutiérrez, E G de la Concha, A García-Sánchez, B P C Koeleman, E Urcelay, and J Martín

Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65: 1188-1191.
Published Online First: 13 February 2006. doi:10.1136/ard.2005.048454

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Progression of radiographic joint damage in different eras: trends towards milder disease in rheumatoid arthritis are attributable to improved treatment

A Finckh, H K Choi, and F Wolfe

Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65: 1192-1197.
Published Online First: 15 March 2006. doi:10.1136/ard.2005.049338

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Changes in plasma levels of fat-derived hormones adiponectin, leptin, resistin and visfatin in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

M Otero, R Lago, R Gomez, F Lago, C Dieguez, J J Gómez-Reino, and O Gualillo

Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65: 1198-1201.
Published Online First: 13 January 2006. doi:10.1136/ard.2005.046540

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Atherosclerosis in Takayasu arteritis

E Seyahi, S Ugurlu, R Cumali, H Balci, N Seyahi, S Yurdakul, and H Yazici

Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65: 1202-1207.
Published Online First: 26 January 2006. doi:10.1136/ard.2005.047498

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Low-cost, low-field dedicated extremity magnetic resonance imaging in early rheumatoid arthritis: a 1-year follow-up study

H M Lindegaard, J Vallø, K Hørslev-Petersen, P Junker, and M Østergaard

Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65: 1208-1212.
Published Online First: 15 March 2006. doi:10.1136/ard.2005.049213

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Racial or ethnic differences in allele frequencies of single-nucleotide polymorphisms in the methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase gene and their influence on response to methotrexate in rheumatoid arthritis

L B Hughes, T M Beasley, H Patel, H K Tiwari, S L Morgan, J E Baggott, K G Saag, J McNicholl, L W Moreland, G S Alarcón, and S L Bridges, Jr

Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65: 1213-1218.
Published Online First: 26 January 2006. doi:10.1136/ard.2005.046797

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Concise reports:

Citrullination is an inflammation-dependent process

D Makrygiannakis, E af Klint, I E Lundberg, R Löfberg, A-K Ulfgren, L Klareskog, and A I Catrina

Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65: 1219-1222.
Published Online First: 15 March 2006. doi:10.1136/ard.2005.049403

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Sulphate and osteoarthritis: decrease of serum sulphate levels by an additional 3-h fast and a 3-h glucose tolerance test after an overnight fast

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

Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65: 1223-1225. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.052571

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Do patients with older-onset rheumatoid arthritis receive less aggressive treatment?

Z Tutuncu, G Reed, J Kremer, and A Kavanaugh

Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65: 1226-1229.
Published Online First: 13 January 2006. doi:10.1136/ard.2005.051144

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Lack of association between the protein tyrosine phosphatase non-receptor 22 (PTPN22)*620W allele and systemic sclerosis in the French Caucasian population

J Wipff, Y Allanore, A Kahan, O Meyer, L Mouthon, L Guillevin, C Pierlot, E Glikmans, T Bardin, C Boileau, F Cornélis, and P Dieudé

Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65: 1230-1232.
Published Online First: 7 February 2006. doi:10.1136/ard.2005.048181

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Possible role for tumour necrosis factor inhibitors in the treatment of resistant dermatomyositis and polymyositis: a retrospective study of eight patients

P Efthimiou, S Schwartzman, and L J Kagen

Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65: 1233-1236.
Published Online First: 13 February 2006. doi:10.1136/ard.2005.048744

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No signs of immunoactivation in the cerebrospinal fluid during treatment with infliximab

M Andersson, E Svenungsson, M Khademi, J Lampa, L Brundin, and E Wallström

Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65: 1237-1240.
Published Online First: 10 April 2006. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.055194

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Polymorphism at position +896 of the toll-like receptor 4 gene interferes with rapid response to treatment in rheumatoid arthritis

K Kuuliala, A Orpana, M Leirisalo-Repo, H Kautiainen, M Hurme, P Hannonen, M Korpela, T Möttönen, L Paimela, K Puolakka, A Karjalainen, and H Repo

Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65: 1241-1243.
Published Online First: 10 April 2006. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.055137

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Letters:

Targeting activated T cells: successful use of anti-CD25 monoclonal antibody basiliximab in a patient with systemic sclerosis

H U Scherer, G-R Burmester, and G Riemekasten

Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65: 1245-1247. doi:10.1136/ard.2005.046938

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Resolution of sclerodermatous myocarditis after autologous stem cell transplantation

M Al-mashaleh, H Bak, J Moore, N Manolios, and H Englert

Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65: 1247-1248. doi:10.1136/ard.2005.048405

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Dyslipidaemia in Behçet’s disease as a thrombotic risk factor

J M Ricart, A Vayá, M Santaolaria, F España, and J Aznar

Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65: 1248-1249. doi:10.1136/ard.2005.049551

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High levels of human anti-human antibodies to adalimumab in a patient not responding to adalimumab treatment

G M Bartelds, G J Wolbink, S Stapel, L Aarden, W F Lems, B A C Dijkmans, and M T Nurmohamed

Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65: 1249-1250. doi:10.1136/ard.2005.049858

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Easy assessment of axial spondyloarthritis (early ankylosing spondylitis) at the bedside

M Rudwaleit, E Feldtkeller, and J Sieper

Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65: 1251-1252. doi:10.1136/ard.2005.051045

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Examining the exhaled levels of hydrogen peroxide in rheumatoid arthritis: a pilot study

T R Mikuls, J R O’Dell, R Ertl, D A Bergman, and S I Rennard

Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65: 1252-1253. doi:10.1136/ard.2005.050641

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The presence of forefoot problems and the role of surgery in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

G A Matricali, A Boonen, J Verduyckt, V Taelman, P Verschueren, A Sileghem, L Corluy, and R Westhovens

Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65: 1254-1255. doi:10.1136/ard.2005.050823

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Efficacy of B cell depletion in patients with rheumatoid arthritis refractory to anti-tumour necrosis factor agents: an open-label observational study

L Brulhart, A Ciurea, A Finckh, A Notter, J M Waldburger, D Kyburz, and C Gabay

Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65: 1255-1257.
Published Online First: 15 March 2006. doi:10.1136/ard.2005.051169

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Soluble fractalkine in the cerebrospinal fluid of patients with neuropsychiatric lupus

E Sato, N Iikuni, T Yoshio, S Minota, N Kamatani, and H Okamoto

Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65: 1257-1259. doi:10.1136/ard.2005.051276

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Psoriasis after treatment of juvenile idiopathic arthritis with etanercept

R Peek, R Scott-Jupp, H Strike, J Clinch, and A V Ramanan

Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65: 1259. doi:10.1136/ard.2005.049916

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Echoes:

More endoscopists improve outcome for upper GI cancer

Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65: 1174.

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