Editorials:

Why is gout so poorly managed?

Eliseo Pascual and Francisca Sivera

Ann Rheum Dis 2007; 66: 1269-1270. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.078469

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Extended reports:

The relationship between toe-out angle during gait and progression of medial tibiofemoral osteoarthritis

Alison Chang, Debra Hurwitz, Dorothy Dunlop, Jing Song, September Cahue, Karen Hayes, and Leena Sharma

Ann Rheum Dis 2007; 66: 1271-1275.
Published Online First: 31 January 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.062927

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Limited effects of high-dose intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) treatment on molecular expression in muscle tissue of patients with inflammatory myopathies

Sevim Barbasso Helmers, Maryam Dastmalchi, Helene Alexanderson, Inger Nennesmo, Mona Esbjörnsson, Björn Lindvall, and Ingrid E Lundberg

Ann Rheum Dis 2007; 66: 1276-1283.
Published Online First: 2 February 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.058644

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Endothelial progenitor cells in active rheumatoid arthritis: effects of tumour necrosis factor and glucocorticoid therapy

Johannes Grisar, Daniel Aletaha, Carl W Steiner, Theresa Kapral, Sabine Steiner, Marcus Säemann, Ilse Schwarzinger, Barbara Buranyi, Günter Steiner, and Josef S Smolen

Ann Rheum Dis 2007; 66: 1284-1288.
Published Online First: 9 February 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.066605

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Sulfasalazine sensitises human monocytic/macrophage cells for glucocorticoids by upregulation of glucocorticoid receptor and glucocorticoid induced apoptosis

Ruud Oerlemans, Josefien Vink, Ben A C Dijkmans, Yehuda G Assaraf, Marjolein van Miltenburg, Joost van der Heijden, Ilan Ifergan, Willem F Lems, Rik J Scheper, Gertjan J L Kaspers, Jacqueline Cloos, and Gerrit Jansen

Ann Rheum Dis 2007; 66: 1289-1295.
Published Online First: 31 January 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.060509

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Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and myocardial infarctions: comparative systematic review of evidence from observational studies and randomised controlled trials

P A Scott, G H Kingsley, C M Smith, E H Choy, and D L Scott

Ann Rheum Dis 2007; 66: 1296-1304.
Published Online First: 7 March 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.068650

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Reduced circulating levels of angiotensin-(1–7) in systemic sclerosis: a new pathway in the dysregulation of endothelial-dependent vascular tone control

Alberto Pignone, Angela Del Rosso, K Bridget Brosnihan, Federico Perfetto, Riccardo Livi, Ginevra Fiori, Serena Guiducci, Marina Cinelli, Veronica Rogai, Alessio Tempestini, Francesca Bartoli, Sergio Generini, Carlos M Ferrario, and Marco Matucci Cerinic

Ann Rheum Dis 2007; 66: 1305-1310.
Published Online First: 14 March 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.064493

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Concordance of the management of chronic gout in a UK primary-care population with the EULAR gout recommendations

Edward Roddy, Weiya Zhang, and Michael Doherty

Ann Rheum Dis 2007; 66: 1311-1315.
Published Online First: 15 May 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.070755

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Redefining overweight and obesity in rheumatoid arthritis patients

Antonios Stavropoulos-Kalinoglou, Giorgos S Metsios, Yiannis Koutedakis, Alan M Nevill, Karen M Douglas, Athanasios Jamurtas, Jet J C S Veldhuijzen van Zanten, Mourad Labib, and George D Kitas

Ann Rheum Dis 2007; 66: 1316-1321.
Published Online First: 8 February 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.060319

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Investigation of association between the TRAF family genes and RA susceptibility

Catherine Potter, Stephen Eyre, Andrew Cope, Jane Worthington, and Anne Barton

Ann Rheum Dis 2007; 66: 1322-1326.
Published Online First: 2 February 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.065706

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Toll-like receptor and antiphospholipid mediated thrombosis: in vivo studies

Silvia S Pierangeli, Mariano E Vega-Ostertag, Elena Raschi, Xiaowei Liu, Zurina Romay-Penabad, Valeria De Micheli, Monica Galli, Marco Moia, Angela Tincani, Maria Orietta Borghi, Tracy Nguyen-Oghalai, and Pier Luigi Meroni

Ann Rheum Dis 2007; 66: 1327-1333.
Published Online First: 29 January 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.065037

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Circulating levels of the chemokine CCL18 but not CXCL16 are elevated and correlate with disease activity in rheumatoid arthritis

Antoine W T van Lieshout, Jaap Fransen, Marcel Flendrie, Agnes M M Eijsbouts, Frank H J van den Hoogen, Piet L C M van Riel, and Timothy R D J Radstake

Ann Rheum Dis 2007; 66: 1334-1338.
Published Online First: 9 March 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.066084

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Time-dependent increase in risk of hospitalisation with infection among Swedish RA patients treated with TNF antagonists

Johan Askling, C Michael Fored, Lena Brandt, Eva Baecklund, Lennart Bertilsson, Nils Feltelius, Lars Cöster, Pierre Geborek, Lennart T Jacobsson, Staffan Lindblad, Jörgen Lysholm, Solbritt Rantapää-Dahlqvist, Tore Saxne, Ronald F van Vollenhoven, and Lars Klareskog

Ann Rheum Dis 2007; 66: 1339-1344.
Published Online First: 29 January 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.062760

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The diagnostic utility of myositis autoantibody testing for predicting the risk of cancer-associated myositis

Hector Chinoy, Noreen Fertig, Chester V Oddis, William E R Ollier, and Robert G Cooper

Ann Rheum Dis 2007; 66: 1345-1349.
Published Online First: 28 March 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.068502

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Standardised assessment of membrane proteinase 3 expression. Analysis in ANCA-associated vasculitis and controls

André P van Rossum, Minke G Huitema, Coen A Stegeman, Marc Bijl, Karina de Leeuw, Miek A Van Leeuwen, Pieter C Limburg, and Cees G M Kallenberg

Ann Rheum Dis 2007; 66: 1350-1355.
Published Online First: 19 April 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.063230

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Limited efficacy of conventional DMARDs after initial methotrexate failure in patients with recent onset rheumatoid arthritis treated according to the disease activity score

Sjoerd M van der Kooij, Jeska K de Vries-Bouwstra, Yvonne P M Goekoop-Ruiterman, Derkjen van Zeben, Pit J S M Kerstens, Andreas H Gerards, Johannes H L M van Groenendael, Johanna M W Hazes, Ferdinand C Breedveld, Cornelia F Allaart, and Ben A C Dijkmans

Ann Rheum Dis 2007; 66: 1356-1362.
Published Online First: 9 February 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.066662

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Cervical spine magnetic resonance imaging in primary care consulters with shoulder pain: a case–control study

Anindita Paul, Martyn Lewis, Jackie Saklatvala, Iain McCall, Mike Shadforth, Peter Croft, and Elaine Hay

Ann Rheum Dis 2007; 66: 1363-1368.
Published Online First: 8 February 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.064881

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Asthma and airways collapse in two heritable disorders of connective tissue

A W Morgan, S B Pearson, S Davies, H C Gooi, and H A Bird

Ann Rheum Dis 2007; 66: 1369-1373.
Published Online First: 5 April 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.062224

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Are joints affected by gout also affected by osteoarthritis?

Edward Roddy, Weiya Zhang, and Michael Doherty

Ann Rheum Dis 2007; 66: 1374-1377.
Published Online First: 6 February 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.063768

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Concise reports:

P-selectin glycoprotein ligand-1 VNTR polymorphisms and risk of thrombosis in the antiphospholipid syndrome

Reyhan Diz-Kucukkaya, Murat Inanc, Vahid Afshar-Kharghan, Q Ed Zhang, José A López, and Yuksel Pekcelen

Ann Rheum Dis 2007; 66: 1378-1380.
Published Online First: 1 June 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.075945

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Attitudes of United Kingdom rheumatologists to musculoskeletal ultrasound practice and training

Joanna Cunnington, Philip Platt, Graham Raftery, and David Kane

Ann Rheum Dis 2007; 66: 1381-1383.
Published Online First: 14 May 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.065466

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Safety of measles, mumps and rubella vaccination in juvenile idiopathic arthritis

Marloes W Heijstek, Gecilmara C S Pileggi, Evelien Zonneveld-Huijssoon, Wineke Armbrust, Esther P A H Hoppenreijs, Cuno S P M Uiterwaal, Wietse Kuis, and Nico M Wulffraat

Ann Rheum Dis 2007; 66: 1384-1387.
Published Online First: 6 February 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.063586

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Rheumatoid arthritis bone erosion volumes on CT and MRI: reliability and correlations with erosion scores on CT, MRI and radiography

Uffe Møller Døhn, Bo J Ejbjerg, Maria Hasselquist, Eva Narvestad, Michel Court-Payen, Marcin Szkudlarek, Jakob Møller, Henrik S Thomsen, and Mikkel Østergaard

Ann Rheum Dis 2007; 66: 1388-1392.
Published Online First: 2 July 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.072520

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Switching tumour necrosis factor antagonists in patients with ankylosing spondylitis and psoriatic arthritis: an observational study over a 5-year period

Fabrizio Conti, Fulvia Ceccarelli, Elisa Marocchi, Leonardo Magrini, Francesca Romana Spinelli, Antonio Spadaro, Rossana Scrivo, and Guido Valesini

Ann Rheum Dis 2007; 66: 1393-1397.
Published Online First: 5 July 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.073569

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Letters:

Bosentan therapy for patients with severe Raynaud’s phenomenon in systemic sclerosis

M E Hettema, D Zhang, H Bootsma, and C G M Kallenberg

Ann Rheum Dis 2007; 66: 1398-1399. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.073684

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Unlike ghrelin, obestatin does not exert any relevant activity in chondrocytes

Rocio Lago, Rodolfo Gomez, Carlos Dieguez, Juan J Gomez-Reino, Francisca Lago, and Oreste Gualillo

Ann Rheum Dis 2007; 66: 1399-1400. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.068155

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Endothelial nitric oxide synthase +894 polymorphism is associated with recurrent salivary gland swelling and early onset in patients with primary Sjögren’s syndrome

Marja Pertovaara, Jaakko Antonen, and Mikko Hurme

Ann Rheum Dis 2007; 66: 1400-1401. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.069385

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Poor serological responses upon influenza vaccination in patients with rheumatoid arthritis treated with rituximab

L B S Gelinck, Y K O Teng, G F Rimmelzwaan, B J F van den Bemt, F P Kroon, and J M van Laar

Ann Rheum Dis 2007; 66: 1402-1403. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.071878

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Changes in serum levels of glucosamine and sulphate after ingestion of glucosamine sulphate with and without simultaneous ingestion of glucose

Beth A Biggee, Christina M Blinn, Melynn Nuite, Timothy E McAlindon, and Jeremiah E Silbert

Ann Rheum Dis 2007; 66: 1403-1404. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.073205

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High association of mycobacterial infections with polymyositis in a non-endemic country for tuberculosis

Antti Airio, Markku Kauppi, Hannu Kautiainen, Markku Hakala, and Vuokko Kinnula

Ann Rheum Dis 2007; 66: 1404-1405. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.070177

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Fat-suppression magnetic resonance imaging in the diagnosis of late-onset axial spondyloarthropathy

Sateesh Shankaranarayana, Ai Lyn Tan, Julie Madden, and Dennis McGonagle

Ann Rheum Dis 2007; 66: 1405-1406. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.069542

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Clinical manifestations of the anti-phospholipid syndrome as defined by the updated Sapporo classification criteria

Jesse Drijkoningen, Jan Damoiseaux, Pieter van Paassen, and Jan Willem Cohen Tervaert

Ann Rheum Dis 2007; 66: 1407-1408. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.070680

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Echoes:

Carpal tunnel syndrome does not predict other disease

Ann Rheum Dis 2007; 66: 1275.

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Corrections:

CORRECTION

Ann Rheum Dis 2007; 66: 1408.

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