Editorials:

A vital clue to deciphering bone pathology: MRI bone oedema in rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis

F M McQueen

Ann Rheum Dis 2007; 66: 1549-1552. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.082875

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Reviews:

MRI of enthesitis of the appendicular skeleton in spondyloarthritis

Iris Eshed, Matthias Bollow, Dennis G McGonagle, Ai Lyn Tan, Christian E Althoff, Patrick Asbach, and Kay-Geert A Hermann

Ann Rheum Dis 2007; 66: 1553-1559.
Published Online First: 25 May 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.070243

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Extended reports:

EULAR evidence-based recommendations on the management of systemic glucocorticoid therapy in rheumatic diseases

J N Hoes, J W G Jacobs, M Boers, D Boumpas, F Buttgereit, N Caeyers, E H Choy, M Cutolo, J A P Da Silva, G Esselens, L Guillevin, I Hafstrom, J R Kirwan, J Rovensky, A Russell, K G Saag, B Svensson, R Westhovens, H Zeidler, and J W J Bijlsma

Ann Rheum Dis 2007; 66: 1560-1567.
Published Online First: 27 July 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.072157

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Tissue chimerism in systemic lupus erythematosus is related to injury

Idske C L Kremer Hovinga, Marije Koopmans, Hans J Baelde, Emile de Heer, Jan A Bruijn, and Ingeborg M Bajema

Ann Rheum Dis 2007; 66: 1568-1573.
Published Online First: 21 June 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.070516

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Endothelial protein C receptor is overexpressed in rheumatoid arthritic (RA) synovium and mediates the anti-inflammatory effects of activated protein C in RA monocytes

Meilang Xue, Lyn March, Philip N Sambrook, Kenji Fukudome, and Christopher J Jackson

Ann Rheum Dis 2007; 66: 1574-1580.
Published Online First: 9 May 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.068239

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High-grade MRI bone oedema is common within the surgical field in rheumatoid arthritis patients undergoing joint replacement and is associated with osteitis in subchondral bone

F M McQueen, A Gao, M Østergaard, A King, G Shalley, E Robinson, A Doyle, B Clark, and N Dalbeth

Ann Rheum Dis 2007; 66: 1581-1587.
Published Online First: 9 May 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.070326

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HLA-DRB1*0404 is strongly associated with anticalpastatin antibodies in rheumatoid arthritis

Isabelle Auger, Chantal Roudier, Sandrine Guis, Nathalie Balandraud, and Jean Roudier

Ann Rheum Dis 2007; 66: 1588-1593.
Published Online First: 26 February 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.067231

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Bone mineral density in patients with hand osteoarthritis compared to population controls and patients with rheumatoid arthritis

I K Haugen, B Slatkowsky-Christensen, R Ørstavik, and T K Kvien

Ann Rheum Dis 2007; 66: 1594-1598.
Published Online First: 14 May 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.068940

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Synovitis detected on magnetic resonance imaging and its relation to pain and cartilage loss in knee osteoarthritis

Catherine L Hill, David J Hunter, Jingbo Niu, Margaret Clancy, Ali Guermazi, Harry Genant, Daniel Gale, Andrew Grainger, Philip Conaghan, and David T Felson

Ann Rheum Dis 2007; 66: 1599-1603.
Published Online First: 9 May 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.067470

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Associations between the PTPN22 1858CT polymorphism and radiographic joint destruction in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: results from a 10-year longitudinal study

Benedicte A Lie, Marte K Viken, Sigrid Ødegård, Désirée van der Heijde, Robert Landewé, Till Uhlig, and Tore K Kvien

Ann Rheum Dis 2007; 66: 1604-1609.
Published Online First: 1 May 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.067892

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Comparison of in vitro-specific blood tests with tuberculin skin test for diagnosis of latent tuberculosis before anti-TNF therapy

Jérémie Sellam, Haifa Hamdi, Carine Roy, Gabriel Baron, Marc Lemann, Xavier Puéchal, Maxime Breban, Francis Berenbaum, Marc Humbert, Karin Weldingh, Dominique Salmon, Philippe Ravaud, Dominique Emilie, Xavier Mariette for the RATIO (Research Axed on Tolerance of Biotherapies) Study Group

Ann Rheum Dis 2007; 66: 1610-1615.
Published Online First: 24 April 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.069799

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Epigenetic regulation of leptin affects MMP-13 expression in osteoarthritic chondrocytes: possible molecular target for osteoarthritis therapeutic intervention

D Iliopoulos, K N Malizos, and A Tsezou

Ann Rheum Dis 2007; 66: 1616-1621.
Published Online First: 14 May 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.069377

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Joint-specific hand symptoms and self-reported and performance-based functional status in African–Americans and Caucasians: The Johnston County Osteoarthritis Project

A L Elliott, V B Kraus, F Fang, J B Renner, T A Schwartz, A Salazar, T Huguenin, M C Hochberg, C G Helmick, and J M Jordan

Ann Rheum Dis 2007; 66: 1622-1626.
Published Online First: 15 May 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.057422

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A closer look at non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma cases in a national Swedish systemic lupus erythematosus cohort: a nested case-control study

B Löfström, C Backlin, C Sundström, A Ekbom, and I E Lundberg

Ann Rheum Dis 2007; 66: 1627-1632.
Published Online First: 21 May 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.067108

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Comparison of composite measures of disease activity in an early seropositive rheumatoid arthritis cohort

Veena K Ranganath, Jeonglim Yoon, Dinesh Khanna, Grace S Park, Daniel E Furst, David A Elashoff, Damini Jawaheer, John T Sharp, Richard H Gold, Edward C Keystone, Harold E Paulus for the Western Consortium of Practicing Rheumatologists

Ann Rheum Dis 2007; 66: 1633-1640.
Published Online First: 1 May 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.065839

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Scleroderma lung study (SLS): differences in the presentation and course of patients with limited versus diffuse systemic sclerosis

Philip J Clements, Michael D Roth, Robert Elashoff, Donald P Tashkin, Jonathan Goldin, Richard M Silver, Mildred Sterz, James R Seibold, Dean Schraufnagel, Robert W Simms, Marcy Bolster, Robert A Wise, Virginia Steen, M D Mayes, Kari Connelly, Mark Metersky, Daniel E Furst for the Scleroderma Lung Study Group

Ann Rheum Dis 2007; 66: 1641-1647.
Published Online First: 7 May 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.069518

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Henoch–Schönlein purpura in children: an epidemiological study among Dutch paediatricians on incidence and diagnostic criteria

Joost Aalberse, Koerd Dolman, Gracita Ramnath, Rob Rodrigues Pereira, and Jean-Claude Davin

Ann Rheum Dis 2007; 66: 1648-1650.
Published Online First: 1 May 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.069187

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Development and validation of a scale for mouth handicap in systemic sclerosis: the Mouth Handicap in Systemic Sclerosis scale

L Mouthon, F Rannou, A Bérezné, C Pagnoux, J-P Arène, E Foïs, J Cabane, L Guillevin, M Revel, J Fermanian, and S Poiraudeau

Ann Rheum Dis 2007; 66: 1651-1655.
Published Online First: 14 May 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.070532

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Microscopic measurement of inflammation in synovial tissue: inter-observer agreement for manual quantitative, semiquantitative and computerised digital image analysis

Terence Rooney, Barry Bresnihan, Ulf Andersson, Martina Gogarty, Maarten Kraan, H Ralph Schumacher, Ann-Kristin Ulfgren, Douglas J Veale, Peter P Youssef, and Paul P Tak

Ann Rheum Dis 2007; 66: 1656-1660.
Published Online First: 29 June 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.061143

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Nucleosomes possess a high affinity for glomerular laminin and collagen IV and bind nephritogenic antibodies in murine lupus-like nephritis

J E Mjelle, O P Rekvig, and K A Fenton

Ann Rheum Dis 2007; 66: 1661-1668.
Published Online First: 15 May 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.070482

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Concise reports:

A modification of the Omeract RA MRI score for erosions for use with an extremity MRI system with reduced field of view

Jane E Freeston, Ewa Olech, David Yocum, Elizabeth M A Hensor, Paul Emery, and Philip G Conaghan

Ann Rheum Dis 2007; 66: 1669-1671.
Published Online First: 6 July 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.072561

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Isolated knee monoarthritis heralding resectable non-small-cell lung cancer. A paraneoplastic syndrome not previously described

Fabrizio Cantini, Laura Niccoli, Carlotta Nannini, Daniela Chindamo, Michele Bertoni, Emanuele Cassarà, and Carlo Salvarani

Ann Rheum Dis 2007; 66: 1672-1674.
Published Online First: 3 September 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.075333

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Baseline serum RANKL levels may serve to predict remission in rheumatoid arthritis patients treated with TNF antagonists

Isidoro González-Alvaro, Ana M Ortiz, Eva G Tomero, Alejandro Balsa, Javier Orte, Armando Laffon, and Rosario García-Vicuña

Ann Rheum Dis 2007; 66: 1675-1678.
Published Online First: 31 July 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.071910

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Rats and mice immunised with chimeric human/mouse proteinase 3 produce autoantibodies to mouse Pr3 and rat granulocytes

Ymke M van der Geld, Thomas Hellmark, Daina Selga, Peter Heeringa, Minke G Huitema, Pieter C Limburg, and Cees G M Kallenberg

Ann Rheum Dis 2007; 66: 1679-1682.
Published Online First: 20 July 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.064626

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Letters:

Management of treatment resistant inflammation of acute on chronic tophaceous gout with anakinra

D McGonagle, A L Tan, S Shankaranarayana, J Madden, P Emery, and M F McDermott

Ann Rheum Dis 2007; 66: 1683-1684. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.073759

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Tumour necrosis factor receptor 2 (TNFRSF1B) association study in Sjögren’s syndrome

Corinne Miceli-Richard, Philippe Dieude, Eric Hachulla, Xavier Puechal, François Cornelis, and Xavier Mariette

Ann Rheum Dis 2007; 66: 1684-1685. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.071167

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International survey on the diagnosis and management of gout

M Doherty, T Bardin, and E Pascual

Ann Rheum Dis 2007; 66: 1685-1686. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.071530

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Like father, like son

Jeffrey Lee, Peter Merry, Richard Ball, and Karl Gaffney

Ann Rheum Dis 2007; 66: 1686-1687. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.056408

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Hypoglycaemia after initiation of treatment with etanercept in a patient with type 2 diabetes mellitus

E Bonilla, Y Y Lee, P E Phillips, and A Perl

Ann Rheum Dis 2007; 66: 1688. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.072256

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Corrections:

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Ann Rheum Dis 2007; 66: 1688.

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