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Editorials

	Overweight: advancing our understanding of its impact on the knee and the hip Leena Sharma and Alison Chang Ann Rheum Dis 2007; 66: 141-142. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.059931 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Reviews

Consensus statement on the use of rituximab in patients with rheumatoid arthritis J S Smolen, E C Keystone, P Emery, F C Breedveld, N Betteridge, G R Burmester, M Dougados, G Ferraccioli, U Jaeger, L Klareskog, T K Kvien, E Martin-Mola, K Pavelka The Working Group on the Rituximab Consensus Statement Ann Rheum Dis 2007; 66: 143-150. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 26 October 2006. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.061002

Extended reports

	Differential effect of methotrexate on the increased CCR2 density on circulating CD4 T lymphocytes and monocytes in active chronic rheumatoid arthritis, with a down regulation only on monocytes in responders T Ellingsen, N Hornung, B K Møller, J H Poulsen, and K Stengaard-Pedersen Ann Rheum Dis 2007; 66: 151-157. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 11 August 2006. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.054056
	Body mass index associated with onset and progression of osteoarthritis of the knee but not of the hip: The Rotterdam Study M Reijman, H A P Pols, A P Bergink, J M W Hazes, J N Belo, A M Lievense, and S M A Bierma-Zeinstra Ann Rheum Dis 2007; 66: 158-162. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 12 July 2006. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.053538
	Adalimumab improves joint-related and skin-related functional impairment in patients with psoriatic arthritis: patient-reported outcomes of the Adalimumab Effectiveness in Psoriatic Arthritis Trial D D Gladman, P J Mease, M A Cifaldi, R J Perdok, E Sasso, and J Medich Ann Rheum Dis 2007; 66: 163-168. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 17 October 2006. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.057901
	Submaximal exercise testing in the assessment of interstitial lung disease secondary to systemic sclerosis: reproducibility and correlations of the 6-min walk test M H Buch, C P Denton, D E Furst, L Guillevin, L J Rubin, A U Wells, M Matucci-Cerinic, G Riemekasten, P Emery, H Chadha-Boreham, P Charef, S Roux, C M Black, and J R Seibold Ann Rheum Dis 2007; 66: 169-173. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 25 July 2006. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.054866
	Abdominal manifestations in childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus O Richer, T Ulinski, I Lemelle, B Ranchin, C Loirat, J C Piette, P Pillet, P Quartier, R Salomon, B Bader-Meunier for the French Pediatric-Onset SLE Study Group Ann Rheum Dis 2007; 66: 174-178. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 3 July 2006. doi:10.1136/ard.2005.050070
	Perinatal and early childhood risk factors associated with rheumatoid factor positivity in a healthy paediatric population Kendra A Young, Lezlie A Parrish, Gary O Zerbe, Marian Rewers, Kevin D Deane, V Michael Holers, and Jill M Norris Ann Rheum Dis 2007; 66: 179-183. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.061846 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Lipids and inflammation: serial measurements of the lipid profile of blood donors who later developed rheumatoid arthritis V P van Halm, M M J Nielen, M T Nurmohamed, D van Schaardenburg, H W Reesink, A E Voskuyl, J W R Twisk, R J van de Stadt, M H M T de Koning, M R Habibuw, I E van der Horst–Bruinsma, and B A C Dijkmans Ann Rheum Dis 2007; 66: 184-188. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 7 June 2006. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.051672
	Abatacept improves both the physical and mental health of patients with rheumatoid arthritis who have inadequate response to methotrexate treatment A S Russell, G V Wallenstein, T Li, M C Martin, R Maclean, B Blaisdell, K Gajria, J C Cole, J-C Becker, and P Emery Ann Rheum Dis 2007; 66: 189-194. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 19 September 2006. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.057018
	Rheumatoid arthritis and genetic markers in Syrian and French populations: different effect of the shared epitope Leyla Kazkaz, Hubert Marotte, Mayassa Hamwi, Marie Angélique Cazalis, Pascal Roy, Bruno Mougin, and Pierre Miossec Ann Rheum Dis 2007; 66: 195-201. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 26 October 2006. doi:10.1136/ard.2004.033829
	Haematopoietic stem cell transplantation for vasculitis including Behçet’s disease and polychondritis: a retrospective analysis of patients recorded in the European Bone Marrow Transplantation and European League Against Rheumatism databases and a review of the literature Thomas Daikeler, Ina Kötter, Chiara Bocelli Tyndall, Jane Apperley, Andishe Attarbaschi, Philippe Guardiola, Alois Gratwohl, Esa Jantunen, Alberto Marmont, Ferdinando Porretto, Maurizio Musso, Britta Maurer, Nadia Rinaldi, Riccardo Saccardi, Alan Tyndall for the EBMT Autoimmune Diseases Working Party Ann Rheum Dis 2007; 66: 202-207. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 1 September 2006. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.056630
	High prevalence of the metabolic syndrome in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: association with disease characteristics and cardiovascular risk factors Cecilia P Chung, Ingrid Avalos, Annette Oeser, Tebeb Gebretsadik, Ayumi Shintani, Paolo Raggi, and C Michael Stein Ann Rheum Dis 2007; 66: 208-214. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 10 August 2006. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.054973
	The cost effectiveness of behavioural graded activity in patients with osteoarthritis of hip and/or knee Veerle M H Coupé, Cindy Veenhof, Maurits W van Tulder, Joost Dekker, Johannes W J Bijlsma, and Cornelia H M Van den Ende Ann Rheum Dis 2007; 66: 215-221. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 31 July 2006. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.054478
	Development and validation of a consensus methodology for the classification of the ANCA-associated vasculitides and polyarteritis nodosa for epidemiological studies Richard Watts, Suzanne Lane, Thomas Hanslik, Thomas Hauser, Bernhard Hellmich, Wenche Koldingsnes, Alfred Mahr, Mårten Segelmark, Jan W Cohen-Tervaert, and David Scott Ann Rheum Dis 2007; 66: 222-227. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 10 August 2006. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.054593
	Selective costimulation modulation using abatacept in patients with active rheumatoid arthritis while receiving etanercept: a randomised clinical trial Michael Weinblatt, Michael Schiff, Allan Goldman, Joel Kremer, Michael Luggen, Tracy Li, Dalei Chen, and Jean-Claude Becker Ann Rheum Dis 2007; 66: 228-234. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 25 August 2006. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.055111
	Combination therapy with sulfasalazine and methotrexate is more effective than either drug alone in patients with rheumatoid arthritis with a suboptimal response to sulfasalazine: results from the double-blind placebo-controlled MASCOT study Hilary A Capell, Rajan Madhok, Duncan R Porter, Robin A L Munro, Iain B McInnes, John A Hunter, Malcolm Steven, Asad Zoma, Elaine Morrison, Martin Sambrook, Fat Wui Poon, Rosemary Hampson, Fiona McDonald, Ann Tierney, Neil Henderson, and Ian Ford Ann Rheum Dis 2007; 66: 235-241. [Abstract] [Full text] [erratum] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 22 August 2006. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.057133

Concise reports

	A non-major histocompatibility locus determines tissue specificity in the pathogenic process underlying synovial proliferation in a mouse arthropathy model Ming-Cai Zhang, Shiro Mori, Fumiko Date, Hiroshi Furukawa, and Masao Ono Ann Rheum Dis 2007; 66: 242-245. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 25 July 2006. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.054999
	Influence of human leucocyte antigen-DRB1 on the susceptibility to rheumatoid arthritis and on the production of anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide antibodies in a Portuguese population D Ligeiro, J E Fonseca, O Abade, I Abreu, M Cruz, P Nero, J Cavaleiro, J Teles, H Trindade, J M Caetano, and J Branco Ann Rheum Dis 2007; 66: 246-248. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 22 June 2006. doi:10.1136/ard.2005.051177
	Etanercept maintains the clinical benefit achieved by infliximab in patients with rheumatoid arthritis who discontinued infliximab because of side effects Florenzo Iannone, Francesco Trotta, Carlomaurizio Monteccuco, Roberto Giacomelli, Mauro Galeazzi, Marco Matucci-Cerinic, Clodoveo Ferri, Maurizio Cutolo, Lisa Maria Bambara, Giovanni Triolo, Gianfranco Ferraccioli, Gabriele Valentini, Giovanni Lapadula on behalf of GISEA (Gruppo Italiano per lo Studio delle Early Arthritis) Ann Rheum Dis 2007; 66: 249-252. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 12 July 2006. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.058776
	Imaging and serum analysis of immune complex formation of radiolabelled infliximab and anti-infliximab in responders and non-responders to therapy for rheumatoid arthritis C J van der Laken, A E Voskuyl, J C Roos, M Stigter van Walsum, E R de Groot, G Wolbink, B A C Dijkmans, and L A Aarden Ann Rheum Dis 2007; 66: 253-256. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 22 June 2006. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.057406
	Lack of association between three vascular endothelial growth factor gene polymorphisms and systemic sclerosis: results from a multicenter EUSTAR study of European Caucasian patients Y Allanore, D Borderie, P Airo, S Guiducci, L Czirják, E L Nasonov, G Riemekasten, P Caramaschi, M Majdan, D Krasowska, E Friedl, H Lemarechal, L P Ananieva, T Nievskaya, O G Ekindjian, M Matucci-Cerinic, and A Kahan Ann Rheum Dis 2007; 66: 257-259. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 1 June 2006. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.054346
	Effects of oral glucosamine sulphate on serum glucose and insulin during an oral glucose tolerance test of subjects with osteoarthritis B A Biggee, C M Blinn, M Nuite, J E Silbert, and T E McAlindon Ann Rheum Dis 2007; 66: 260-262. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 3 July 2006. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.058222
	Increased incidence of and impaired prognosis after acute myocardial infarction among patients with seropositive rheumatoid arthritis Anna Södergren, Birgitta Stegmayr, Vivan Lundberg, Marie-Louise Öhman, and Solveig Wållberg-Jonsson Ann Rheum Dis 2007; 66: 263-266. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 19 July 2006. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.052456
	Rheumatoid factor seropositivity is inversely associated with oral contraceptive use in women without rheumatoid arthritis Shailaja S Bhatia, Darcy S Majka, John M Kittelson, Lezlie A Parrish, Elizabeth D Ferucci, Kevin D Deane, William P Arend, Marian Rewers, V Michael Holers, and Jill M Norris Ann Rheum Dis 2007; 66: 267-269. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 25 July 2006. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.060004

Letters

	Infliximab in refractory psoriatic arthritis with severe psoriasis: a 2-year experience Paraskevi V Voulgari, Aliki I Venetsanopoulou, Efstratios K Epagelis, Yannis Alamanos, Ioanna Takalou, and Alexandros A Drosos Ann Rheum Dis 2007; 66: 270-271. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 26 October 2006. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.058735
	Prevalence and risk factors of discordance in diagnosis of osteoporosis using spine and hip bone densitometry Abdellah El Maghraoui, Davy A Mouinga Abayi, Imad Ghozlani, Aziza Mounach, Abderrazak Nouijai, Mirieme Ghazi, Lahsen Achemlal, and Ahmed Bezza Ann Rheum Dis 2007; 66: 271-272. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.062372 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Investigation of association of the DLG5 gene with psoriatic arthritis Pauline Ho, Jane Worthington, Ian N Bruce, and Anne Barton Ann Rheum Dis 2007; 66: 273-274. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.064642 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	MHC2TA is associated with rheumatoid arthritis in Japanese patients Noriko Iikuni, Katsunori Ikari, Shigeki Momohara, Taisuke Tomatsu, Masako Hara, Hisashi Yamanaka, Hiroshi Okamoto, and Naoyuki Kamatani Ann Rheum Dis 2007; 66: 274-275. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 7 November 2006. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.063347
	QuantiFERON TB Gold Test: the new standard for screening of latent tuberculosis in patients with rheumatoid arthritis? Petros Efthimiou and Sunita Sood Ann Rheum Dis 2007; 66: 276. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 24 November 2006. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.061184
	Dual mycobacterial infection in the setting of leflunomide treatment for rheumatoid arthritis S Agrawal and A Sharma Ann Rheum Dis 2007; 66: 277. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.056283 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Demographics and environmental factors in a Wegener’s granulomatosis cluster J H M Lee, T Attygalle, K Gaffney, and D G I Scott Ann Rheum Dis 2007; 66: 278-279. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.056226 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	MATN3 (matrilin-3) sequence variation (pT303M) is a risk factor for osteoarthritis of the CMC1 joint of the hand, but not for knee osteoarthritis O Pullig, A Tagariello, A Schweizer, B Swoboda, P Schaller, and A Winterpacht Ann Rheum Dis 2007; 66: 279-280. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.058263 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

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