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Editorials

	What healthcare services do people with musculoskeletal conditions need? The role of rheumatology Anthony D Woolf Ann Rheum Dis 2007; 66: 281-282. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.069443 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Reviews

	Development of comprehensive disease assessment in systemic vasculitis Oliver Flossmann, Paul Bacon, Kirsten de Groot, David Jayne, Niels Rasmussen, Philip Seo, Kerstin Westman, and Raashid Luqmani Ann Rheum Dis 2007; 66: 283-292. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 25 May 2006. doi:10.1136/ard.2005.051078

EULAR news

	European Training Curriculum for Rheumatology Ann Rheum Dis 2007; 66: 319. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Extended reports

	Healthcare services for those with musculoskeletal conditions: a rheumatology service. Recommendations of the European Union of Medical Specialists Section of Rheumatology/European Board of Rheumatology 2006 Anthony D Woolf The European Union of Medical Specialists Section of Rheumatology/European Board of Rheumatology Ann Rheum Dis 2007; 66: 293-301. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 7 December 2006. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.061176
	High IgA rheumatoid factor levels are associated with poor clinical response to tumour necrosis factor inhibitors in rheumatoid arthritis Francesca Bobbio-Pallavicini, Roberto Caporali, Claudia Alpini, Stefano Avalle, Oscar M Epis, Catherine Klersy, and Carlomaurizio Montecucco Ann Rheum Dis 2007; 66: 302-307. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 1 November 2006. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.060608
	Risk and predictors of infection leading to hospitalisation in a large primary-care-derived cohort of patients with inflammatory polyarthritis Jarrod Franklin, Mark Lunt, Diane Bunn, Deborah Symmons, and Alan Silman Ann Rheum Dis 2007; 66: 308-312. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 19 September 2006. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.057265
	Do psychological factors predict outcome in both low-back pain and shoulder pain? Daniëlle A W M van der Windt, Ton Kuijpers, Petra Jellema, Geert J M G van der Heijden, and Lex M Bouter Ann Rheum Dis 2007; 66: 313-319. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 17 August 2006. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.053553
	A functional M196R polymorphism of tumour necrosis factor receptor type 2 is associated with systemic lupus erythematosus: a case–control study and a meta-analysis Takahiko Horiuchi, Chikako Kiyohara, Hiroshi Tsukamoto, Takuya Sawabe, Isao Furugo, Seiji Yoshizawa, Akira Ueda, Yoshifumi Tada, Tadashi Nakamura, Yasutaka Kimoto, Hiroki Mitoma, Shinichi Harashima, Shigeru Yoshizawa, Terufumi Shimoda, Seiich Okamura, Kohei Nagasawa, and Mine Harada Ann Rheum Dis 2007; 66: 320-324. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 6 October 2006. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.058917
	Role of the MHC2TA gene in autoimmune diseases Alfonso Martínez, Marta Sánchez-Lopez, Jezabel Varadé, Ana Mas, M Carmen Martín, Virginia de las Heras, Rafael Arroyo, Juan Luis Mendoza, Manuel Díaz-Rubio, Benjamín Fernández-Gutiérrez, Emilio G de la Concha, and Elena Urcelay Ann Rheum Dis 2007; 66: 325-329. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 29 September 2006. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.059428
	Lumbar disc degeneration: association between osteophytes, end-plate sclerosis and disc space narrowing Stephen R Pye, David M Reid, Mark Lunt, Judith E Adams, Alan J Silman, and Terence W O’Neill Ann Rheum Dis 2007; 66: 330-333. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 6 October 2006. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.052522
	Toll-like receptor 4 induced FcR expression potentiates early onset of joint inflammation and cartilage destruction during immune complex arthritis: Toll-like receptor 4 largely regulates FcR expression by interleukin 10 P L E M van Lent, A B Blom, L Grevers, A Sloetjes, and W B van den Berg Ann Rheum Dis 2007; 66: 334-340. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 26 October 2006. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.057471
	Stable occurrence of knee and hip total joint replacement in Central Finland between 1986 and 2003: an indication of improved long-term outcomes of rheumatoid arthritis Tuulikki Sokka, Hannu Kautiainen, and Pekka Hannonen Ann Rheum Dis 2007; 66: 341-344. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 26 October 2006. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.057067
	Oestrogens inhibit interleukin 1ß-mediated nitric oxide synthase expression in articular chondrocytes through nuclear factor-B impairment Pascal Richette, Marie-France Dumontier, Khadija Tahiri, Magdalena Widerak, Antoine Torre, Mourad Benallaloua, François Rannou, Marie-Therese Corvol, and Jean-François Savouret Ann Rheum Dis 2007; 66: 345-350. [Abstract] [Full text] [erratum] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 26 October 2006. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.059550
	Tolerance and efficacy of rituximab and changes in serum B cell biomarkers in patients with systemic complications of primary Sjögren’s syndrome Raphaèle Seror, Christelle Sordet, Loic Guillevin, Eric Hachulla, Charles Masson, Marc Ittah, Sophie Candon, Véronique Le Guern, Achille Aouba, Jean Sibilia, Jacques-Eric Gottenberg, and Xavier Mariette Ann Rheum Dis 2007; 66: 351-357. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 1 September 2006. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.057919
	Radiological damage in patients with rheumatoid arthritis on sustained remission G Cohen, L Gossec, M Dougados, A Cantagrel, P Goupille, JP Daures, N Rincheval, and B Combe Ann Rheum Dis 2007; 66: 358-363. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 25 August 2006. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.057497
	Prediction models for rheumatoid arthritis during diagnostic investigation: evaluation of combinations of rheumatoid factor, anti-citrullinated protein/peptide antibodies and the human leucocyte antigen-shared epitope Bert Vander Cruyssen, Ilse E A Hoffman, Isabelle Peene, Ann Union, Herman Mielants, Lydie Meheus, and Filip De Keyser Ann Rheum Dis 2007; 66: 364-369. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 13 July 2006. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.053470
	Predictors for radiological damage in psoriatic arthritis: results from a single centre Simon J Bond, Vernon T Farewell, Catherine T Schentag, and Dafna D Gladman Ann Rheum Dis 2007; 66: 370-376. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 17 August 2006. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.056457
	EULAR evidence based recommendations for the management of hand osteoarthritis: Report of a Task Force of the EULAR Standing Committee for International Clinical Studies Including Therapeutics (ESCISIT) W Zhang, M Doherty, B F Leeb, L Alekseeva, N K Arden, J W Bijlsma, F Dinçer, K Dziedzic, H J Häuselmann, G Herrero-Beaumont, P Kaklamanis, S Lohmander, E Maheu, E Martín-Mola, K Pavelka, L Punzi, S Reiter, J Sautner, J Smolen, G Verbruggen, and I Zimmermann-Górska Ann Rheum Dis 2007; 66: 377-388. [Abstract] [Full text] [web only appendix] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 17 October 2006. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.062091
	Increasing age at symptom onset is associated with worse radiological damage at presentation in patients with early inflammatory polyarthritis Marwan Bukhari, Mark Lunt, Anne Barton, Dianne Bunn, Alan Silman, and Deborah Symmons Ann Rheum Dis 2007; 66: 389-393. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 1 September 2006. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.055657
	Risk factors for early radiographic changes of tibiofemoral osteoarthritis Steven A Mazzuca, Kenneth D Brandt, Barry P Katz, Yan Ding, Kathleen A Lane, and Kenneth A Buckwalter Ann Rheum Dis 2007; 66: 394-399. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 22 August 2006. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.055905
	Predicting the onset of knee pain: results from a 2-year prospective study of new workers Gareth T Jones, Elaine F Harkness, Elizabeth S Nahit, John McBeth, Alan J Silman, and Gary J Macfarlane Ann Rheum Dis 2007; 66: 400-406. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 25 August 2006. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.057570

Concise reports

	Comparison of Disease Activity Score (DAS)28- erythrocyte sedimentation rate and DAS28- C-reactive protein threshold values Eisuke Inoue, Hisashi Yamanaka, Masako Hara, Taisuke Tomatsu, and Naoyuki Kamatani Ann Rheum Dis 2007; 66: 407-409. [Abstract] [Full text] [web only figure] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 22 August 2006. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.054205
	Autoimmune thyroid disease is associated with a diagnosis of secondary Sjögren’s syndrome in familial systemic lupus R Hal Scofield, Gail R Bruner, John B Harley, and Bahram Namjou Ann Rheum Dis 2007; 66: 410-413. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 19 September 2006. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.055103
	The inflammatory reflex and risk for rheumatoid arthritis: a case–control study of human vagotomy Cecilia Carlens, Lena Brandt, Lars Klareskog, Jon Lampa, and Johan Askling Ann Rheum Dis 2007; 66: 414-416. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 28 July 2006. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.055285
	The rate of NSAID-induced endoscopic ulcers increases linearly but not exponentially with age: a pooled analysis of 12 randomised trials Maarten Boers, Marco J D Tangelder, Hein van Ingen, John G Fort, and Jay L Goldstein Ann Rheum Dis 2007; 66: 417-418. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 3 August 2006. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.055012
	No efficacy of subcutaneous methotrexate in active ankylosing spondylitis: a 16-week open-label trial H Haibel, H C Brandt, I H Song, A Brandt, J Listing, M Rudwaleit, and J Sieper Ann Rheum Dis 2007; 66: 419-421. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 10 August 2006. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.054098

Letters

	Cardiac death in a patient with adult-onset Still’s disease treated with the interleukin 1 receptor inhibitor anakinra Pedro J Ruiz, Eliezer Masliah, Taylor A Doherty, Ai Quach, and Gary S Firestein Ann Rheum Dis 2007; 66: 422-423. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 19 December 2006. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.060541
	A triple altered collagen II peptide with consecutive substitutions of TCR contacting residues inhibits collagen-induced arthritis Zhong-Qiang Yao, Ru Li, and Zhan-Guo Li Ann Rheum Dis 2007; 66: 423-424. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.057927 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Association of poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase 1 and a novel candidate locus, LOC127086, with systemic lupus erythematosus Henk A Martens, Ilja M Nolte, Gerrit van der Steege, Martijn Schipper, Cees G M Kallenberg, Gerard J te Meerman, and Marc Bijl Ann Rheum Dis 2007; 66: 424-426. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.065102 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Influence of weight, body mass index and lifestyle factors on radiographic features of lumbar disc degeneration Stephen R Pye, David M Reid, Judith E Adams, Alan J Silman, and Terence W O’Neill Ann Rheum Dis 2007; 66: 426-427. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.057166 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Analysis of response to infliximab in ankylosing spondylitis according to the axial and/or peripheral involvement: autoantibodies and drop outs are more frequent in the peripheral subset Marco Maria Lizzio, Giusy Peluso, Angelo Zoli, Elisa Gremese, Barbara Tolusso, and GianFranco Ferraccioli Ann Rheum Dis 2007; 66: 427-428. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.065052 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

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