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

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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.
Published Online First: 25 May 2006. doi:10.1136/ard.2005.051078

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EULAR news:

European Training Curriculum for Rheumatology

Ann Rheum Dis 2007; 66: 319.

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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.
Published Online First: 7 December 2006. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.061176

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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.
Published Online First: 1 November 2006. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.060608

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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.
Published Online First: 19 September 2006. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.057265

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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.
Published Online First: 17 August 2006. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.053553

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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.
Published Online First: 6 October 2006. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.058917

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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.
Published Online First: 29 September 2006. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.059428

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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.
Published Online First: 6 October 2006. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.052522

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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.
Published Online First: 26 October 2006. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.057471

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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.
Published Online First: 26 October 2006. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.057067

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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.
Published Online First: 26 October 2006. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.059550

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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.
Published Online First: 1 September 2006. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.057919

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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.
Published Online First: 25 August 2006. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.057497

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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.
Published Online First: 13 July 2006. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.053470

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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.
Published Online First: 17 August 2006. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.056457

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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.
Published Online First: 17 October 2006. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.062091

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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.
Published Online First: 1 September 2006. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.055657

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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.
Published Online First: 22 August 2006. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.055905

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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.
Published Online First: 25 August 2006. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.057570

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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.
Published Online First: 22 August 2006. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.054205

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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.
Published Online First: 19 September 2006. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.055103

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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.
Published Online First: 28 July 2006. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.055285

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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.
Published Online First: 3 August 2006. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.055012

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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.
Published Online First: 10 August 2006. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.054098

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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.
Published Online First: 19 December 2006. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.060541

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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

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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

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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

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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

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