Editorials:

Tumour necrosis factor blockers and structural remodelling in ankylosing spondylitis: what is reality and what is fiction?

Georg Schett, Robert Landewé, and Désirée van der Heijde

Ann Rheum Dis 2007; 66: 709-711. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.071159

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Extended reports:

Proteomic analysis of secreted proteins in early rheumatoid arthritis: anti-citrulline autoreactivity is associated with up regulation of proinflammatory cytokines

Wolfgang Hueber, Beren H Tomooka, Xiaoyan Zhao, Brian A Kidd, Jan W Drijfhout, James F Fries, Walther J van Venrooij, Allan L Metzger, Mark C Genovese, and William H Robinson

Ann Rheum Dis 2007; 66: 712-719.
Published Online First: 10 August 2006. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.054924

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Ectopic lymphoid neogenesis in psoriatic arthritis

Juan D Cañete, Begoña Santiago, Tineke Cantaert, Raimon Sanmartí, Antonio Palacin, Raquel Celis, Eduard Graell, Beatriz Gil-Torregrosa, Dominique Baeten, and José L Pablos

Ann Rheum Dis 2007; 66: 720-726.
Published Online First: 12 January 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.062042

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Utility and direct costs: ankylosing spondylitis compared with rheumatoid arthritis

S M M Verstappen, J W G Jacobs, D M van der Heijde, Sj van der Linden, C M Verhoef, J W J Bijlsma, and A Boonen

Ann Rheum Dis 2007; 66: 727-731.
Published Online First: 15 December 2006. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.061283

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Adalimumab alone and in combination with disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis in clinical practice: the Research in Active Rheumatoid Arthritis (ReAct) trial

Gerd R Burmester, Xavier Mariette, Carlomaurizio Montecucco, Indalecio Monteagudo-Sáez, Michel Malaise, Athanasios G Tzioufas, Johannes W J Bijlsma, Kristina Unnebrink, Sonja Kary, Hartmut Kupper on behalf of the Research in Active Rheumatoid Arthritis Trial study group

Ann Rheum Dis 2007; 66: 732-739.
Published Online First: 28 February 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.066761

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Catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome during pregnancy and puerperium: maternal and fetal characteristics of 15 cases

José A Gómez-Puerta, Ricard Cervera, Gerard Espinosa, Ronald A Asherson, Mario García-Carrasco, Izaias P da Costa, Danieli C O Andrade, Eduardo F Borba, Alexander Makatsaria, Silvia Bucciarelli, Manuel Ramos-Casals, Josep Font for the Catastrophic Antiphospholipid Syndrome Registry Project Group/European Forum on Antiphospholipid Antibodies

Ann Rheum Dis 2007; 66: 740-746.
Published Online First: 12 January 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.061671

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Superiority of the Lyon schuss view over the standing anteroposterior view for detecting joint space narrowing, especially in the lateral tibiofemoral compartment, in early knee osteoarthritis

F Merle-Vincent, E Vignon, K Brandt, M Piperno, F Coury-Lucas, T Conrozier, P Mathieu, and M P Hellio Le Graverand

Ann Rheum Dis 2007; 66: 747-753.
Published Online First: 16 January 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.056481

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Clinical risk assessment of organ manifestations in systemic sclerosis: a report from the EULAR Scleroderma Trials And Research group database

U A Walker, A Tyndall, L Czirják, C Denton, D Farge-Bancel, O Kowal-Bielecka, U Müller-Ladner, C Bocelli-Tyndall, M Matucci-Cerinic EUSTAR Co-authors

Ann Rheum Dis 2007; 66: 754-763.
Published Online First: 18 January 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.062901

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Cardiovascular outcomes in high risk patients with osteoarthritis treated with ibuprofen, naproxen or lumiracoxib

M E Farkouh, J D Greenberg, R V Jeger, K Ramanathan, F W A Verheugt, J H Chesebro, H Kirshner, J S Hochman, C L Lay, S Ruland, B Mellein, P T Matchaba, V Fuster, and S B Abramson

Ann Rheum Dis 2007; 66: 764-770.
Published Online First: 5 April 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.066001

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How do the EQ-5D, SF-6D and the well-being rating scale compare in patients with ankylosing spondylitis?

Annelies Boonen, Désirée van der Heijde, Robert Landewé, Astrid van Tubergen, Herman Mielants, Maxime Dougados, and Sjef van der Linden

Ann Rheum Dis 2007; 66: 771-777.
Published Online First: 9 January 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.060384

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Efficacy of infliximab on MRI-determined bone oedema in psoriatic arthritis

Helena Marzo-Ortega, Dennis McGonagle, Laura A Rhodes, Ai Lyn Tan, Philip G Conaghan, Philip O’Connor, Steven F Tanner, Alexander Fraser, Douglas Veale, and Paul Emery

Ann Rheum Dis 2007; 66: 778-781.
Published Online First: 21 December 2006. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.063818

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Inhibition of interleukin 1-induced matrix metalloproteinase 13 expression in human chondrocytes by interferon

R Ahmad, H Y Qureshi, M El Mabrouk, J Sylvester, M Ahmad, and M Zafarullah

Ann Rheum Dis 2007; 66: 782-789.
Published Online First: 19 December 2006. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.060269

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Decreased B cell activating factor receptor expression on peripheral lymphocytes associated with increased disease activity in primary Sjögren’s syndrome and systemic lupus erythematosus

Jérémie Sellam, Corinne Miceli-Richard, Jacques-Eric Gottenberg, Marc Ittah, Frédéric Lavie, Christine Lacabaratz, Nicolas Gestermann, Alexis Proust, Olivier Lambotte, and Xavier Mariette

Ann Rheum Dis 2007; 66: 790-797.
Published Online First: 21 December 2006. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.065656

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Induction of remission in active anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis with mycophenolate mofetil in patients who cannot be treated with cyclophosphamide

Patricia M Stassen, Jan Willem Cohen Tervaert, and Coen A Stegeman

Ann Rheum Dis 2007; 66: 798-802.
Published Online First: 19 December 2006. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.060301

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FCRL3 promoter 169 CC homozygosity is associated with susceptibility to rheumatoid arthritis in Dutch Caucasians

Mohamed M Thabet, J Wesoly, P E Slagboom, R E M Toes, and T W J Huizinga

Ann Rheum Dis 2007; 66: 803-806.
Published Online First: 19 December 2006. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.064949

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HLA-Cw6 and HLA-DRB1*07 together are associated with less severe joint disease in psoriatic arthritis

Pauline Y P C Ho, Anne Barton, Jane Worthington, Wendy Thomson, Alan J Silman, and Ian N Bruce

Ann Rheum Dis 2007; 66: 807-811.
Published Online First: 12 January 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.064972

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Concise reports:

Reversal of Sjögren’s-like syndrome in non-obese diabetic mice

Simon D Tran, Shohta Kodama, Beatrijs M Lodde, Ildiko Szalayova, Sharon Key, Saeed Khalili, Denise L Faustman, and Éva Mezey

Ann Rheum Dis 2007; 66: 812-814.
Published Online First: 19 December 2006. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.064030

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Antimalarials may influence the risk of malignancy in systemic lupus erythematosus

G Ruiz-Irastorza, A Ugarte, M V Egurbide, M Garmendia, J I Pijoan, A Martinez-Berriotxoa, and C Aguirre

Ann Rheum Dis 2007; 66: 815-817.
Published Online First: 4 January 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.067777

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Changes in macrophage function after rituximab treatment in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

E Toubi, A Kessel, G Slobodin, N Boulman, E Pavlotzky, D Zisman, M Rozenbaum, and I Rosner

Ann Rheum Dis 2007; 66: 818-820.
Published Online First: 5 December 2006. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.062505

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Very low blood hydroxychloroquine concentration as an objective marker of poor adherence to treatment of systemic lupus erythematosus

Nathalie Costedoat-Chalumeau, Zahir Amoura, Jean-Sébastien Hulot, Guy Aymard, Gaëlle Leroux, Donata Marra, Philippe Lechat, and Jean-Charles Piette

Ann Rheum Dis 2007; 66: 821-824.
Published Online First: 26 February 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.067835

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Ultrasonographic measurement of the median nerve in patients with rheumatoid arthritis without symptoms or signs of carpal tunnel syndrome

Hilde Berner Hammer, Espen A Haavardsholm, and Tore Kristian Kvien

Ann Rheum Dis 2007; 66: 825-827.
Published Online First: 14 December 2006. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.055988

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IRF5 rs2004640-T allele, the new genetic factor for systemic lupus erythematosus, is not associated with rheumatoid arthritis

Sophie Garnier, Philippe Dieudé, Laetitia Michou, Sandra Barbet, Alice Tan, Sandra Lasbleiz, Thomas Bardin, Bernard Prum, François Cornélis for ECRAF

Ann Rheum Dis 2007; 66: 828-831.
Published Online First: 7 December 2006. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.061390

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Autoinflammatory gene mutations in Behçet’s disease

I Koné-Paut, E Sanchez, A Le Quellec, R Manna, and I Touitou

Ann Rheum Dis 2007; 66: 832-834.
Published Online First: 9 January 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.068841

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Letters:

Rheumatoid arthritis in Dubai—delayed diagnosis and low usage of disease modifying antirheumatic drugs

Humeira Badsha, K Ooi Kong, and P P Tak

Ann Rheum Dis 2007; 66: 835. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.068171

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Cardiotoxicity of imatinib mesylate: an extremely rare phenomenon or a major side effect?

Jörg H W Distler and Oliver Distler

Ann Rheum Dis 2007; 66: 836. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.067710

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Audit on the uptake of influenza and pneumococcal vaccination in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

John Pradeep, Richard Watts, and Gavin Clunie

Ann Rheum Dis 2007; 66: 837-838. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.060285

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N-terminal prohormone brain natriuretic peptide: a biomarker for detecting cardiovascular risks in patients with rheumatoid arthritis or osteoarthritis?

Thomas Häupl, Gerd R Burmester, Evangelos Giannitsis, Thorsten Rohrlach, Eberhard Spanuth, Hans Parsch, and Kay Brune

Ann Rheum Dis 2007; 66: 838-839. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.066522

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Use of infliximab in juvenile onset rheumatological disease-associated refractory uveitis: efficacy in joint and ocular disease

Srilakshmi M Sharma, Athimalaipet V Ramanan, Philip Riley, and Andrew D Dick

Ann Rheum Dis 2007; 66: 840-841.
Published Online First: 14 December 2006. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.065441

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Anakinra treatment in patients with adult-onset Still’s disease is fast, effective, safe and steroid sparing: experience from an uncontrolled trial

George D Kalliolias, Panagiotis E Georgiou, Ioannis A Antonopoulos, Andrew P Andonopoulos, and Stamatis-Nick C Liossis

Ann Rheum Dis 2007; 66: 842-843. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.066381

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Cryopyrin-associated autoinflammatory syndrome: a new mutation

Andrew Zeft and John F Bohnsack

Ann Rheum Dis 2007; 66: 843-844. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.064899

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DNA microarray analysis of labial salivary glands of patients with Sjögren’s syndrome

Ei Wakamatsu, Yumi Nakamura, Isao Matsumoto, Daisuke Goto, Satoshi Ito, Akito Tsutsumi, and Takayuki Sumida

Ann Rheum Dis 2007; 66: 844-845. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.063370

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Intrathecal immunoglobulin production in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus with neuropsychiatric manifestations

Mo Yin Mok, Eric Y T Chan, Woon Sing Wong, and Chak Sing Lau

Ann Rheum Dis 2007; 66: 846-847. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.061069

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Corrections:

CORRECTION

Ann Rheum Dis 2007; 66: 847. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.058776.corr1

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