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Editorials

	What does the clinician need to improve patient care in systemic sclerosis? Madelon C Vonk, Frank H J van den Hoogen, Piet L C M van Riel, and Gabriele Valentini Ann Rheum Dis 2007; 66: 1129-1131. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.073957 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Reviews

	What effects might anti-TNF treatment be expected to have on cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in rheumatoid arthritis? A review of the role of TNF in cardiovascular pathophysiology W G Dixon and D P M Symmons Ann Rheum Dis 2007; 66: 1132-1136. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 24 January 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.063867
	Vitamin D and autoimmunity: new aetiological and therapeutic considerations Yoav Arnson, Howard Amital, and Yehuda Shoenfeld Ann Rheum Dis 2007; 66: 1137-1142. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 8 June 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.069831

Extended reports

	Reduction of arthritis following intra-articular administration of an adeno-associated virus serotype 5 expressing a disease-inducible TNF-blocking agent J Adriaansen, M Khoury, C J de Cortie, F J Fallaux, P Bigey, D Scherman, D J Gould, Y Chernajovsky, F Apparailly, C Jorgensen, M J B M Vervoordeldonk, and P P Tak Ann Rheum Dis 2007; 66: 1143-1150. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 15 March 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.064519
	Imbalance in distribution of functional autologous regulatory T cells in rheumatoid arthritis Frank Behrens, Andrea Himsel, Stefan Rehart, Joanna Stanczyk, Björn Beutel, Stefanie Y Zimmermann, Ulrike Koehl, Burkhard Möller, Steffen Gay, Joachim P Kaltwasser, Josef M Pfeilschifter, and Heinfried H Radeke Ann Rheum Dis 2007; 66: 1151-1156. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 28 March 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.068320
	Research in hand osteoarthritis: time for reappraisal and demand for new strategies. An opinion paper Margreet Kloppenburg, Tanja Stamm, Iain Watt, Franz Kainberger, Tim E Cawston, Fraser N Birrell, Ingemar F Petersson, Tore Saxne, Tore K Kvien, Barbara Slatkowsky-Christensen, Maxime Dougados, Laure Gossec, Ferdinand C Breedveld, and Josef S Smolen Ann Rheum Dis 2007; 66: 1157-1161. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 14 March 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.070813
	Study of active controlled monotherapy used for rheumatoid arthritis, an IL-6 inhibitor (SAMURAI): evidence of clinical and radiographic benefit from an x ray reader-blinded randomised controlled trial of tocilizumab Norihiro Nishimoto, Jun Hashimoto, Nobuyuki Miyasaka, Kazuhiko Yamamoto, Shinichi Kawai, Tsutomu Takeuchi, Norikazu Murata, Désirée van der Heijde, and Tadamitsu Kishimoto Ann Rheum Dis 2007; 66: 1162-1167. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 7 May 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.068064
	Effect of hydroxychloroquine on the survival of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: data from LUMINA, a multiethnic US cohort (LUMINA L) Graciela S Alarcón, Gerald McGwin, Ana M Bertoli, Barri J Fessler, Jaime Calvo-Alén, Holly M Bastian, Luis M Vilá, John D Reveille for the LUMINA Study Group Ann Rheum Dis 2007; 66: 1168-1172. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 27 March 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.068676
	Development of additional autoimmune diseases in a multiethnic cohort of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus with reference to damage and mortality S A Chambers, S C Charman, A Rahman, and D A Isenberg Ann Rheum Dis 2007; 66: 1173-1177. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 9 January 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.062984
	Efficacy and safety of epicutaneous ketoprofen in Transfersome (IDEA-033) versus oral celecoxib and placebo in osteoarthritis of the knee: multicentre randomised controlled trial Matthias Rother, Bernard J Lavins, Werner Kneer, Klaus Lehnhardt, Egbert J Seidel, and Stefan Mazgareanu Ann Rheum Dis 2007; 66: 1178-1183. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 15 March 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.065128
	Do rheumatoid arthritis patients in clinical practice benefit from switching from infliximab to a second tumor necrosis factor alpha inhibitor? Elisabeth Hjardem, Mikkel Østergaard, Jan Pødenphant, Ulrik Tarp, Lis Smedegaard Andersen, Jette Bing, Elisabeth Peen, Hanne Merete Lindegaard, Vibeke Stevenius Ringsdal, Anne Rødgaard, Jens Skøt, Annette Hansen, Hans Henrik Mogensen, Janne Unkerskov, and Merete Lund Hetland Ann Rheum Dis 2007; 66: 1184-1189. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 27 March 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.054742
	Does knee pain in the community behave like a regional pain syndrome? Prospective cohort study of incidence and persistence K T Palmer, I Reading, M Calnan, C Linaker, and D Coggon Ann Rheum Dis 2007; 66: 1190-1194. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 17 November 2006. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.061481
	Pain and psychological health status over a 10-year period in patients with recent onset rheumatoid arthritis Sigrid Ødegård, Arnstein Finset, Petter Mowinckel, Tore K. Kvien, and Till Uhlig Ann Rheum Dis 2007; 66: 1195-1201. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 28 March 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.064287
	Radical oxygen species production induced by advanced oxidation protein products predicts clinical evolution and response to treatment in systemic sclerosis A Servettaz, P Guilpain, C Goulvestre, C Chéreau, C Hercend, C Nicco, L Guillevin, B Weill, L Mouthon, and F Batteux Ann Rheum Dis 2007; 66: 1202-1209. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 15 March 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.067504
	Polymorphism of immunoglobulin enhancer element HS1,2A: allele *2 associates with systemic sclerosis. Comparison with HLA-DR and DQ allele frequency D Frezza, V Giambra, B Tolusso, M De Santis, S Bosello, S Vettori, G Triolo, G Valentini, and G Ferraccioli Ann Rheum Dis 2007; 66: 1210-1215. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 28 March 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.066597
	Introduction of a novel magnetic resonance imaging tenosynovitis score for rheumatoid arthritis: reliability in a multireader longitudinal study Espen A Haavardsholm, Mikkel Østergaard, Bo J Ejbjerg, Nils P Kvan, and Tore K Kvien Ann Rheum Dis 2007; 66: 1216-1220. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 28 March 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.068361
	Disease Activity Score 28 (DAS28) using C-reactive protein underestimates disease activity and overestimates EULAR response criteria compared with DAS28 using erythrocyte sedimentation rate in a large observational cohort of rheumatoid arthritis patients in Japan Toshihiro Matsui, Yoshiaki Kuga, Atsushi Kaneko, Jinju Nishino, Yoshito Eto, Noriyuki Chiba, Masayuki Yasuda, Koichiro Saisho, Kota Shimada, and Shigeto Tohma Ann Rheum Dis 2007; 66: 1221-1226. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 16 March 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.063834
	Patient preferences for treatment: report from a randomised comparison of treatment strategies in early rheumatoid arthritis (BeSt trial) Yvonne P M Goekoop-Ruiterman, Jeska K de Vries-Bouwstra, Cornelia F Allaart, Pit J S M Kerstens, Bernard A M Grillet, Mike H de Jager, K Huub Han, Irene Speyer, Peter A H M van der Lubbe, Patrick E H Seys, Ferdinand C Breedveld, and Ben A C Dijkmans Ann Rheum Dis 2007; 66: 1227-1232. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 3 April 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.068296
	Double-blinded infliximab dose escalation in patients with rheumatoid arthritis Mahboob U Rahman, Ingrid Strusberg, Piet Geusens, Alberto Berman, David Yocum, Daniel Baker, Carrie Wagner, John Han, and Rene Westhovens Ann Rheum Dis 2007; 66: 1233-1238. [Abstract] [Full text] [web only appendices] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 28 March 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.065995
	A pilot study of a Mediterranean-type diet intervention in female patients with rheumatoid arthritis living in areas of social deprivation in Glasgow G McKellar, E Morrison, A McEntegart, R Hampson, A Tierney, G Mackle, J Scoular, J A Scott, and H A Capell Ann Rheum Dis 2007; 66: 1239-1243. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 5 July 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.065151
	Body composition and knee cartilage properties in healthy, community-based adults Yuanyuan Wang, Anita E Wluka, Dallas R English, Andrew J Teichtahl, Graham G Giles, Richard O’Sullivan, and Flavia M Cicuttini Ann Rheum Dis 2007; 66: 1244-1248. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 29 January 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.064352

Concise reports

	Contribution of anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide antibody and rheumatoid factor to the diagnosis of arthropathy in haemochromatosis E Aigner, I Schmid, C H Österreicher, J Zwerina, G Schett, M Strasser, F Niksic, F Hohla, T Ramsauer, U Dorn, W Patsch, and C Datz Ann Rheum Dis 2007; 66: 1249-1251. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 24 April 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.071621
	Decreased clinical response to infliximab in ankylosing spondylitis is correlated with anti-infliximab formation Mirjam K de Vries, Gerrit Jan Wolbink, Steven O Stapel, Henk de Vrieze, J Christiaan van Denderen, Ben A C Dijkmans, Lucien A Aarden, and Irene E van der Horst-Bruinsma Ann Rheum Dis 2007; 66: 1252-1254. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 1 May 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.072397
	Optic neuritis occurring with anti-tumour necrosis factor therapy Ismail Simsek, Hakan Erdem, Salih Pay, Gungor Sobaci, and Ayhan Dinc Ann Rheum Dis 2007; 66: 1255-1258. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 24 April 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.066787
	B cell depletion therapy in systemic lupus erythematosus: long-term follow-up and predictors of response Kristine P Ng, Geraldine Cambridge, Maria J Leandro, Jonathan C W Edwards, Michael Ehrenstein, and David A Isenberg Ann Rheum Dis 2007; 66: 1259-1262. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 5 April 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.067124

Letters

	Protective effect of A at position –168 in the type III promoter of the MHCIITA gene in systemic lupus erythematosus Hiroshi Okamoto, Hirotaka Kaneko, Chihiro Terai, and Naoyuki Kamatani Ann Rheum Dis 2007; 66: 1263-1264. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.066142 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Crico-thyroid perichondritis leading to sore throat in patients with active adult-onset Still’s disease Der-Yuan Chen, Howard Haw-Chang Lan, Tsu-Yi Hsieh, Hsin-Hua Chen, and Joung-Liang Lan Ann Rheum Dis 2007; 66: 1264-1266. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.065342 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	The low-penetrance R92Q mutation of the tumour necrosis factor superfamily 1A gene is neither a major risk factor for Wegener’s granulomatosis nor multiple sclerosis Dieter E Jenne, Peer M Aries, Simon Einwächter, Amer D Akkad, Stefan Wieczorek, Peter Lamprecht, and Wolfgang L Gross Ann Rheum Dis 2007; 66: 1266-1267. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.065987 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Serum serotonin levels are not useful in diagnosing fibromyalgia Gabriel Jaschko, Urs Hepp, Magdalena Berkhoff, Margrit Schmet, Beat A Michel, Steffen Gay, and Haiko Sprott Ann Rheum Dis 2007; 66: 1267-1268. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.058842 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

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