Editorials:

The biomechanical link between skin and joint disease in psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis: what every dermatologist needs to know

Dennis McGonagle, Ai Lyn Tan, and Michael Benjamin

Ann Rheum Dis 2008; 67: 1-4. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.080952

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Special article:

The history of osteoarthritis-osteoarthrosis

J Dequeker and F P Luyten

Ann Rheum Dis 2008; 67: 5-10. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.079764

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Extended reports:

Type I interferons are involved in the development of ultraviolet B-induced inflammatory skin lesions in systemic lupus erythaematosus patients

E Reefman, H Kuiper, P C Limburg, C G M Kallenberg, and M Bijl

Ann Rheum Dis 2008; 67: 11-18.
Published Online First: 14 May 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.070359

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Knee osteoarthritis. Efficacy of a new method of contrast-enhanced musculoskeletal ultrasonography in detection of synovitis in patients with knee osteoarthritis in comparison with magnetic resonance imaging

I H Song, G R Burmester, M Backhaus, C E Althoff, K G Hermann, A K Scheel, C Werner, T Knetsch, and M Schoenharting

Ann Rheum Dis 2008; 67: 19-25.
Published Online First: 14 May 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.067462

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Lower limb enthesopathy in patients with psoriasis without clinical signs of arthropathy: a hospital-based case–control study

P Gisondi, I Tinazzi, G El-Dalati, M Gallo, D Biasi, L M Barbara, and G Girolomoni

Ann Rheum Dis 2008; 67: 26-30.
Published Online First: 24 August 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.075101

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Evaluation of cardiac abnormalities by Doppler echocardiography in a large nationwide multicentric cohort of patients with systemic sclerosis

P de Groote, V Gressin, E Hachulla, P Carpentier, L Guillevin, A Kahan, J Cabane, C Francès, N Lamblin, E Diot, F Patat, J Sibilia, H Petit, J-L Cracowski, P Clerson, M Humbert, and for the ItinerAIR-Scleroderma Investigators

Ann Rheum Dis 2008; 67: 31-36.
Published Online First: 31 January 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.057760

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Changing pattern in the prescription of biological treatment in rheumatoid arthritis. A 7-year follow-up of 1839 patients in southern Sweden

M K Söderlin and P Geborek

Ann Rheum Dis 2008; 67: 37-42.
Published Online First: 14 May 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.070714

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The association of bone attrition with knee pain and other MRI features of osteoarthritis

G Hernández-Molina, T Neogi, D J Hunter, J Niu, A Guermazi, S Reichenbach, F W Roemer, C E McLennan, and D T Felson

Ann Rheum Dis 2008; 67: 43-47.
Published Online First: 14 May 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.070565

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Magnetic resonance imaging and bone scintigraphy in the differential diagnosis of unclassified arthritis

A Duer, M Østergaard, K Hørslev-Petersen, and J Vallø

Ann Rheum Dis 2008; 67: 48-51.
Published Online First: 8 February 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.063792

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Synthesis and release of human cartilage matrix proteoglycans are differently regulated by nitric oxide and prostaglandin-E₂

S C Mastbergen, J W J Bijlsma, and F P J G Lafeber

Ann Rheum Dis 2008; 67: 52-58.
Published Online First: 7 May 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.065946

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Survival and causes of death in 366 Hungarian patients with systemic sclerosis

L Czirják, G Kumánovics, C Varjú, Z Nagy, A Pákozdi, Z Szekanecz, and G Szucs

Ann Rheum Dis 2008; 67: 59-63.
Published Online First: 22 May 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.066340

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Do cardiovascular risk factors confer the same risk for cardiovascular outcomes in rheumatoid arthritis patients as in non-rheumatoid arthritis patients?

A Gonzalez, H Maradit Kremers, C S Crowson, K V Ballman, V L Roger, S J Jacobsen, W M O’Fallon, and S E Gabriel

Ann Rheum Dis 2008; 67: 64-69.
Published Online First: 21 May 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.059980

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Cigarette smoking significantly increases basal metabolic rate in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

G S Metsios, A Stavropoulos-Kalinoglou, A M Nevill, K M J Douglas, Y Koutedakis, and G D Kitas

Ann Rheum Dis 2008; 67: 70-73.
Published Online First: 14 May 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.068403

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The relationship between cancer and medication exposures in systemic lupus erythaematosus: a case–cohort study

S Bernatsky, L Joseph, J-F Boivin, C Gordon, M Urowitz, D Gladman, P R Fortin, E Ginzler, S-C Bae, S Barr, S Edworthy, D Isenberg, A Rahman, M Petri, G S Alarcón, C Aranow, M-A Dooley, R Rajan, J-L Sénécal, M Zummer, S Manzi, R Ramsey-Goldman, and A E Clarke

Ann Rheum Dis 2008; 67: 74-79.
Published Online First: 1 June 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.069039

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Fibronectin gene polymorphisms are associated with the development of B-cell lymphoma in type II mixed cryoglobulinemia

M Fabris, L Quartuccio, S Salvin, G Pozzato, V De Re, C Mazzaro, C Ferri, C Baldini, and S De Vita

Ann Rheum Dis 2008; 67: 80-83.
Published Online First: 25 May 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.067637

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Detection of latent tuberculosis in immunosuppressed patients with autoimmune diseases: performance of a Mycobacterium tuberculosis antigen-specific interferon assay

G Matulis, P Jüni, P M Villiger, and S D Gadola

Ann Rheum Dis 2008; 67: 84-90.
Published Online First: 20 July 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.070789

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Effect of dehydroepiandrosterone administration on fatigue, well-being, and functioning in women with primary Sjögren syndrome: a randomised controlled trial

A Hartkamp, R Geenen, G L R Godaert, H Bootsma, A A Kruize, J W J Bijlsma, and R H W M Derksen

Ann Rheum Dis 2008; 67: 91-97.
Published Online First: 1 June 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.071563

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Long-term follow-up results after autologous haematopoietic stem cell transplantation for severe systemic sclerosis

M C Vonk, Z Marjanovic, F H J van den Hoogen, S Zohar, A V M B Schattenberg, W E Fibbe, J Larghero, E Gluckman, F W M B Preijers, A P J van Dijk, J J Bax, P Roblot, P L C M van Riel, J M van Laar, and D Farge

Ann Rheum Dis 2008; 67: 98-104.
Published Online First: 25 May 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.071464

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Can CCL2 serum levels be used in risk stratification or to monitor treatment response in systemic sclerosis?

M T Carulli, C Handler, J G Coghlan, C M Black, and C P Denton

Ann Rheum Dis 2008; 67: 105-109.
Published Online First: 29 June 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.067967

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Mortality and risk factors of scleroderma renal crisis: a French retrospective study of 50 patients

L Teixeira, L Mouthon, A Mahr, A Berezné, C Agard, M Mehrenberger, L-H Noël, P Trolliet, C Frances, J Cabane, L Guillevin, and for the Group Français de Recherche sur le Sclérodermie (GFRS)

Ann Rheum Dis 2008; 67: 110-116.
Published Online First: 8 June 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.066985

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Concise reports:

Lumbar disc disease shows linkage to chromosome 19 overlapping with a QTL for hand OA

F M K Williams, B S Kato, G Livshits, P N Sambrook, T D Spector, and A J MacGregor

Ann Rheum Dis 2008; 67: 117-119.
Published Online First: 27 July 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.073262

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Clinical burden of digital vasculopathy in limited and diffuse cutaneous systemic sclerosis

S I Nihtyanova, G M Brough, C M Black, and C P Denton

Ann Rheum Dis 2008; 67: 120-123.
Published Online First: 27 July 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.072686

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The additive effect of individual genes in predicting risk of knee osteoarthritis

A M Valdes, M Doherty, and T D Spector

Ann Rheum Dis 2008; 67: 124-127.
Published Online First: 17 August 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.075838

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Leflunomide and methotrexate reduce levels of activated matrix metalloproteinases in complexes with ₂ macroglobulin in serum of rheumatoid arthritis patients

I Tchetverikov, M C Kraan, B van El, R Hanemaaijer, J DeGroot, and T W J Huizinga

Ann Rheum Dis 2008; 67: 128-130.
Published Online First: 17 September 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.067827

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Loss-of-function mutations in the filaggrin gene: no contribution to disease susceptibility, but to autoantibody formation against citrullinated peptides in early rheumatoid arthritis

U Hüffmeier, U Böiers, J Lascorz, A Reis, and H Burkhardt

Ann Rheum Dis 2008; 67: 131-133.
Published Online First: 17 August 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.073239

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Letters:

Functional variants of the macrophage migration inhibitory factor do not infer risk of cardiovascular disease in rheumatoid arthritis

T R D J Radstake, J Fransen, P L C M van Riel, E Toonen, M Coenen, and R Donn

Ann Rheum Dis 2008; 67: 134-135. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.079111

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Consistency in assessing the Disease Activity Score-28 in routine clinical practice

C A E Walsh, R H Mullan, P B Minnock, C Slattery, O FitzGerald, and B Bresnihan

Ann Rheum Dis 2008; 67: 135-136. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.076885

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High prevalence of autoantibodies to muscarinic-3 acetylcholine receptor in patients with juvenile-onset Sjögren syndrome

Y Nakamura, E Wakamatsu, I Matsumoto, M Tomiita, Y Kohno, M Mori, S Yokota, D Goto, S Ito, A Tsutsumi, and T Sumida

Ann Rheum Dis 2008; 67: 136-137. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.072421

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Association of the IFIH1-GCA-KCNH7 chromosomal region with rheumatoid arthritis

A Martínez, J Varadé, J R Lamas, M Fernández-Arquero, J A Jover, E G de la Concha, B Fernández-Gutiérrez, and E Urcelay

Ann Rheum Dis 2008; 67: 137-138. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.073213

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HLA-B27 and ankylosing spondylitis geographic distribution versus malaria endemic: casual or causal liaison?

A Mathieu, A Cauli, M T Fiorillo, and R Sorrentino

Ann Rheum Dis 2008; 67: 138-140. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.072488

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Correction

Ann Rheum Dis 2008; 67: 140. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.078360.corr1

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