Editorials:

Rheumatology gone global

Daniel H Solomon, Alan Tyndall, Sherine E Gabriel, and Maxime Dougados

Ann Rheum Dis 2008; 67: 1357. doi:10.1136/ard.2008.095935

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Bisphosphonates for osteoarthritis prevention: "Holy Grail" or not?

Kenneth G Saag

Ann Rheum Dis 2008; 67: 1358-1359. doi:10.1136/ard.2008.089912

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Reviews:

The B cell in systemic lupus erythaematosus: a rational target for more effective therapy

C B Driver, M Ishimori, and M H Weisman

Ann Rheum Dis 2008; 67: 1374-1381.
Published Online First: 24 August 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.076745

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Inflammasomes and rheumatic diseases: evolving concepts

P I Sidiropoulos, G Goulielmos, G K Voloudakis, E Petraki, and D T Boumpas

Ann Rheum Dis 2008; 67: 1382-1389.
Published Online First: 5 October 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.078014

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Letters:

Prolonged B-cell depletion following rituximab therapy in systemic lupus erythematosus: a report of two cases

T Y-T Lu, T Jonsdottir, R F van Vollenhoven, and D A Isenberg

Ann Rheum Dis 2008; 67: 1493-1494. doi:10.1136/ard.2008.091124

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Disappearance of bone marrow B cell clonal expansion in patients with type II hepatitis C virus-related cryoglobulinemic glomerulonephritis after clinical efficient rituximab therapy

L Quartuccio, S Salvin, M Fabris, S Sacco, and S De Vita

Ann Rheum Dis 2008; 67: 1494-1495. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.084939

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On the applicability of the CASPAR criteria in psoriatic arthritis

O B Pedersen and P Junker

Ann Rheum Dis 2008; 67: 1495-1496. doi:10.1136/ard.2008.088039

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Recommendations:

Reporting disease activity in clinical trials of patients with rheumatoid arthritis: EULAR/ACR collaborative recommendations

D Aletaha, R Landewe, T Karonitsch, J Bathon, M Boers, C Bombardier, S Bombardieri, H Choi, B Combe, M Dougados, P Emery, J Gomez-Reino, E Keystone, G Koch, T K Kvien, E Martin-Mola, M Matucci-Cerinic, K Michaud, J O’Dell, H Paulus, T Pincus, P Richards, L Simon, J Siegel, J S Smolen, T Sokka, V Strand, P Tugwell, D van der Heijde, P van Riel, S Vlad, R van Vollenhoven, M Ward, M Weinblatt, G Wells, B White, F Wolfe, B Zhang, A Zink, and D Felson

Ann Rheum Dis 2008; 67: 1360-1364. doi:10.1136/ard.2008.091454

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Methods of deriving EULAR/ACR recommendations on reporting disease activity in clinical trials of patients with rheumatoid arthritis

T Karonitsch, D Aletaha, M Boers, S Bombardieri, B Combe, M Dougados, P Emery, D Felson, J Gomez-Reino, E Keystone, T K Kvien, E Martin-Mola, M Matucci-Cerinic, P Richards, P van Riel, J Siegel, J S Smolen, T Sokka, D van der Heijde, R van Vollenhoven, M Ward, G Wells, A Zink, and R Landewe

Ann Rheum Dis 2008; 67: 1365-1373. doi:10.1136/ard.2008.092353

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Basic and translational research:

The IL23R Arg381Gln non-synonymous polymorphism confers susceptibility to ankylosing spondylitis

B Rueda, G Orozco, E Raya, J L Fernandez-Sueiro, J Mulero, F J Blanco, C Vilches, M A González-Gay, and J Martin

Ann Rheum Dis 2008; 67: 1451-1454.
Published Online First: 16 January 2008. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.080283

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Circulating endothelial progenitor cells in systemic sclerosis: association with disease severity

J Avouac, F Juin, J Wipff, P O Couraud, G Chiocchia, A Kahan, C Boileau, G Uzan, and Y Allanore

Ann Rheum Dis 2008; 67: 1455-1460.
Published Online First: 3 January 2008. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.082131

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Amelioration of human lupus-like phenotypes in MRL/lpr mice by overexpression of interleukin 27 receptor (WSX-1)

N Sugiyama, H Nakashima, T Yoshimura, A Sadanaga, S Shimizu, K Masutani, T Igawa, M Akahoshi, K Miyake, A Takeda, A Yoshimura, S Hamano, and H Yoshida

Ann Rheum Dis 2008; 67: 1461-1467.
Published Online First: 18 December 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.077537

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Degenerated and healthy cartilage are equally vulnerable to blood-induced damage

N W D Jansen, G Roosendaal, J W J Bijlsma, J DeGroot, M Theobald, and F P J G Lafeber

Ann Rheum Dis 2008; 67: 1468-1473.
Published Online First: 4 January 2008. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.081182

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Interleukin 27 attenuates collagen-induced arthritis

W Niedbala, B Cai, X Wei, A Patakas, B P Leung, I B McInnes, and F Y Liew

Ann Rheum Dis 2008; 67: 1474-1479.
Published Online First: 16 January 2008. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.083360

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Reduced sulfation of muc5b is linked to xerostomia in patients with Sjögren syndrome

C Alliende, Y-J Kwon, M Brito, C Molina, S Aguilera, P Pérez, L Leyton, A F G Quest, U Mandel, E Veerman, M Espinosa, H Clausen, C Leyton, R Romo, and M-J González

Ann Rheum Dis 2008; 67: 1480-1487.
Published Online First: 12 November 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.078246

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Smoking increases peptidylarginine deiminase 2 enzyme expression in human lungs and increases citrullination in BAL cells

D Makrygiannakis, M Hermansson, A-K Ulfgren, A P Nicholas, A J W Zendman, A Eklund, J Grunewald, C M Skold, L Klareskog, and A I Catrina

Ann Rheum Dis 2008; 67: 1488-1492.
Published Online First: 15 April 2008. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.075192

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Clinical and epidemiological research:

Predicting the course of functional limitation among older adults with knee pain: do local signs, symptoms and radiographs add anything to general indicators?

E Thomas, G Peat, C Mallen, L Wood, R Lacey, R Duncan, and P Croft

Ann Rheum Dis 2008; 67: 1390-1398.
Published Online First: 31 January 2008. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.080945

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Cost effectiveness of the determination of autoantibodies against cyclic citrullinated peptide in the early diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis

A Konnopka, K Conrad, C Baerwald, and H-H König

Ann Rheum Dis 2008; 67: 1399-1405.
Published Online First: 11 January 2008. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.077792

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Screening for hip and knee osteoarthritis in the general population: predictive value of a questionnaire and prevalence estimates

C H Roux, A Saraux, B Mazieres, J Pouchot, J Morvan, B Fautrel, J Testa, P Fardellone, A C Rat, J Coste, F Guillemin, L Euller-Ziegler, and on behalf of the KHOALA Osteoarthritis Group

Ann Rheum Dis 2008; 67: 1406-1411.
Published Online First: 12 December 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.075952

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Orthopaedic surgery in patients with rheumatoid arthritis over 20 years: prevalence and predictive factors of large joint replacement

M C Kapetanovic, E Lindqvist, T Saxne, and K Eberhardt

Ann Rheum Dis 2008; 67: 1412-1416.
Published Online First: 4 January 2008. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.086710

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On the heritability of psoriatic arthritis. Disease concordance among monozygotic and dizygotic twins

O B Pedersen, A J Svendsen, L Ejstrup, A Skytthe, and P Junker

Ann Rheum Dis 2008; 67: 1417-1421.
Published Online First: 24 January 2008. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.078428

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The occurrence of psoriatic arthritis in Denmark

O B V Pedersen, A J Svendsen, L Ejstrup, A Skytthe, and P Junker

Ann Rheum Dis 2008; 67: 1422-1426.
Published Online First: 21 January 2008. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.082172

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The effect of alendronate on progression of spinal osteophytes and disc-space narrowing

T Neogi, M C Nevitt, K E Ensrud, D Bauer, and D T Felson

Ann Rheum Dis 2008; 67: 1427-1430.
Published Online First: 14 February 2008. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.085563

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Rituximab combined with Peg-interferon-ribavirin in refractory hepatitis C virus-associated cryoglobulinaemia vasculitis

D Saadoun, M Resche-Rigon, D Sene, L Perard, A Karras, and P Cacoub

Ann Rheum Dis 2008; 67: 1431-1436.
Published Online First: 4 January 2008. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.081653

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Lack of efficacy of etanercept in Sjögren syndrome correlates with failed suppression of tumour necrosis factor and systemic immune activation

N M Moutsopoulos, G E Katsifis, N Angelov, R A Leakan, V Sankar, S Pillemer, and S M Wahl

Ann Rheum Dis 2008; 67: 1437-1443.
Published Online First: 15 January 2008. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.077891

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Improvements in clinical response between 12 and 24 weeks in patients with rheumatoid arthritis on etanercept therapy with or without methotrexate

A Kavanaugh, L Klareskog, D van der Heijde, J Li, B Freundlich, and M Hooper

Ann Rheum Dis 2008; 67: 1444-1447.
Published Online First: 5 June 2008. doi:10.1136/ard.2008.094524

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Over-representation of construction-related occupations in male patients with systemic sclerosis

V Smith, M Vanthuyne, B Vander Cruyssen, J Van Praet, F Vermeiren, H Smets, F Houssiau, and F De Keyser

Ann Rheum Dis 2008; 67: 1448-1450.
Published Online First: 29 May 2008. doi:10.1136/ard.2008.088419

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