Editorials:

Goodbye and thank you

Leo van de Putte

Ann Rheum Dis 2008; 67: 437. doi:10.1136/ard.2008.088690

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The new Editor greets you

Tore K Kvien

Ann Rheum Dis 2008; 67: 437-438. doi:10.1136/ard.2008.088872

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Antiphospholipid syndrome dilemmas still to be solved: 2008 status

Yehuda Shoenfeld, Pier Luigi Meroni, and Ricard Cervera

Ann Rheum Dis 2008; 67: 438-442. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.083873

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Extended reports:

Phenotypical and functional characteristics of in vitro expanded bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells from patients with systemic sclerosis

J Larghero, D Farge, A Braccini, S Lecourt, A Scherberich, E Foïs, F Verrecchia, T Daikeler, E Gluckman, A Tyndall, and C Bocelli-Tyndall

Ann Rheum Dis 2008; 67: 443-449.
Published Online First: 25 May 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.071233

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Differential effects of epratuzumab on peripheral blood B cells of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus versus normal controls

A M Jacobi, D M Goldenberg, F Hiepe, A Radbruch, G R Burmester, and T Dörner

Ann Rheum Dis 2008; 67: 450-457.
Published Online First: 2 August 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.075762

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Genetic association of interleukin-21 polymorphisms with systemic lupus erythematosus

A H Sawalha, K M Kaufman, J A Kelly, A J Adler, T Aberle, J Kilpatrick, E K Wakeland, Q-Z Li, A E Wandstrat, D R Karp, J A James, J T Merrill, P Lipsky, and J B Harley

Ann Rheum Dis 2008; 67: 458-461.
Published Online First: 24 August 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.075424

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Methotrexate combined with isoniazid treatment for latent tuberculosis is well tolerated in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: experience from an urban arthritis clinic

A Mor, C O Bingham, III, M Kishimoto, P M Izmirly, J D Greenberg, S Reddy, and P B Rosenthal

Ann Rheum Dis 2008; 67: 462-465.
Published Online First: 20 August 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.076406

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Associations between genetic factors, tobacco smoking and autoantibodies in familial and sporadic rheumatoid arthritis

L Michou, V H Teixeira, C Pierlot, S Lasbleiz, T Bardin, P Dieudé, B Prum, F Cornélis, and E Petit-Teixeira

Ann Rheum Dis 2008; 67: 466-470.
Published Online First: 27 July 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.075622

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Varus–valgus motion and functional ability in patients with knee osteoarthritis

M van der Esch, M Steultjens, J Harlaar, N Wolterbeek, D Knol, and J Dekker

Ann Rheum Dis 2008; 67: 471-477.
Published Online First: 29 June 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.071258

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A single tumour necrosis factor haplotype influences the response to adalimumab in rheumatoid arthritis

C Miceli-Richard, E Comets, C Verstuyft, R Tamouza, P Loiseau, P Ravaud, H Kupper, L Becquemont, D Charron, and X Mariette

Ann Rheum Dis 2008; 67: 478-484.
Published Online First: 2 August 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.074104

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–463 G/A myeloperoxidase promoter polymorphism in giant cell arteritis

C Salvarani, B Casali, E Farnetti, N Pipitone, D Nicoli, P L Macchioni, L Cimino, G L Bajocchi, M G Catanoso, L Pattacini, A Ghinoi, G Restuccia, and L Boiardi

Ann Rheum Dis 2008; 67: 485-488.
Published Online First: 17 August 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.074666

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Proposal of a linear definition of the Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Metrology Index (BASMI) and comparison with the 2-step and 10-step definitions

D van der Heijde, R Landewé, and E Feldtkeller

Ann Rheum Dis 2008; 67: 489-493.
Published Online First: 29 August 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.074724

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Individualising the Western Ontario and McMaster Universities osteoarthritis index (WOMAC) function subscale: incorporating patient priorities for improvement to measure functional impairment in hip or knee osteoarthritis

R Seror, F Tubach, G Baron, B Falissard, I Logeart, M Dougados, and P Ravaud

Ann Rheum Dis 2008; 67: 494-499.
Published Online First: 17 August 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.074591

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Systemic lupus erythaematosus in a multiethnic US cohort (LUMINA) LIII: disease expression and outcome in acute onset lupus

A M Bertoli, L M Vilá, J D Reveille, G S Alarcón, and for the LUMINA study group

Ann Rheum Dis 2008; 67: 500-504.
Published Online First: 24 August 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.076059

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Change in self-reported outcomes and objective physical function over 7 years in middle-aged subjects with or at high risk of knee osteoarthritis

E M Roos, A B Bremander, M Englund, and L S Lohmander

Ann Rheum Dis 2008; 67: 505-510.
Published Online First: 17 August 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.074088

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Inflammatory biomarkers, disease activity and spinal disease measures in patients with ankylosing spondylitis after treatment with infliximab

S Visvanathan, C Wagner, J C Marini, D Baker, T Gathany, J Han, D van der Heijde, and J Braun

Ann Rheum Dis 2008; 67: 511-517.
Published Online First: 20 July 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.071605

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The phosphorycholine moiety of the filarial nematode immunomodulator ES-62 is responsible for its anti-inflammatory action in arthritis

M M Harnett, D E Kean, A Boitelle, S McGuiness, T Thalhamer, C N Steiger, C Egan, L Al-Riyami, M J Alcocer, K M Houston, J A Gracie, I B McInnes, and W Harnett

Ann Rheum Dis 2008; 67: 518-523.
Published Online First: 17 August 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.073502

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The dual inhibitor of lipoxygenase and cyclooxygenase ML3000 decreases the expression of CXCR3 ligands

C Ospelt, M Kurowska-Stolarska, M Neidhart, B A Michel, R E Gay, S Laufer, and S Gay

Ann Rheum Dis 2008; 67: 524-529.
Published Online First: 31 July 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.071589

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Vitamin D intake and risks of systemic lupus erythematosus and rheumatoid arthritis in women

K H Costenbader, D Feskanich, M Holmes, E W Karlson, and E Benito-Garcia

Ann Rheum Dis 2008; 67: 530-535.
Published Online First: 31 July 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.072736

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EULAR evidence-based recommendations for the management of fibromyalgia syndrome

S F Carville, S Arendt-Nielsen, H Bliddal, F Blotman, J C Branco, D Buskila, J A P Da Silva, B Danneskiold-Samsøe, F Dincer, C Henriksson, K G Henriksson, E Kosek, K Longley, G M McCarthy, S Perrot, M Puszczewicz, P Sarzi-Puttini, A Silman, M Späth, and E H Choy

Ann Rheum Dis 2008; 67: 536-541.
Published Online First: 20 July 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.071522

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Do all anti-citrullinated protein/peptide antibody tests measure the same? Evaluation of discrepancy between anti-citrullinated protein/peptide antibody tests in patients with and without rheumatoid arthritis

B Vander Cruyssen, L Nogueira, J Van Praet, D Deforce, D Elewaut, G Serre, and F De Keyser

Ann Rheum Dis 2008; 67: 542-546.
Published Online First: 20 July 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.071654

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Efficacy and safety of the selective co-stimulation modulator abatacept following 2 years of treatment in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and an inadequate response to anti-tumour necrosis factor therapy

M C Genovese, M Schiff, M Luggen, J-C Becker, R Aranda, J Teng, T Li, N Schmidely, M Le Bars, and M Dougados

Ann Rheum Dis 2008; 67: 547-554.
Published Online First: 5 October 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.074773

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Concise reports:

Co-activation of synovial fibroblasts by laminin-111 and transforming growth factor-β induces expression of matrix metalloproteinases 3 and 10 independently of nuclear factor-B

K Warstat, T Pap, G Klein, S Gay, and W K Aicher

Ann Rheum Dis 2008; 67: 559-562.
Published Online First: 24 August 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.073809

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Responsiveness to anti-tumour necrosis factor therapy is related to pre-treatment tissue inflammation levels in rheumatoid arthritis patients

T C van der Pouw Kraan, C A Wijbrandts, L G van Baarsen, F Rustenburg, J M Baggen, C L Verweij, and P P Tak

Ann Rheum Dis 2008; 67: 563-566.
Published Online First: 27 November 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.081950

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Granuloma annulare induced by anti-tumour necrosis factor therapy

P V Voulgari, T E Markatseli, S A Exarchou, A Zioga, and A A Drosos

Ann Rheum Dis 2008; 67: 567-570.
Published Online First: 29 August 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.075663

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EULAR/European news:

UEMS charter on the training of rheumatologists in Europe

J A P Da Silva, K-L Faarvang, K Bandilla, A D Woolf, and on behalf of the UEMS Section and Board of Rheumatology

Ann Rheum Dis 2008; 67: 555-558.
Published Online First: 26 October 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.082867

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Letters:

Visfatin (pre-B cell colony-enhancing factor) gene expression in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

H Matsui, A Tsutsumi, M Sugihara, T Suzuki, K Iwanami, M Kohno, D Goto, I Matsumoto, S Ito, and T Sumida

Ann Rheum Dis 2008; 67: 571-572. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.077578

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Eosinophilic fasciitis and myositis: use of imaging modalities for diagnosis and monitoring

F Dybowski, E Neuen-Jacob, and J Braun

Ann Rheum Dis 2008; 67: 572-574. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.076844

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Risk of lymphoproliferative cancer among patients with severe rheumatoid arthritis, 1996–2002

L J Herrinton, L Liu, S Shoor, and D Mines

Ann Rheum Dis 2008; 67: 574-575. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.075986

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Guillain–Barré syndrome in a patient receiving anti-tumour necrosis factor for rheumatoid arthritis: a case report and discussion of literature

S Silburn, E McIvor, A McEntegart, and H Wilson

Ann Rheum Dis 2008; 67: 575-576. doi:10.1136/ard.2005.043208

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