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Editorials

	Do we need treatment with tumour necrosis factor blockers for giant cell arteritis? Carlo Salvarani, Nicolò Pipitone, Luigi Boiardi, and Gene G Hunder Ann Rheum Dis 2008; 67: 577-579. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.086330 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Reviews

	Genetic associations in peripheral joint osteoarthritis and spinal degenerative disease: a systematic review J J Ryder, K Garrison, F Song, L Hooper, J Skinner, Y Loke, J Loughlin, J P T Higgins, and A J MacGregor Ann Rheum Dis 2008; 67: 584-591. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 24 August 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.073874

Extended reports

	Differential expression of syndecans and glypicans in chronically inflamed synovium A M Patterson, A Cartwright, G David, O Fitzgerald, B Bresnihan, B A Ashton, and J Middleton Ann Rheum Dis 2008; 67: 592-601. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 1 June 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.063875
	Selective p38MAPK isoform expression and activation in antineutrophil cytoplasmatic antibody-associated crescentic glomerulonephritis: role of p38MAPK K Polzer, A Soleiman, W Baum, R Axmann, J Distler, K Redlich, A Kilian, G Krönke, G Schett, and J Zwerina Ann Rheum Dis 2008; 67: 602-608. [Abstract] [Full text] [web only appendix] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 17 August 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.077263
	Uric acid lowering therapy: prescribing patterns in a large cohort of older adults D H Solomon, J Avorn, R Levin, and M A Brookhart Ann Rheum Dis 2008; 67: 609-613. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 29 August 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.076182
	Increased exposure to statins in patients developing chronic muscle diseases: a 2-year retrospective study L Sailler, C Pereira, A Bagheri, M Lapeyre-Mestre, J L Montastruc, P Arlet, E Arlet-Suau, E Uro-Coste, H Roussel, D Adoue, B Fournie, L Zabraniecki, M Laroche, and P Cintas Ann Rheum Dis 2008; 67: 614-619. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 3 September 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.075523
	Infliximab inhibits bone resorption by circulating osteoclast precursor cells in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis M Gengenbacher, H-J Sebald, P M Villiger, W Hofstetter, and M Seitz Ann Rheum Dis 2008; 67: 620-624. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 24 August 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.076711
	A double-blind placebo controlled trial of etanercept in patients with giant cell arteritis and corticosteroid side effects V M Martínez-Taboada, V Rodríguez-Valverde, L Carreño, J López-Longo, M Figueroa, J Belzunegui, E M Mola, and G Bonilla Ann Rheum Dis 2008; 67: 625-630. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 17 December 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.082115
	Poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase inhibition reduces tumor necrosis factor-induced inflammatory response in rheumatoid synovial fibroblasts S García, A Bodaño, J L Pablos, J J Gómez-Reino, and C Conde Ann Rheum Dis 2008; 67: 631-637. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 21 September 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.077040
	Septic arthritis in Iceland 1990–2002: increasing incidence due to iatrogenic infections Á J Geirsson, S Statkevicius, and A Víkingsson Ann Rheum Dis 2008; 67: 638-643. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 27 September 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.077131
	The relationship of dyspnoea to function and quality of life in systemic sclerosis M Baron, E Sutton, M Hudson, B Thombs, J Markland, J Pope, D Robinson, N Jones, P Docherty, M Abu-Hakima, S LeClercq, D Smith, and J-P Mathieu Ann Rheum Dis 2008; 67: 644-650. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 29 August 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.075721
	The development of a preliminary ultrasonographic scoring system for features of hand osteoarthritis H I Keen, F Lavie, R J Wakefield, M-A D’Agostino, H Berner Hammer, E Hensor, A Pendleton, D Kane, H Guerini, C Schueller-Weidekamm, M C Kortekaas, F Birrel, M Kloppenburg, T Stamm, I Watt, J S Smolen, E Maheu, M Dougados, and P G Conaghan Ann Rheum Dis 2008; 67: 651-655. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 17 August 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.077081
	Factorial randomised controlled trial of glucocorticoids and combination disease modifying drugs in early rheumatoid arthritis E H S Choy, C M Smith, V Farewell, D Walker, A Hassell, L Chau, D L Scott, and for the CARDERA (Combination Anti-Rheumatic Drugs in Early Rheumatoid Arhritis) Trial Group Ann Rheum Dis 2008; 67: 656-663. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 3 September 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.076299
	Foxp3 expression in CD4+ T cells of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: a comparative phenotypic analysis M Bonelli, K von Dalwigk, A Savitskaya, J S Smolen, and C Scheinecker Ann Rheum Dis 2008; 67: 664-671. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 29 August 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.074690
	Environmental risk factors for the development of psoriatic arthritis: results from a case–control study E Pattison, B J Harrison, C E M Griffiths, A J Silman, and I N Bruce Ann Rheum Dis 2008; 67: 672-676. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 6 September 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.073932
	Investigating the role of the HLA-Cw*06 and HLA-DRB1 genes in susceptibility to psoriatic arthritis: comparison with psoriasis and undifferentiated inflammatory arthritis P Y P C Ho, A Barton, J Worthington, D Plant, C E M Griffiths, H S Young, P Bradburn, W Thomson, A J Silman, and I N Bruce Ann Rheum Dis 2008; 67: 677-682. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 29 August 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.071399
	Correlation between bone lesion changes and cartilage volume loss in patients with osteoarthritis of the knee as assessed by quantitative magnetic resonance imaging over a 24-month period J-P Raynauld, J Martel-Pelletier, M-J Berthiaume, F Abram, D Choquette, B Haraoui, J F Beary, G A Cline, J M Meyer, and J-P Pelletier Ann Rheum Dis 2008; 67: 683-688. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 29 August 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.073023
	Prevalence of Sjögren syndrome among Nagasaki atomic bomb survivors A Hida, M Akahoshi, Y Takagi, K Ashizawa, M Imaizumi, M Soda, R Maeda, E Nakashima, H Ida, A Kawakami, T Nakamura, and K Eguchi Ann Rheum Dis 2008; 67: 689-695. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 28 September 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.073650
	Natural chondroitin sulphates increase aggregation of proteoglycan complexes and decrease adamts-5 expression in interleukin 1β-treated chondrocytes K Tahiri, C Korwin-Zmijowska, P Richette, F Héraud, X Chevalier, J-F Savouret, and M-T Corvol Ann Rheum Dis 2008; 67: 696-702. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 27 September 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.078600
	Development of a provisional core set of response measures for clinical trials of systemic sclerosis D Khanna, D J Lovell, E Giannini, P J Clements, P A Merkel, J R Seibold, M Matucci-Cerinic, C P Denton, M D Mayes, V D Steen, J Varga, D E Furst, and for the Scleroderma Clinical Trials Consortium co-authors Ann Rheum Dis 2008; 67: 703-709. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 24 September 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.078923

Concise reports

	The use of anti-tumour necrosis factor therapy in HIV-positive individuals with rheumatic disease E J Cepeda, F M Williams, M L Ishimori, M H Weisman, and J D Reveille Ann Rheum Dis 2008; 67: 710-712. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 13 December 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.081513
	The effect of anti-tumour necrosis factor treatment on the antibody response to influenza vaccination L B S Gelinck, A E van der Bijl, W E P Beyer, L G Visser, T W J Huizinga, R A van Hogezand, G F Rimmelzwaan, and F P Kroon Ann Rheum Dis 2008; 67: 713-716. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 26 October 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.077552
	Sustained response to long-term biologics and switching in psoriatic arthritis: results from real life experience L C Coates, L S Cawkwell, N W F Ng, A N Bennett, D J Bryer, A D Fraser, P Emery, and H Marzo-Ortega Ann Rheum Dis 2008; 67: 717-719. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 30 November 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.082925
	A functional polymorphism of TIR-domain-containing adaptor protein is not associated with axial spondyloarthritis T Cantaert, M A Stone, M ter Borg, R Mogg, N De Vries, A G Wilson, P P Tak, and D Baeten Ann Rheum Dis 2008; 67: 720-722. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 11 December 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.082784

Viewpoint

	Trials in rheumatoid arthritis: choosing the right outcome measure when minimal disease is achievable David T Felson, Bin Zhang, and Jeffrey N Siegel Ann Rheum Dis 2008; 67: 580-583. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.079632 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Letters

	Leflunomide as a remission-maintaining therapy in difficult-to-treat dermatomyositis V S Sangle, S R Sangle, and D P D’Cruz Ann Rheum Dis 2008; 67: 723. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.073221 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Increased serum levels of soluble triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells-1 in antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis T Daikeler, S Regenass, A Tyndall, M M Gencay, M Roth, M Christ-Crain, B Müller, and C Hess Ann Rheum Dis 2008; 67: 723-724. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.076547 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Association of anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide antibodies with subclinical atherosclerosis in patients with rheumatoid arthritis R Gerli, E Bartoloni Bocci, Y Sherer, G Vaudo, S Moscatelli, and Y Shoenfeld Ann Rheum Dis 2008; 67: 724-725. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.073718 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Association of the toll-like receptor 4 gene polymorphisms with Behçet’s disease A Meguro, M Ota, Y Katsuyama, A Oka, S Ohno, H Inoko, and N Mizuki Ann Rheum Dis 2008; 67: 725-727. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.079871 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Expression of high mobility group protein 1 in the sera of patients and mice with systemic lupus erythematosus W Jiang and D S Pisetsky Ann Rheum Dis 2008; 67: 727-728. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.074484 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Clinical and radiological picture of Jaccoud arthropathy in the context of systemic sclerosis M-F Spina, L Beretta, M Masciocchi, and R Scorza Ann Rheum Dis 2008; 67: 728-729. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.073999 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Uveitis and tumour necrosis factor blockade in ankylosing spondylitis L C Coates, D G McGonagle, A N Bennett, P Emery, and H Marzo-Ortega Ann Rheum Dis 2008; 67: 729-730. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.077370 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Is Sjögren myelopathy Devic disease? N Sofat and P J Venables Ann Rheum Dis 2008; 67: 730-731. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.077883 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

PostScript

	What’s in a name? J P Buyon, A Brucato, and D M Friedman Ann Rheum Dis 2008; 67: 732. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.082693 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Authors' reply G Bertsias and D T Boumpas Ann Rheum Dis 2008; 67: 732. doi:10.1136/ard.2008.088666 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Correction Ann Rheum Dis 2008; 67: 732. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.082388.corr1 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Correction Ann Rheum Dis 2008; 67: 732. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 16 January 2008. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.083576

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