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

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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.
Published Online First: 24 August 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.073874

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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.
Published Online First: 1 June 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.063875

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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.
Published Online First: 17 August 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.077263

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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.
Published Online First: 29 August 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.076182

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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.
Published Online First: 3 September 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.075523

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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.
Published Online First: 24 August 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.076711

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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.
Published Online First: 17 December 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.082115

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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.
Published Online First: 21 September 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.077040

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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.
Published Online First: 27 September 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.077131

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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.
Published Online First: 29 August 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.075721

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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.
Published Online First: 17 August 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.077081

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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.
Published Online First: 3 September 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.076299

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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.
Published Online First: 29 August 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.074690

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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.
Published Online First: 6 September 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.073932

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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.
Published Online First: 29 August 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.071399

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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.
Published Online First: 29 August 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.073023

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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.
Published Online First: 28 September 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.073650

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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.
Published Online First: 27 September 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.078600

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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.
Published Online First: 24 September 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.078923

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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.
Published Online First: 13 December 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.081513

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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.
Published Online First: 26 October 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.077552

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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.
Published Online First: 30 November 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.082925

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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.
Published Online First: 11 December 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.082784

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Is Sjögren myelopathy Devic disease?

N Sofat and P J Venables

Ann Rheum Dis 2008; 67: 730-731. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.077883

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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

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Authors' reply

G Bertsias and D T Boumpas

Ann Rheum Dis 2008; 67: 732. doi:10.1136/ard.2008.088666

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Correction

Ann Rheum Dis 2008; 67: 732. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.082388.corr1

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Correction

Ann Rheum Dis 2008; 67: 732.
Published Online First: 16 January 2008. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.083576

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