Editorials:

Circadian rhythms of nocturnal hormones in rheumatoid arthritis: translation from bench to bedside

Maurizio Cutolo, Rainer H Straub, and Frank Buttgereit

Ann Rheum Dis 2008; 67: 905-908. doi:10.1136/ard.2008.088955

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Reviews:

The p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) pathway in rheumatoid arthritis

G Schett, J Zwerina, and G Firestein

Ann Rheum Dis 2008; 67: 909-916.
Published Online First: 7 September 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.074278

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Extended reports:

Synovial tissue response to rituximab: mechanism of action and identification of biomarkers of response

R M Thurlings, K Vos, C A Wijbrandts, A H Zwinderman, D M Gerlag, and P P Tak

Ann Rheum Dis 2008; 67: 917-925.
Published Online First: 26 October 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.080960

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Magnetic resonance imaging can accurately assess the long-term progression of knee structural changes in experimental dog osteoarthritis

C Boileau, J Martel-Pelletier, F Abram, J-P Raynauld, É Troncy, M-A D’Anjou, M Moreau, and J-P Pelletier

Ann Rheum Dis 2008; 67: 926-932.
Published Online First: 25 October 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.077297

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The MHC2TA –168A/G polymorphism and risk for rheumatoid arthritis: a meta-analysis of 6861 patients and 9270 controls reveals no evidence for association

P G Bronson, L A Criswell, and L F Barcellos

Ann Rheum Dis 2008; 67: 933-936.
Published Online First: 17 September 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.077099

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Vaccination against influenza in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: the effect of rituximab on the humoral response

S Oren, M Mandelboim, Y Braun-Moscovici, D Paran, J Ablin, I Litinsky, D Comaneshter, D Levartovsky, E Mendelson, R Azar, I Wigler, A Balbir-Gurman, D Caspi, and O Elkayam

Ann Rheum Dis 2008; 67: 937-941.
Published Online First: 2 November 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.077461

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Efficacy and safety of a novel synergistic drug candidate, CRx-102, in hand osteoarthritis

T K Kvien, E Fjeld, B Slatkowsky-Christensen, M Nichols, Y Zhang, A Prøven, K Mikkelsen, Ø Palm, A A Borisy, and J Lessem

Ann Rheum Dis 2008; 67: 942-948.
Published Online First: 25 October 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.074401

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Exocrine function in primary Sjögren syndrome: natural course and prognostic factors

K Haldorsen, K Moen, H Jacobsen, R Jonsson, and J G Brun

Ann Rheum Dis 2008; 67: 949-954.
Published Online First: 25 October 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.074203

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Prevalence and characteristics of uveitis in the spondyloarthropathies: a systematic literature review

N Zeboulon, M Dougados, and L Gossec

Ann Rheum Dis 2008; 67: 955-959.
Published Online First: 25 October 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.075754

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Gout in the UK and Germany: prevalence, comorbidities and management in general practice 2000–2005

L Annemans, E Spaepen, M Gaskin, M Bonnemaire, V Malier, T Gilbert, and G Nuki

Ann Rheum Dis 2008; 67: 960-966.
Published Online First: 2 November 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.076232

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Identification of disease activity and health status cut-off points for the symptom state acceptable to patients with rheumatoid arthritis

T Heiberg, T K Kvien, P Mowinckel, D Aletaha, J S Smolen, and K B Hagen

Ann Rheum Dis 2008; 67: 967-971.
Published Online First: 26 October 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.077503

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The Wegener’s granulomatosis quantitative trait locus on chromosome 6p21.3 as characterised by tagSNP genotyping

M Heckmann, J U Holle, L Arning, S Knaup, B Hellmich, M Nothnagel, P Jagiello, W L Gross, J T Epplen, and S Wieczorek

Ann Rheum Dis 2008; 67: 972-979.
Published Online First: 29 October 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.077693

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Association between radiographic severity of rheumatoid arthritis and shared epitope alleles: differing mechanisms of susceptibility and protection

D Mewar, I Marinou, A L Coote, D J Moore, M Akil, D Smillie, M C Dickson, M H Binks, D S Montgomery, and A G Wilson

Ann Rheum Dis 2008; 67: 980-983.
Published Online First: 27 September 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.075382

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Pregnancy induces numerical and functional changes of CD4+CD25^high regulatory T cells in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

F Förger, N Marcoli, S Gadola, B Möller, P M Villiger, and M Østensen

Ann Rheum Dis 2008; 67: 984-990.
Published Online First: 30 October 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.075283

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Autologous non-myeloablative haematopoietic stem cell transplantation for refractory systemic vasculitis

L Statkute, Y Oyama, W G Barr, R Sufit, S Ho, L Verda, Y Loh, K Yaung, K Quigley, and R K Burt

Ann Rheum Dis 2008; 67: 991-997.
Published Online First: 18 October 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.070227

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Detection of rheumatoid arthritis bone erosions by two different dedicated extremity MRI units and conventional radiography

A Duer-Jensen, A Vestergaard, U M Døhn, B Ejbjerg, M L Hetland, E Albrecht-Beste, and M Østergaard

Ann Rheum Dis 2008; 67: 998-1003.
Published Online First: 5 November 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.076026

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Outcomes from studies of antineutrophil cytoplasm antibody associated vasculitis: a systematic review by the European League Against Rheumatism systemic vasculitis task force

C Mukhtyar, O Flossmann, B Hellmich, P Bacon, M Cid, J W Cohen-Tervaert, W L Gross, L Guillevin, D Jayne, A Mahr, P A Merkel, H Raspe, D Scott, J Witter, H Yazici, R A Luqmani, and on behalf of the European Vasculitis Study Group (EUVAS)

Ann Rheum Dis 2008; 67: 1004-1010.
Published Online First: 2 October 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.071936

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B cell depletion therapy in systemic lupus erythaematosus: relationships among serum B lymphocyte stimulator levels, autoantibody profile and clinical response

G Cambridge, D A Isenberg, J C W Edwards, M J Leandro, T-S Migone, M Teodorescu, and W Stohl

Ann Rheum Dis 2008; 67: 1011-1016.
Published Online First: 25 October 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.079418

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Recommendations for the content and conduct of European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) musculoskeletal ultrasound courses

E Naredo, J W J Bijlsma, P G Conaghan, C Acebes, P Balint, H Berner-Hammer, G A W Bruyn, P Collado, M A D’Agostino, J J de Agustin, E de Miguel, E Filippucci, W Grassi, A Iagnocco, D Kane, J M Koski, B Manger, L Mayordomo, I Möller, C Moragues, E Rejón, M Szkudlarek, L Terslev, J Uson, R J Wakefield, and W A Schmidt

Ann Rheum Dis 2008; 67: 1017-1022.
Published Online First: 5 October 2007. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.082560

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Concise reports:

Do changes in prescription practice in patients with rheumatoid arthritis treated with biological agents affect treatment response and adherence to therapy? Results from the nationwide Danish DANBIO Registry

M L Hetland, H M Lindegaard, A Hansen, J Pødenphant, J Unkerskov, V S Ringsdal, M Østergaard, and U Tarp

Ann Rheum Dis 2008; 67: 1023-1026.
Published Online First: 13 February 2008. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.087262

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Anti-PDGFR- antibodies measured by non-bioactivity assays are not specific for systemic sclerosis

E Balada, C P Simeón-Aznar, J Ordi-Ros, M Rosa-Leyva, A Selva-O’Callaghan, J Pardos-Gea, V Fonollosa-Pla, and M Vilardell-Tarrés

Ann Rheum Dis 2008; 67: 1027-1029.
Published Online First: 13 February 2008. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.085480

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MRI and FDG-PET in the assessment of inflammatory aortic arch syndrome in complicated courses of giant cell arteritis

M Both, K Ahmadi-Simab, M Reuter, O Dourvos, E Fritzer, S Ullrich, W L Gross, M Heller, and M Bähre

Ann Rheum Dis 2008; 67: 1030-1033.
Published Online First: 26 January 2008. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.082123

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Differences in descriptions of Kellgren and Lawrence grades of knee osteoarthritis

D Schiphof, M Boers, and S M A Bierma-Zeinstra

Ann Rheum Dis 2008; 67: 1034-1036.
Published Online First: 15 January 2008. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.079020

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Clinical significance of increased CD4⁺CD25^–Foxp3⁺ T cells in patients with new-onset systemic lupus erythematosus

B Zhang, X Zhang, F L Tang, L P Zhu, Y Liu, and P E Lipsky

Ann Rheum Dis 2008; 67: 1037-1040.
Published Online First: 16 January 2008. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.083543

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Ethical and legal constraints on data sharing between countries in multinational epidemiological studies in Europe report from a joint workshop of the European League Against Rheumatism standing committee on epidemiology with the "AutoCure" project

A Zink and A J Silman

Ann Rheum Dis 2008; 67: 1041-1043.
Published Online First: 7 January 2008. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.080598

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Delayed lupus nephritis

D-C Varela, G Quintana, E C Somers, A Rojas-Villarraga, G Espinosa, M-E Hincapie, W J McCune, R Cervera, and J-M Anaya

Ann Rheum Dis 2008; 67: 1044-1046.
Published Online First: 15 April 2008. doi:10.1136/ard.2008.088740

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Letters:

Low influenza-vaccination rate among adults receiving immunosuppressive therapy for systemic inflammatory disease

F Lanternier, C Henegar, L Mouthon, P Blanche, L Guillevin, and O Launay

Ann Rheum Dis 2008; 67: 1047. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.081703

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Effect of immunoglobulin treatment on endothelial progenitor cells in systemic lupus erythematosus

G Coppolino, S Campo, D Bolignano, A Sturiale, M S Giacobbe, S Loddo, and M Buemi

Ann Rheum Dis 2008; 67: 1047-1048. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.081562

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Survey on management of gout among Dutch rheumatologists

M K Reinders and T L Th A Jansen

Ann Rheum Dis 2008; 67: 1049. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.085902

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Prevalence and significance of isotypes of anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide antibodies in juvenile idiopathic arthritis

R H Syed, B E Gilliam, and T L Moore

Ann Rheum Dis 2008; 67: 1049-1051. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.084855

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Methotrexate and its effect on the anti-GAD titre in two patients with rheumatoid arthritis and diabetes mellitus

A W van Deutekom, M T Nurmohamed, M J L Peters, I C van Eijk, B A C Dijkmans, D Hamann, R J Heine, and S Simsek

Ann Rheum Dis 2008; 67: 1051-1052. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.082198

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Sex: a major predictor of remission as measured by 28-joint Disease Activity Score (DAS28) in early rheumatoid arthritis?

H Mäkinen, P Hannonen, and T Sokka

Ann Rheum Dis 2008; 67: 1052-1053. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.084897

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The Glu228Ala polymorphism in the ligand-binding domain of death receptor 4 is not associated with rheumatoid arthritis

B Yazdani-Biuki, K Brickmann, U Langsenlehner, W Renner, M Truschnig, P Krippl, F Fürst, W B Graninger, and H-P Brezinschek

Ann Rheum Dis 2008; 67: 1053-1054. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.086124

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Reduction of serum interleukin 7 levels upon methotrexate therapy in early rheumatoid arthritis correlates with disease suppression

J A G van Roon, K Jacobs, S Verstappen, J Bijlsma, and F Lafeber

Ann Rheum Dis 2008; 67: 1054-1055. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.081059

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Successful use of rituximab in a patient with recalcitrant livedoid vasculopathy

P Zeni, E Finger, and M A Scheinberg

Ann Rheum Dis 2008; 67: 1055-1056. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.083931

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Onset of psoriasis with psoriatic arthropathy during rituximab treatment of non-Hodgkin lymphoma

F Mielke, J Schneider-Obermeyer, and T Dörner

Ann Rheum Dis 2008; 67: 1056-1057. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.080929

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Rapid improvement of nailfold capillaroscopy after intense immunosuppression for systemic sclerosis and mixed connective tissue disease

M Aschwanden, T Daikeler, K A Jaeger, C Thalhammer, A Gratwohl, M Matucci-Cerinic, and A Tyndall

Ann Rheum Dis 2008; 67: 1057-1059. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.082008

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Clinical value of second- and third-generation assays of anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide antibodies in rheumatoid arthritis

K Kitahara, K Takagi, Y Kusunoki, S Nishio, T Nozaki, H Inomata, M Takei, S Sawada, and S Kawai

Ann Rheum Dis 2008; 67: 1059-1060. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.082826

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