Editorials:

Just released from the ASAS factory! First steps towards a disease activity score for ankylosing spondylitis

Maarten Boers

Ann Rheum Dis 2009; 68: 1-2. doi:10.1136/ard.2008.097774

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Reviews:

Aspiration of normal or asymptomatic pathological joints for diagnosis and research: indications, technique and success rate

E Pascual and M Doherty

Ann Rheum Dis 2009; 68: 3-7.
Published Online First: 2 April 2008. doi:10.1136/ard.2008.088328

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Letters:

Abatacept in spondyloarthritis refractory to tumour necrosis factor inhibition

I Olivieri, S D’Angelo, G A Mennillo, G Pistone, E Scarano, and A Padula

Ann Rheum Dis 2009; 68: 151-152. doi:10.1136/ard.2008.097030

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Subluxing arthropathy: an unusual manifestation of the antisynthetase syndrome

O Meyer, H Charlanne, P Cherin, Y Allanore, P Coquerelle, B Grardel, A-M Chamot, E Hachulla on behalf of The Club Rhumatismes Et Inflammation

Ann Rheum Dis 2009; 68: 152-153. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.078907

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Tocilizumab for multirefractory adult-onset Still’s disease

M De Bandt and B Saint-Marcoux

Ann Rheum Dis 2009; 68: 153-154. doi:10.1136/ard.2008.088179

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Lack of association between HLA-G 14 bp insertion/deletion polymorphism and response to long-term therapy with methotrexate response in rheumatoid arthritis

L K Stamp, J L O’Donnell, P T Chapman, M L Barclay, M A Kennedy, C M A Frampton, and R L Roberts

Ann Rheum Dis 2009; 68: 154-155. doi:10.1136/ard.2008.089383

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Comparison of real-time PCR and nested PCR for the detection of Y chromosome sequences in the peripheral blood mononuclear cells of patients with systemic sclerosis

M Mosca, T Giuliano, M Curcio, M Doveri, F De Feo, C Tani, L Bazzichi, and S Bombardieri

Ann Rheum Dis 2009; 68: 155-156. doi:10.1136/ard.2008.089821

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Corrections:

Correction

Ann Rheum Dis 2009; 68: 156. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.067462.corr2

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Recommendation:

EULAR evidence-based recommendations for the diagnosis of hand osteoarthritis: report of a task force of ESCISIT

W Zhang, M Doherty, B F Leeb, L Alekseeva, N K Arden, J W Bijlsma, F Dincer, K Dziedzic, H J Hauselmann, P Kaklamanis, M Kloppenburg, L S Lohmander, E Maheu, E Martin-Mola, K Pavelka, L Punzi, S Reiter, J Smolen, G Verbruggen, I Watt, and I Zimmermann-Gorska

Ann Rheum Dis 2009; 68: 8-17.
Published Online First: 4 February 2008. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.084772

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Basic and translational research:

Characterisation of cellular and humoral autoimmune responses to histone H1 and core histones in human systemic lupus erythaematosus

G H Stummvoll, R D Fritsch, B Meyer, E Hoefler, M Aringer, J S Smolen, and G Steiner

Ann Rheum Dis 2009; 68: 110-116.
Published Online First: 28 March 2008. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.082032

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Detection, identification and in vivo treatment responsiveness of bone morphogenetic protein (BMP)-activated cell populations in the synovium of patients with rheumatoid arthritis

P C P M Verschueren, R J U Lories, M Daans, I Théate, P Durez, R Westhovens, and F P Luyten

Ann Rheum Dis 2009; 68: 117-123.
Published Online First: 14 February 2008. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.080127

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The therapeutic use of osmotic minipumps in the severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID) mouse model for rheumatoid arthritis

A Knedla, B Riepl, S Lefèvre, S Kistella, J Grifka, R H Straub, S Gay, J Schölmerich, U Müller-Ladner, and E Neumann

Ann Rheum Dis 2009; 68: 124-129.
Published Online First: 13 March 2008. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.086116

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The novel small molecule drug Rabeximod is effective in reducing disease severity of mouse models of autoimmune disorders

M Hultqvist, K S Nandakumar, U Björklund, and R Holmdahl

Ann Rheum Dis 2009; 68: 130-135.
Published Online First: 17 March 2008. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.085241

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C4b-binding protein (C4BP) inhibits development of experimental arthritis in mice

A M Blom, K S Nandakumar, and R Holmdahl

Ann Rheum Dis 2009; 68: 136-142.
Published Online First: 14 February 2008. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.085753

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Abundant expression of the interleukin (IL)23 subunit p19, but low levels of bioactive IL23 in the rheumatoid synovium: differential expression and Toll-like receptor-(TLR) dependent regulation of the IL23 subunits, p19 and p40, in rheumatoid arthritis

F Brentano, C Ospelt, J Stanczyk, R E Gay, S Gay, and D Kyburz

Ann Rheum Dis 2009; 68: 143-150.
Published Online First: 14 February 2008. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.082081

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Clinical and epidemiological research:

Development of an ASAS-endorsed disease activity score (ASDAS) in patients with ankylosing spondylitis

C Lukas, R Landewé, J Sieper, M Dougados, J Davis, J Braun, S van der Linden, D van der Heijde, and for the Assessment of SpondyloArthritis international Society

Ann Rheum Dis 2009; 68: 18-24.
Published Online First: 14 July 2008. doi:10.1136/ard.2008.094870

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Risk of serious infections during rituximab, abatacept and anakinra treatments for rheumatoid arthritis: meta-analyses of randomised placebo-controlled trials

C Salliot, M Dougados, and L Gossec

Ann Rheum Dis 2009; 68: 25-32.
Published Online First: 18 January 2008. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.083188

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The effectiveness of leflunomide as a co-therapy of tumour necrosis factor inhibitors in rheumatoid arthritis: a population-based study

A Finckh, S Dehler, C Gabay on behalf of the SCQM doctors

Ann Rheum Dis 2009; 68: 33-39.
Published Online First: 29 January 2008. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.085696

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Stress, coping strategies and social support in patients with primary Sjögren’s syndrome prior to disease onset: a retrospective case–control study

D Karaiskos, C P Mavragani, S Makaroni, E Zinzaras, M Voulgarelis, A Rabavilas, and H M Moutsopoulos

Ann Rheum Dis 2009; 68: 40-46.
Published Online First: 14 February 2008. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.084152

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Sclerosing skin disorders in association with multiple sclerosis. Coincidence, underlying autoimmune pathology or interferon induced?

T Hügle, S Gratzl, T Daikeler, D Frey, A Tyndall, and U A Walker

Ann Rheum Dis 2009; 68: 47-50.
Published Online First: 18 January 2008. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.083246

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Efficacy and tolerability of urate-lowering drugs in gout: a randomised controlled trial of benzbromarone versus probenecid after failure of allopurinol

M K Reinders, E N van Roon, T L Th A Jansen, J Delsing, E N Griep, M Hoekstra, M A F J van de Laar, and J R B J Brouwers

Ann Rheum Dis 2009; 68: 51-56.
Published Online First: 4 February 2008. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.083071

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Can clinical factors at presentation be used to predict outcome of treatment with methotrexate in patients with early inflammatory polyarthritis?

S L Hider, A J Silman, W Thomson, M Lunt, D Bunn, and D P M Symmons

Ann Rheum Dis 2009; 68: 57-62.
Published Online First: 21 February 2008. doi:10.1136/ard.2008.088237

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Overnight variations in cortisol, interleukin 6, tumour necrosis factor and other cytokines in people with rheumatoid arthritis

M G Perry, J R Kirwan, D S Jessop, and L P Hunt

Ann Rheum Dis 2009; 68: 63-68.
Published Online First: 28 March 2008. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.086561

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Association of rheumatoid factor and anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide positivity, but not carriage of shared epitope or PTPN22 susceptibility variants, with anti-tumour necrosis factor response in rheumatoid arthritis

C Potter, K L Hyrich, A Tracey, M Lunt, D Plant, D P M Symmons, W Thomson, J Worthington, P Emery, A W Morgan, A G Wilson, J Isaacs, A Barton, and BRAGGSS

Ann Rheum Dis 2009; 68: 69-74.
Published Online First: 28 March 2008. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.084715

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Contrast-enhanced ultrasound in monitoring the efficacy of a bradykinin receptor 2 antagonist in painful knee osteoarthritis compared with MRI

I H Song, C E Althoff, K G Hermann, A K Scheel, T Knetsch, G R Burmester, and M Backhaus

Ann Rheum Dis 2009; 68: 75-83.
Published Online First: 28 March 2008. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.080382

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Pathological features of temporal arteries in patients with giant cell arteritis presenting with permanent visual loss

D Chatelain, P Duhaut, J Schmidt, R Loire, S Bosshard, M Guernou, H Pellet, J C Piette, H Sevestre, J P Ducroix on behalf of the Groupe de Recherche sur l'Artérite à Cellules Géantes (GRACG)

Ann Rheum Dis 2009; 68: 84-88.
Published Online First: 5 February 2008. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.084947

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Serum-free light chain assessment in hepatitis C virus-related lymphoproliferative disorders

B Terrier, D Sène, D Saadoun, P Ghillani-Dalbin, V Thibault, A Delluc, J-C Piette, and P Cacoub

Ann Rheum Dis 2009; 68: 89-93.
Published Online First: 28 March 2008. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.086488

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Autologous stem cell transplantation improves microcirculation in systemic sclerosis

I Miniati, S Guiducci, M L Conforti, V Rogai, G Fiori, M Cinelli, R Saccardi, S Guidi, A Bosi, A Tyndall, and M Matucci-Cerinic

Ann Rheum Dis 2009; 68: 94-98.
Published Online First: 28 February 2008. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.082495

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Clinical subsequent fractures cluster in time after first fractures

T A C M van Geel, S van Helden, P P Geusens, B Winkens, and G-J Dinant

Ann Rheum Dis 2009; 68: 99-102.
Published Online First: 3 August 2008. doi:10.1136/ard.2008.092775

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Comparison of disease activity measures for anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic autoantibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis

P A Merkel, D D Cuthbertson, B Hellmich, G S Hoffman, D R W Jayne, C G M Kallenberg, J P Krischer, R Luqmani, A D Mahr, E L Matteson, U Specks, J H Stone, and for the Vasculitis Clinical Research Consortium

Ann Rheum Dis 2009; 68: 103-106.
Published Online First: 29 July 2008. doi:10.1136/ard.2008.097758

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Non-inherited maternal human leukocyte antigen alleles in susceptibility to familial rheumatoid arthritis

K A Guthrie, N R Tishkevich, and J L Nelson

Ann Rheum Dis 2009; 68: 107-109.
Published Online First: 6 August 2008. doi:10.1136/ard.2008.092312

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