Editorials:

Periarticular bone changes in rheumatoid arthritis: pathophysiological implications and clinical utility

Steven R Goldring

Ann Rheum Dis 2009; 68: 297-299. doi:10.1136/ard.2008.099408

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Reviews:

Chemokines and dendritic cells in inflammatory myopathies

A Tournadre and P Miossec

Ann Rheum Dis 2009; 68: 300-304. doi:10.1136/ard.2008.095984

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A review of instruments to assess illness representations in patients with rheumatic diseases

M Maas, E Taal, S van der Linden, and A Boonen

Ann Rheum Dis 2009; 68: 305-309. doi:10.1136/ard.2008.089888

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Letters:

Lymph node IL-18 expression in adult-onset Still’s disease

P Conigliaro, R Priori, M Bombardieri, C Alessandri, F Barone, C Pitzalis, I B McInnes, and G Valesini

Ann Rheum Dis 2009; 68: 442-443. doi:10.1136/ard.2008.093781

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Axial bone proliferation causing cervical myelopathy in the mutilans form of psoriatic arthritis despite peripheral bone erosion

J Ly, C Pinto, A Doyle, N Dalbeth, and F M McQueen

Ann Rheum Dis 2009; 68: 443-444. doi:10.1136/ard.2008.093617

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Ultrasound measurement of the acromioclavicular joint

A P Rozin

Ann Rheum Dis 2009; 68: 445-446. doi:10.1136/ard.2008.089664

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Vitamin D involvement in rheumatoid arthritis and systemic lupus erythaematosus

M Cutolo, K Otsa, S Paolino, M Yprus, T Veldi, and B Seriolo

Ann Rheum Dis 2009; 68: 446-447. doi:10.1136/ard.2008.093476

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Antisignal recognition particle-positive polymyositis successfully treated with myeloablative autologous stem cell transplantation

J C Henes, F Heinzelmann, A Wacker, H P Seelig, R Klein, A Bornemann, C Faul, L Kanz, and I Koetter

Ann Rheum Dis 2009; 68: 447-448. doi:10.1136/ard.2008.094755

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Association study of the RANK locus in white European rheumatoid arthritis families

V Hugo Teixeira, P Dieudé, L Michou, P Migliorini, A Balsa, R Westhovens, P Barrera, H Alves, C Vaz, M Fernandes, D Pascual-Salcedo, S Bombardieri, J Dequeker, T R Radstake, P Van Riel, L van de Putte, A Lopes-Vaz, T Bardin, F Cornélis, for ECRAF, and E Petit-Teixeira

Ann Rheum Dis 2009; 68: 448-449. doi:10.1136/ard.2008.095380

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Continuation of anakinra despite the development of a pruritic rash in an otherwise refractory case of adult-onset Still’s disease

S Vordenbäumen, B Ostendorf, O Sander, J Richter, and M Schneider

Ann Rheum Dis 2009; 68: 450-451. doi:10.1136/ard.2008.093492

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Circulating nitrated N-telopeptide of type III collagen (IIINys) as a biochemical marker of oxidative-related synovial tissue metabolism in rheumatoid arthritis

N Charni-Ben Tabassi, P Richardot, L Toh, H Marotte, A-C Bay-Jensen, P Miossec, and P Garnero

Ann Rheum Dis 2009; 68: 451-452. doi:10.1136/ard.2008.097915

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Miscellaneous:

Correction

Ann Rheum Dis 2009; 68: 452. doi:10.1136/ard.2008.100834.corr1

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Recommendations:

EULAR recommendations for the management of primary small and medium vessel vasculitis

C Mukhtyar, L Guillevin, M C Cid, B Dasgupta, K de Groot, W Gross, T Hauser, B Hellmich, D Jayne, C G M Kallenberg, P A Merkel, H Raspe, C Salvarani, D G I Scott, C Stegeman, R Watts, K Westman, J Witter, H Yazici, R Luqmani, and for the European Vasculitis Study Group

Ann Rheum Dis 2009; 68: 310-317.
Published Online First: 15 April 2008. doi:10.1136/ard.2008.088096

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EULAR recommendations for the management of large vessel vasculitis

C Mukhtyar, L Guillevin, M C Cid, B Dasgupta, K de Groot, W Gross, T Hauser, B Hellmich, D Jayne, C G M Kallenberg, P A Merkel, H Raspe, C Salvarani, D G I Scott, C Stegeman, R Watts, K Westman, J Witter, H Yazici, R Luqmani, and for the European Vasculitis Study Group

Ann Rheum Dis 2009; 68: 318-323.
Published Online First: 15 April 2008. doi:10.1136/ard.2008.088351

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Basic and translational research:

Increased frequency of CD16+ monocytes and the presence of activated dendritic cells in salivary glands in primary Sjögren syndrome

M E Wildenberg, J M C Welzen-Coppens, C G van Helden-Meeuwsen, H Bootsma, A Vissink, N van Rooijen, J P van de Merwe, H A Drexhage, and M A Versnel

Ann Rheum Dis 2009; 68: 420-426.
Published Online First: 8 April 2008. doi:10.1136/ard.2008.087874

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Involvement of a disintegrin and a metalloproteinase 8 (ADAM8) in osteoclastogenesis and pathological bone destruction

M Ainola, T-F Li, J Mandelin, M Hukkanen, S J Choi, J Salo, and Y T Konttinen

Ann Rheum Dis 2009; 68: 427-434.
Published Online First: 8 April 2008. doi:10.1136/ard.2008.088260

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Cartilage oligomeric matrix protein expression in systemic sclerosis reveals heterogeneity of dermal fibroblast responses to transforming growth factor β

G Farina, R Lemaire, P Pancari, J Bayle, R L Widom, and R Lafyatis

Ann Rheum Dis 2009; 68: 435-441.
Published Online First: 13 April 2008. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.086850

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Clinical and epidemiological research:

Cortical hand bone loss after 1 year in early rheumatoid arthritis predicts radiographic hand joint damage at 5-year and 10-year follow-up

M Hoff, G Haugeberg, S Ødegård, S Syversen, R Landewé, D van der Heijde, and T K Kvien

Ann Rheum Dis 2009; 68: 324-329.
Published Online First: 13 March 2008. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.085985

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Changes in hand and generalised bone mineral density in patients with recent-onset rheumatoid arthritis

M Güler-Yüksel, C F Allaart, Y P M Goekoop-Ruiterman, J K de Vries-Bouwstra, J H L M van Groenendael, C Mallée, M H W de Bois, F C Breedveld, B A C Dijkmans, and W F Lems

Ann Rheum Dis 2009; 68: 330-336.
Published Online First: 28 March 2008. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.086348

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The B lymphocyte stimulator receptor–ligand system in hepatitis C virus-induced B cell clonal disorders

D-A Landau, M Rosenzwajg, D Saadoun, D Klatzmann, and P Cacoub

Ann Rheum Dis 2009; 68: 337-344.
Published Online First: 23 April 2008. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.085910

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Alcohol consumption is not protective for systemic lupus erythematosus

J Wang, A B Kay, J Fletcher, M K Formica, and T E McAlindon

Ann Rheum Dis 2009; 68: 345-348.
Published Online First: 13 April 2008. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.084582

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Change in cartilage morphometry: a sample of the progression cohort of the Osteoarthritis Initiative

D J Hunter, J Niu, Y Zhang, S Totterman, J Tamez, C Dabrowski, R Davies, M-P Hellio Le Graverand, M Luchi, Y Tymofyeyev, C R Beals, and for the OAI Investigators

Ann Rheum Dis 2009; 68: 349-356.
Published Online First: 13 April 2008. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.082107

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Reliability of ultrasonography in detecting shoulder disease in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

G A W Bruyn, E Naredo, I Möller, C Moragues, J Garrido, G H de Bock, M-A d’Agostino, E Filippucci, A Iagnocco, M Backhaus, W A A Swen, P Balint, C Pineda, S Milutinovic, D Kane, G Kaeley, F J Narvaez, R J Wakefield, J A Narvaez, J de Augustin, and W A Schmidt

Ann Rheum Dis 2009; 68: 357-361.
Published Online First: 4 April 2008. doi:10.1136/ard.2008.089243

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Microvascular function is impaired in ankylosing spondylitis and improves after tumour necrosis factor blockade

I C van Eijk, M J L Peters, E H Serné, I E van der Horst-Bruinsma, B A C Dijkmans, Y M Smulders, and M T Nurmohamed

Ann Rheum Dis 2009; 68: 362-366.
Published Online First: 4 April 2008. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.086777

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Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug use does not appear to be associated with increased cardiovascular mortality in patients with inflammatory polyarthritis: results from a primary care based inception cohort of patients

N J Goodson, A M Brookhart, D P M Symmons, A J Silman, and D H Solomon

Ann Rheum Dis 2009; 68: 367-372.
Published Online First: 13 April 2008. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.076760

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Bone mineral density in rheumatoid arthritis patients 1 year after adalimumab therapy: arrest of bone loss

C A Wijbrandts, R Klaasen, M G W Dijkgraaf, D M Gerlag, B L F van Eck-Smit, and P P Tak

Ann Rheum Dis 2009; 68: 373-376.
Published Online First: 13 April 2008. doi:10.1136/ard.2008.091611

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A single nucleotide polymorphism in the IRF5 promoter region is associated with susceptibility to rheumatoid arthritis in the Japanese population

K Shimane, Y Kochi, R Yamada, Y Okada, A Suzuki, A Miyatake, M Kubo, Y Nakamura, and K Yamamoto

Ann Rheum Dis 2009; 68: 377-383.
Published Online First: 13 April 2008. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.085704

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MRI bone oedema is the strongest predictor of subsequent radiographic progression in early rheumatoid arthritis. Results from a 2-year randomised controlled trial (CIMESTRA)

M L Hetland, B Ejbjerg, K Hørslev-Petersen, S Jacobsen, A Vestergaard, A G Jurik, K Stengaard-Pedersen, P Junker, T Lottenburger, I Hansen, L S Andersen, U Tarp, H Skjødt, J K Pedersen, O Majgaard, A J Svendsen, T Ellingsen, H Lindegaard, A F Christensen, J Vallø, T Torfing, E Narvestad, H S Thomsen, M Østergaard, and and the CIMESTRA study group

Ann Rheum Dis 2009; 68: 384-390.
Published Online First: 3 April 2008. doi:10.1136/ard.2008.088245

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Prospective evaluation of risk of vertebral fractures using quantitative ultrasound measurements and bone mineral density in a population-based sample of postmenopausal women: results of the Basel Osteoporosis Study

R Hollaender, F Hartl, M-A Krieg, A Tyndall, C Geuckel, C Buitrago-Tellez, M Manghani, M Kraenzlin, R Theiler, and D Hans

Ann Rheum Dis 2009; 68: 391-396.
Published Online First: 16 April 2008. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.083618

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Risk factors for a first thrombotic event in antiphospholipid antibody carriers. A multicentre, retrospective follow-up study

A Ruffatti, T Del Ross, M Ciprian, M Nuzzo, M Rampudda, M T Bertero, R Bergia, P Caramaschi, D Biasi, F Capsoni, L Montaguti, R Ruffini, A Brucato, U Picillo, V Fanelli, V Riccieri, A Piccoli, G Valesini, A Doria, P L Meroni, and A Tincani

Ann Rheum Dis 2009; 68: 397-399.
Published Online First: 23 September 2008. doi:10.1136/ard.2008.096669

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Early occupational therapy programme increases hand grip strength at 3 months: results from a randomised, blind, controlled study in early rheumatoid arthritis

R Mathieux, H Marotte, L Battistini, A Sarrazin, M Berthier, and P Miossec

Ann Rheum Dis 2009; 68: 400-403.
Published Online First: 17 November 2008. doi:10.1136/ard.2008.094532

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Pulmonary fibrosis associated with ANCA-positive vasculitides. Retrospective study of 12 cases and review of the literature

B Hervier, C Pagnoux, C Agard, J Haroche, Z Amoura, L Guillevin, M A Hamidou, and for the French Vasculitis Study Group

Ann Rheum Dis 2009; 68: 404-407.
Published Online First: 28 October 2008. doi:10.1136/ard.2008.096131

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Association between a stromal cell-derived factor 1 (SDF-1/CXCL12) gene polymorphism and microvascular disease in systemic sclerosis

M Manetti, V Liakouli, C Fatini, P Cipriani, C Bonino, S Vettori, S Guiducci, C Montecucco, R Abbate, G Valentini, M Matucci-Cerinic, R Giacomelli, and L Ibba-Manneschi

Ann Rheum Dis 2009; 68: 408-411.
Published Online First: 17 October 2008. doi:10.1136/ard.2008.098277

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Juvenile-onset systemic lupus erythematosus: different clinical and serological pattern than adult-onset systemic lupus erythematosus

I E A Hoffman, B R Lauwerys, F De Keyser, T W J Huizinga, D Isenberg, L Cebecauer, J Dehoorne, R Joos, G Hendrickx, F Houssiau, and D Elewaut

Ann Rheum Dis 2009; 68: 412-415.
Published Online First: 17 October 2008. doi:10.1136/ard.2008.094813

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Allele *2 of the HS1,2A enhancer of the Ig regulatory region associates with rheumatoid arthritis

B Tolusso, D Frezza, C Mattioli, A L Fedele, S Bosello, F Faustini, G Peluso, V Giambra, D Pietrapertosa, A Morelli, E Gremese, M De Santis, and G F Ferraccioli

Ann Rheum Dis 2009; 68: 416-419.
Published Online First: 24 October 2008. doi:10.1136/ard.2008.095414

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