Editorials:

Dyslipidaemia, statins and rheumatoid arthritis

Michael T Nurmohamed and Ben A C Dijkmans

Ann Rheum Dis 2009; 68: 453-455. doi:10.1136/ard.2008.104497

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Reviews:

Interpreting lipid levels in the context of high-grade inflammatory states with a focus on rheumatoid arthritis: a challenge to conventional cardiovascular risk actions

E Choy and N Sattar

Ann Rheum Dis 2009; 68: 460-469. doi:10.1136/ard.2008.101964

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Viewpoint:

Guidelines for initiation of anti-tumour necrosis factor therapy in rheumatoid arthritis: similarities and differences across Europe

P Emery, R Van Vollenhoven, M Ostergaard, E Choy, B Combe, W Graninger, K Krueger, M Matucci-Cerinic, F Navarro, P van Riel, L Settas, and S Steinfeld

Ann Rheum Dis 2009; 68: 456-459. doi:10.1136/ard.2008.100362

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Letters:

The effect of joint position on Doppler flow in finger synovitis

V Lee, A Zayat, and R J Wakefield

Ann Rheum Dis 2009; 68: 603-604. doi:10.1136/ard.2008.089755

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Decreased plasma IL22 levels, but not increased IL17 and IL23 levels, correlate with disease activity in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus

F Cheng, Z Guo, H Xu, D Yan, and Q Li

Ann Rheum Dis 2009; 68: 604-606. doi:10.1136/ard.2008.097089

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Severe bronchospasm associated with rituximab for refractory Churg–Strauss syndrome

M-A Bouldouyre, P Cohen, and L Guillevin

Ann Rheum Dis 2009; 68: 606. doi:10.1136/ard.2008.093773

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Rituximab therapy for refractory systemic-onset juvenile idiopathic arthritis

J Narváez, C Díaz-Torné, X Juanola, C Geli, J M Llobet, J M Nolla, and C Díaz-López

Ann Rheum Dis 2009; 68: 607-608. doi:10.1136/ard.2008.092106

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Miscellaneous:

Corrections

Ann Rheum Dis 2009; 68: 608.

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Corrections

Ann Rheum Dis 2009; 68: 608. doi:10.1136/ard.2008.097006.corr1

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Recommendations:

EULAR points to consider for conducting clinical trials in systemic lupus erythematosus

C Gordon, G Bertsias, J P A Ioannidis, J Boletis, S Bombardieri, R Cervera, C Dostál, J Font, I-M Gilboe, F Houssiau, T W J Huizinga, D Isenberg, C G M Kallenberg, M A Khamashta, J-C Piette, M Schneider, J S Smolen, G Sturfelt, A Tincani, R Van Vollenhoven, and D T Boumpas

Ann Rheum Dis 2009; 68: 470-476.
Published Online First: 3 April 2008. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.083022

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EULAR points to consider for conducting clinical trials in systemic lupus erythematosus: literature based evidence for the selection of endpoints

G K Bertsias, J P A Ioannidis, J Boletis, S Bombardieri, R Cervera, C Dostal, J Font, I M Gilboe, F Houssiau, T Huizinga, D Isenberg, C G M Kallenberg, M Khamashta, J C Piette, M Schneider, J Smolen, G Sturfelt, A Tincani, R van Vollenhoven, D T Boumpas, and C Gordon

Ann Rheum Dis 2009; 68: 477-483.
Published Online First: 23 April 2008. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.083030

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Basic and translational research:

Differential upregulation of the three transforming growth factor beta isoforms in human osteoarthritic cartilage

M Pombo-Suarez, M T Castaño-Oreja, M Calaza, J Gomez-Reino, and A Gonzalez

Ann Rheum Dis 2009; 68: 568-571.
Published Online First: 8 May 2008. doi:10.1136/ard.2008.090217

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Acute cold stress in rheumatoid arthritis inadequately activates stress responses and induces an increase of interleukin 6

R H Straub, G Pongratz, H Hirvonen, T Pohjolainen, M Mikkelsson, and M Leirisalo-Repo

Ann Rheum Dis 2009; 68: 572-578.
Published Online First: 15 April 2008. doi:10.1136/ard.2008.089458

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Genetic variation in the nuclear factor B pathway in relation to susceptibility to rheumatoid arthritis

R Dieguez-Gonzalez, S Akar, M Calaza, E Perez-Pampin, J Costas, M Torres, J L Vicario, M L Velloso, F Navarro, J Narvaez, B Joven, G Herrero-Beaumont, I Gonzalez-Alvaro, B Fernandez-Gutierrez, A R de la Serna, L Carreño, J Lopez-Longo, R Caliz, M D Collado-Escobar, F J Blanco, C Fernandez-Lopez, A Balsa, D Pascual-Salcedo, J J Gomez-Reino, and A Gonzalez

Ann Rheum Dis 2009; 68: 579-583.
Published Online First: 23 April 2008. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.087304

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The –670G>A polymorphism in the FAS gene promoter region influences the susceptibility to systemic sclerosis

V Liakouli, M Manetti, A Pacini, B Tolusso, C Fatini, A Toscano, P Cipriani, S Guiducci, L Bazzichi, V Codullo, L Ruocco, L Dell’Orso, F Carubbi, A Marrelli, R Abbate, S Bombardieri, G Ferraccioli, C Montecucco, G Valentini, M Matucci-Cerinic, L Ibba-Manneschi, and R Giacomelli

Ann Rheum Dis 2009; 68: 584-590.
Published Online First: 29 April 2008. doi:10.1136/ard.2008.088989

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New autoantigens in rheumatoid arthritis (RA): screening 8268 protein arrays with sera from patients with RA

I Auger, N Balandraud, J Rak, N Lambert, M Martin, and J Roudier

Ann Rheum Dis 2009; 68: 591-594.
Published Online First: 28 October 2008. doi:10.1136/ard.2008.096917

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Analysis of killer immunoglobulin-like receptor genes in ankylosing spondylitis

D Harvey, J J Pointon, C Sleator, A Meenagh, C Farrar, J Y Sun, D Senitzer, D Middleton, M A Brown, and B P Wordsworth

Ann Rheum Dis 2009; 68: 595-598.
Published Online First: 19 November 2008. doi:10.1136/ard.2008.095927

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Endothelin and sex hormones modulate the fibronectin synthesis by cultured human skin scleroderma fibroblasts

S Soldano, P Montagna, B Villaggio, A Parodi, G Gianotti, A Sulli, B Seriolo, M E Secchi, and M Cutolo

Ann Rheum Dis 2009; 68: 599-602.
Published Online First: 24 October 2008. doi:10.1136/ard.2008.097378

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Clinical and epidemiological research:

Evaluation of different methods used to assess disease activity in rheumatoid arthritis: analyses of abatacept clinical trial data

M Dougados, N Schmidely, M Le Bars, C Lafosse, M Schiff, J S Smolen, D Aletaha, P van Riel, and G Wells

Ann Rheum Dis 2009; 68: 484-489.
Published Online First: 11 December 2008. doi:10.1136/ard.2008.092577

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Incidence of severe knee and hip osteoarthritis in relation to different measures of body mass: a population-based prospective cohort study

L S Lohmander, M Gerhardsson de Verdier, J Rollof, P M Nilsson, and G Engström

Ann Rheum Dis 2009; 68: 490-496.
Published Online First: 8 May 2008. doi:10.1136/ard.2008.089748

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Development and initial validation of a screening questionnaire for psoriatic arthritis: the Toronto Psoriatic Arthritis Screen (ToPAS)

D D Gladman, C T Schentag, B D M Tom, V Chandran, J Brockbank, C Rosen, and V T Farewell

Ann Rheum Dis 2009; 68: 497-501.
Published Online First: 29 April 2008. doi:10.1136/ard.2008.089441

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Recurrence of spondylarthropathy among first-degree relatives of patients: a systematic cross-sectional study

E Dernis, R Said-Nahal, M-A D’Agostino, P Aegerter, M Dougados, and M Breban

Ann Rheum Dis 2009; 68: 502-507.
Published Online First: 15 April 2008. doi:10.1136/ard.2008.089599

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Remission achieved after 2 years treatment with low-dose prednisolone in addition to disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs in early rheumatoid arthritis is associated with reduced joint destruction still present after 4 years: an open 2-year continuation study

I Hafström, K Albertsson, A Boonen, D van der Heijde, R Landewé, B Svensson, and for the BARFOT Study Group

Ann Rheum Dis 2009; 68: 508-513.
Published Online First: 17 April 2008. doi:10.1136/ard.2008.087833

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Is birthweight associated with risk of rheumatoid arthritis? Data from a large cohort study

L A Mandl, K H Costenbader, J F Simard, and E W Karlson

Ann Rheum Dis 2009; 68: 514-518.
Published Online First: 1 July 2008. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.080937

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Safety and efficacy of combination of etanercept and methotrexate compared to treatment with etanercept only in patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA): preliminary data from the German JIA Registry

G Horneff, F De Bock, I Foeldvari, H J Girschick, H Michels, D Moebius, H Schmeling, and and the German and Austrian Paediatric Rheumatology Collaborative Study Group

Ann Rheum Dis 2009; 68: 519-525.
Published Online First: 15 April 2008. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.087593

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Breast feeding, but not use of oral contraceptives, is associated with a reduced risk of rheumatoid arthritis

M Pikwer, U Bergström, J-Å Nilsson, L Jacobsson, G Berglund, and C Turesson

Ann Rheum Dis 2009; 68: 526-530.
Published Online First: 13 May 2008. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.084707

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Immunogenicity does not influence treatment with etanercept in patients with ankylosing spondylitis

M K de Vries, I E van der Horst-Bruinsma, M T Nurmohamed, L A Aarden, S O Stapel, M J L Peters, J C van Denderen, B A C Dijkmans, and G J Wolbink

Ann Rheum Dis 2009; 68: 531-535.
Published Online First: 28 March 2008. doi:10.1136/ard.2008.089979

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Sex differences in the association between body mass index and total hip or knee joint replacement resulting from osteoarthritis

J Franklin, T Ingvarsson, M Englund, and L S Lohmander

Ann Rheum Dis 2009; 68: 536-540.
Published Online First: 26 May 2008. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.086868

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Validity of the polymyalgia rheumatica activity score in primary care practice

A Binard, B Lefebvre, M De Bandt, J-M Berthelot, A Saraux, and and the Club "Rhumatismes et Inflammation"

Ann Rheum Dis 2009; 68: 541-545.
Published Online First: 13 May 2008. doi:10.1136/ard.2008.088526

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Hyperlipidaemia, statin use and the risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis

S S Jick, H Choi, L Li, I B McInnes, and N Sattar

Ann Rheum Dis 2009; 68: 546-551.
Published Online First: 28 July 2008. doi:10.1136/ard.2008.091967

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Drug survival of the first and second course of anti-tumour necrosis factor agents in juvenile idiopathic arthritis

P Tynjälä, P Vähäsalo, V Honkanen, and P Lahdenne

Ann Rheum Dis 2009; 68: 552-557.
Published Online First: 8 May 2008. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.087130

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Preferential decrease in IgG4 anti-citrullinated protein antibodies during treatment with tumour necrosis factor blocking agents in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

W H Bos, G M Bartelds, M Vis, A R van der Horst, G J Wolbink, R J van de Stadt, D van Schaardenburg, B A C Dijkmans, W F Lems, M T Nurmohamed, L Aarden, and D Hamann

Ann Rheum Dis 2009; 68: 558-563.
Published Online First: 29 April 2008. doi:10.1136/ard.2008.088401

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High frequency of venous thromboembolic events in Churg–Strauss syndrome, Wegener’s granulomatosis and microscopic polyangiitis but not polyarteritis nodosa: a systematic retrospective study on 1130 patients

Y Allenbach, R Seror, C Pagnoux, L Teixeira, P Guilpain, L Guillevin, and for the French Vasculitis Study Group

Ann Rheum Dis 2009; 68: 564-567.
Published Online First: 17 November 2008. doi:10.1136/ard.2008.099051

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