Viewpoint:

The challenge of early systemic sclerosis for the EULAR Scleroderma Trial and Research group (EUSTAR) community. It is time to cut the Gordian knot and develop a prevention or rescue strategy

M Matucci-Cerinic, Y Allanore, L Czirják, A Tyndall, U Müller-Ladner, C Denton, G Valentini, O Distler, K Fligelstone, A Tyrrel-Kennedy, D Farge, O Kowal-Bielecka, F van den Hoogen, M Cutolo, P D Sampaio-Barros, P Nash, K Takehara, and D E Furst

Ann Rheum Dis 2009; 68: 1377-1380. doi:10.1136/ard.2008.106302

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Letters:

Mycobacterial arthritis of large joints

C-C Shu, J-Y Wang, C-J Yu, and L-N Lee

Ann Rheum Dis 2009; 68: 1504-1505. doi:10.1136/ard.2008.095554

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Rheumatoid arthritis after Chikungunya fever: a prospective follow-up study of 21 cases

E Bouquillard and B Combe

Ann Rheum Dis 2009; 68: 1505-1506. doi:10.1136/ard.2008.097626

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Monozygotic twins with stiff person syndrome and autoimmune thyroiditis: rituximab inefficacy in a double-blind, randomised, placebo controlled crossover study

N Venhoff, M Rizzi, U Salzer, L Bossaller, J Thoden, H Eibel, and U A Walker

Ann Rheum Dis 2009; 68: 1506-1508. doi:10.1136/ard.2008.103721

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New rheumatoid arthritis genetic factor and C5 serum level

H Mbarek, M Kallel-Sellami, Y Zerzri, K Dawidowicz, K Mejri, T Bardin, B Prum, P Dieudé, E Petit-Teixeira, F Cornélis, and S Makni

Ann Rheum Dis 2009; 68: 1508-1509. doi:10.1136/ard.2008.104935

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High incidence of cardiovascular events in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

K S S Steen, W F Lems, I M Visman, M Heierman, B A C Dijkmans, J W R Twisk, M Boers, and M T Nurmohamed

Ann Rheum Dis 2009; 68: 1509-1510. doi:10.1136/ard.2008.105023

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The "tank top sign": a unique pattern of skin fibrosis seen in pansclerotic morphea

N S Sherber, F Boin, L K Hummers, and F M Wigley

Ann Rheum Dis 2009; 68: 1511-1512. doi:10.1136/ard.2008.102723

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High prevalence of vertebral deformities in elderly patients with early rheumatoid arthritis

J Ursum, K Britsemmer, D van Schaardenburg, P T A Lips, B A C Dijkmans, and W Lems

Ann Rheum Dis 2009; 68: 1512-1513. doi:10.1136/ard.2008.105957

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Opposite relationships between circulating Dkk-1 and cartilage breakdown in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and knee osteoarthritis

N Voorzanger-Rousselot, N Charni Ben-Tabassi, and P Garnero

Ann Rheum Dis 2009; 68: 1513-1514. doi:10.1136/ard.2008.102350

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Nucleosome accumulation and reduction of C-reactive protein are associated with the generation of anti-nuclear antibodies in patients with rheumatoid arthritis treated with adalimumab, but not with etanercept

R Priori, C Alessandri, L Magrini, E A M Cassarà, F Ceccarelli, M Modesti, C Croia, M Bombardieri, and G Valesini

Ann Rheum Dis 2009; 68: 1514-1516. doi:10.1136/ard.2008.103291

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Correction

Ann Rheum Dis 2009; 68: 1516. doi:10.1136/ard.2008.092924corr1

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Recommendation:

ASAS/EULAR recommendations for the management of ankylosing spondylitis: the patient version

U Kiltz, D van der Heijde, H Mielants, E Feldtkeller, J Braun, and on behalf of the PARE/EULAR patient initiative group

Ann Rheum Dis 2009; 68: 1381-1386.
Published Online First: 17 October 2008. doi:10.1136/ard.2008.096073

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Treatment recommendations for psoriatic arthritis

C T Ritchlin, A Kavanaugh, D D Gladman, P J Mease, P Helliwell, W-H Boehncke, K de Vlam, D Fiorentino, O FitzGerald, A B Gottlieb, N J McHugh, P Nash, A A Qureshi, E R Soriano, W J Taylor, and for the Group for Research and Assessment of Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis (GRAPPA)

Ann Rheum Dis 2009; 68: 1387-1394.
Published Online First: 24 October 2008. doi:10.1136/ard.2008.094946

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Clinical and epidemiological research:

Rheumatoid arthritis versus diabetes as a risk factor for cardiovascular disease: a cross-sectional study, the CARRÉ Investigation

V P van Halm, M J L Peters, A E Voskuyl, M Boers, W F Lems, M Visser, C D A Stehouwer, A M W Spijkerman, J M Dekker, G Nijpels, R J Heine, L M Bouter, Y M Smulders, B A C Dijkmans, and M T Nurmohamed

Ann Rheum Dis 2009; 68: 1395-1400.
Published Online First: 12 August 2008. doi:10.1136/ard.2008.094151

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Prevalence of radiographic lumbar spondylosis and its association with low back pain in elderly subjects of population-based cohorts: the ROAD study

S Muraki, H Oka, T Akune, A Mabuchi, Y En-yo, M Yoshida, A Saika, T Suzuki, H Yoshida, H Ishibashi, S Yamamoto, K Nakamura, H Kawaguchi, and N Yoshimura

Ann Rheum Dis 2009; 68: 1401-1406.
Published Online First: 21 August 2008. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.087296

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Comparison of clinical and radiographic severity of juvenile-onset versus adult-onset ankylosing spondylitis

F D O’Shea, E Boyle, R Riarh, S M Tse, R M Laxer, and R D Inman

Ann Rheum Dis 2009; 68: 1407-1412.
Published Online First: 9 September 2008. doi:10.1136/ard.2008.092304

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CHECK (Cohort Hip and Cohort Knee): similarities and differences with the Osteoarthritis Initiative

J Wesseling, J Dekker, W B van den Berg, S M A Bierma-Zeinstra, M Boers, H A Cats, P Deckers, K J Gorter, P H T G Heuts, W K H A Hilberdink, M Kloppenburg, R G H H Nelissen, F G J Oosterveld, J C M Oostveen, L D Roorda, M A Viergever, S ten Wolde, F P J G Lafeber, and J W J Bijlsma

Ann Rheum Dis 2009; 68: 1413-1419.
Published Online First: 4 September 2008. doi:10.1136/ard.2008.096164

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A randomised controlled trial of spinal manipulative therapy in acute low back pain

P Jüni, M Battaglia, E Nüesch, G Hämmerle, P Eser, R van Beers, D Vils, J Bernhard, H-R Ziswiler, M Dähler, S Reichenbach, and P M Villiger

Ann Rheum Dis 2009; 68: 1420-1427.
Published Online First: 5 September 2008. doi:10.1136/ard.2008.093757

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Morbidity and mortality in the antiphospholipid syndrome during a 5-year period: a multicentre prospective study of 1000 patients

R Cervera, M A Khamashta, Y Shoenfeld, M T Camps, S Jacobsen, E Kiss, M M Zeher, A Tincani, I Kontopoulou-Griva, M Galeazzi, F Bellisai, P L Meroni, R H W M Derksen, P G de Groot, E Gromnica-Ihle, M Baleva, M Mosca, S Bombardieri, F Houssiau, J-C Gris, I Quéré, E Hachulla, C Vasconcelos, B Roch, A Fernández-Nebro, J-C Piette, G Espinosa, S Bucciarelli, C N Pisoni, M L Bertolaccini, M-C Boffa, G R V Hughes on behalf of the Euro-Phospholipid Project Group (European Forum on Antiphospholipid Antibodies)

Ann Rheum Dis 2009; 68: 1428-1432.
Published Online First: 18 September 2008. doi:10.1136/ard.2008.093179

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An open-label pilot study of infliximab therapy in diffuse cutaneous systemic sclerosis

C P Denton, M Engelhart, N Tvede, H Wilson, K Khan, X Shiwen, P E Carreira, F Diaz Gonzalez, C M Black, and F H van den Hoogen

Ann Rheum Dis 2009; 68: 1433-1439.
Published Online First: 9 September 2008. doi:10.1136/ard.2008.096123

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Lack of association between the interferon- signature and longitudinal changes in disease activity in systemic lupus erythematosus

C Landolt-Marticorena, G Bonventi, A Lubovich, C Ferguson, T Unnithan, J Su, D D Gladman, M Urowitz, P R Fortin, and J Wither

Ann Rheum Dis 2009; 68: 1440-1446.
Published Online First: 4 September 2008. doi:10.1136/ard.2008.093146

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Is the blood B-cell subset profile diagnostic for Sjögren syndrome?

A Binard, L Le Pottier, V Devauchelle-Pensec, A Saraux, P Youinou, and J-O Pers

Ann Rheum Dis 2009; 68: 1447-1452.
Published Online First: 9 September 2008. doi:10.1136/ard.2008.096172

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Patient perspective of hand osteoarthritis in relation to concepts covered by instruments measuring functioning: a qualitative European multicentre study

T Stamm, F van der Giesen, C Thorstensson, E Steen, F Birrell, B Bauernfeind, N Marshall, B Prodinger, K Machold, J Smolen, and M Kloppenburg

Ann Rheum Dis 2009; 68: 1453-1460.
Published Online First: 2 September 2008. doi:10.1136/ard.2008.096776

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Change in MRI-detected subchondral bone marrow lesions is associated with cartilage loss: the MOST Study. A longitudinal multicentre study of knee osteoarthritis

F W Roemer, A Guermazi, M K Javaid, J A Lynch, J Niu, Y Zhang, D T Felson, C E Lewis, J Torner, M C Nevitt, and for MOST Study investigators

Ann Rheum Dis 2009; 68: 1461-1465.
Published Online First: 1 October 2008. doi:10.1136/ard.2008.096834

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MRI and clinical findings in patients with ankylosing spondylitis eligible for anti-tumour necrosis factor therapy after a short course of etoricoxib

S J Jarrett, F Sivera, L S Cawkwell, H Marzo-Ortega, D McGonagle, E Hensor, L Coates, P J O’Connor, A Fraser, P G Conaghan, and P Emery

Ann Rheum Dis 2009; 68: 1466-1469.
Published Online First: 24 October 2008. doi:10.1136/ard.2008.092213

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Influence of age on the outcome of antitumour necrosis factor alpha therapy in rheumatoid arthritis

B J Radovits, W Kievit, J Fransen, M A F J van de Laar, T L Jansen, P L C M van Riel, and R F J M Laan

Ann Rheum Dis 2009; 68: 1470-1473.
Published Online First: 17 November 2008. doi:10.1136/ard.2008.094730

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A descriptive and prognostic study of systemic sclerosis-associated myopathies

B Ranque, F-J Authier, V Le-Guern, C Pagnoux, A Berezne, Y Allanore, D Launay, E Hachulla, A Kahan, J Cabane, R Gherardi, L Guillevin, and L Mouthon

Ann Rheum Dis 2009; 68: 1474-1477.
Published Online First: 3 December 2008. doi:10.1136/ard.2008.095919

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Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus

S G O’Neill, S Woldman, F Bailliard, W Norman, J McEwan, D A Isenberg, A M Taylor, and A Rahman

Ann Rheum Dis 2009; 68: 1478-1481.
Published Online First: 26 November 2008. doi:10.1136/ard.2008.098053

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Validation of a prediction rule for development of rheumatoid arthritis in patients with early undifferentiated arthritis

B Kuriya, C K Cheng, H M Chen, and V P Bykerk

Ann Rheum Dis 2009; 68: 1482-1485.
Published Online First: 17 November 2008. doi:10.1136/ard.2008.092676

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Type I interferons might form the link between Toll-like receptor (TLR) 3/7 and TLR4-mediated synovial inflammation in rheumatoid arthritis (RA)

M F Roelofs, M H Wenink, F Brentano, S Abdollahi-Roodsaz, B Oppers-Walgreen, P Barrera, P L C M van Riel, L A B Joosten, D Kyburz, W B van den Berg, and T R D J Radstake

Ann Rheum Dis 2009; 68: 1486-1493.
Published Online First: 2 September 2008. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.086421

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Evidence of epistasis between interleukin 1 and selenoprotein-S with susceptibility to rheumatoid arthritis

I Marinou, K Walters, M C Dickson, M H Binks, D E Bax, and A G Wilson

Ann Rheum Dis 2009; 68: 1494-1497.
Published Online First: 26 August 2008. doi:10.1136/ard.2008.090001

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Homozygosity for DNASE2 single nucleotide polymorphisms in the 5'-regulatory region is associated with rheumatoid arthritis

M Rossol, M Pierer, S Arnold, G Keyßer, H Burkhardt, C Baerwald, and U Wagner

Ann Rheum Dis 2009; 68: 1498-1503.
Published Online First: 23 September 2008. doi:10.1136/ard.2008.092239

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