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Extended reports

• Assessment of anti-endothelial cell antibodies in systemic sclerosis and Sjögren’s syndrome (1 April, 1997)

  Mohamed Hebbar, Philippe Lassalle, Yves Delneste, Pierre-Yves Hatron, Bernard Devulder, André-Bernard Tonnel, Anne Janin
• Effect of resumption of second line drugs in patients with rheumatoid arthritis that flared up after treatment discontinuation (1 April, 1997)

  Saskia ten Wolde, Jo Hermans, Ferdinand C Breedveld, Ben A C Dijkmans
• Absence of peripheral blood T cell responses to ‘shared epitope’ containing peptides in recent onset rheumatoid arthritis (1 April, 1997)

  Geoffrey J McColl, Juergen Hammer, Leonard C Harrison
• Mechanical and material properties of the subchondral bone plate from the femoral head of patients with osteoarthritis or osteoporosis (1 April, 1997)

  Baohua Li, Richard M Aspden
• Immobilisation causes longlasting matrix changes both in the immobilised and contralateral joint cartilage (1 April, 1997)

  Matti O Jortikka, Ritva I Inkinen, Markku I Tammi, Jyrki J Parkkinen, Jussi Haapala, Ilkka Kiviranta, Heikki J Helminen, Mikko J Lammi
• Characterisation of fibroblast-like cells in pannus lesions of patients with rheumatoid arthritis sharing properties of fibroblasts and chondrocytes (1 April, 1997)

  Chengsen Xue, Masayoshi Takahashi, Tomoko Hasunuma, Hiroyuki Aono, Kazuhiko Yamamoto, Shinichi Yoshino, Takayuki Sumida, Kusuki Nishioka