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Extended reports

• Characterisation of a dendritic cell subset in synovial tissue which strongly expresses Jak/STAT transcription factors from patients with rheumatoid arthritis (12 January, 2007)

  J G Walker, M J Ahern, M Coleman, H Weedon, V Papangelis, D Beroukas, P J Roberts-Thomson, M D Smith
• Anti-β₂GPI-antibody-induced endothelial cell gene expression profiling reveals induction of novel pro-inflammatory genes potentially involved in primary antiphospholipid syndrome

  (12 January, 2007)

  C Hamid, K Norgate, D P D’Cruz, M A Khamashta, M Arno, J D Pearson, G Frampton, J J Murphy
• Rheumatoid arthritis subtypes identified by genomic profiling of peripheral blood cells: assignment of a type I interferon signature in a subpopulation of patients (12 January, 2007)

  T C T M van der Pouw Kraan, C A Wijbrandts, L G M van Baarsen, A E Voskuyl, F Rustenburg, J M Baggen, S M Ibrahim, M Fero, B A C Dijkmans, P P Tak, C L Verweij
• A Sonographic Enthesitic Index of lower limbs is a valuable tool in the assessment of ankylosing spondylitis (7 December, 2006)

  M Alcalde, Juan C Acebes, M Cruz, L González-Hombrado, G Herrero-Beaumont, O Sánchez-Pernaute
• Effects of intra-articular corticosteroids and anti-TNF therapy on neutrophil activation in rheumatoid arthritis (12 January, 2007)

  Helmut Wittkowski, Dirk Foell, Erik af Klint, Leen De Rycke, Filip De Keyser, Michael Frosch, Ann-Kristin Ulfgren, Johannes Roth
• Safety and efficacy of leflunomide in primary Sjögren’s syndrome: a phase II pilot study (12 January, 2007)

  J M van Woerkom, A A Kruize, R Geenen, E N van Roon, R Goldschmeding, S M M Verstappen, J A G van Roon, J W J Bijlsma
• Ex vivo interleukin 1 receptor antagonist production on lipopolysaccharide stimulation is associated with rheumatoid arthritis and with joint damage (12 January, 2007)

  J K de Vries-Bouwstra, Y P M Goekoop-Ruiterman, J Wesoly, H J Hulsmans, A J M de Craen, F C Breedveld, B A C Dijkmans, C F Allaart, T W J Huizinga
• The comparative effectiveness of anti-TNF therapy and methotrexate in patients with psoriatic arthritis: 6 month results from a longitudinal, observational, multicentre study (9 January, 2007)

  M S Heiberg, C Kaufmann, E Rødevand, K Mikkelsen, W Koldingsnes, P Mowinckel, T K Kvien
• Predominant activation of MAP kinases and pro-destructive/pro-inflammatory features by TNF α in early-passage synovial fibroblasts via TNF receptor-1: failure of p38 inhibition to suppress matrix metalloproteinase-1 in rheumatoid arthritis (12 January, 2007)

  Elke Kunisch, Muktheshwar Gandesiri, Reneé Fuhrmann, Andreas Roth, Rando Winter, Raimund W Kinne
• Further evidence of the role of frizzled-related protein gene polymorphisms in osteoarthritis (19 January, 2007)

  J Rodriguez-Lopez, M Pombo-Suarez, M Liz, J J Gomez-Reino, A Gonzalez
• Time required for disappearance of urate crystals from synovial fluid after successful hypouricaemic treatment relates to the duration of gout (12 January, 2007) Free

  Eliseo Pascual, Francisca Sivera
• Step-up combination versus switching of non-biological disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs in rheumatoid arthritis: results from a retrospective observational study (16 February, 2007)

  M Schoels, T Kapral, T Stamm, J S Smolen, D Aletaha
• Cigarette smoking and radiographic progression in rheumatoid arthritis (19 January, 2007)

  A Finckh, S Dehler, K H Costenbader, C Gabay
• The epidemiology of ankylosing spondylitis and the commencement of anti-TNF therapy in daily rheumatology practice (29 January, 2007)

  Bert Vander Cruyssen, Clio Ribbens, Annelies Boonen, Herman Mielants, Kurt de Vlam, Jan Lenaerts, Serge Steinfeld, Filip Van den Bosch, Lode Dewulf, Nathan Vastesaeger
• Reliability of the ICF Core Set for rheumatoid arthritis (12 January, 2007)

  Till Uhlig, Solvår Lillemo, Rikke Helene Moe, Tanja Stamm, Alarcos Cieza, Annelies Boonen, Petter Mowinckel, Tore Kristian Kvien, Gerold Stucki
• Activated complement components and complement activator molecules on the surface of cell-derived microparticles in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and healthy individuals (29 January, 2007)

  Éva Biró, Rienk Nieuwland, Paul P Tak, Loes M Pronk, Marianne C L Schaap, Augueste Sturk, C Erik Hack
• Calprotectin (a major leucocyte protein) is strongly and independently correlated with joint inflammation and damage in rheumatoid arthritis (18 January, 2007)

  Hilde Berner Hammer, Sigrid Ødeg̊ard, Magne K Fagerhol, Robert Landewé, Désirée van der Heijde, Till Uhlig, Petter Mowinckel, Tore K Kvien
• Validation of the ABILHAND questionnaire as a measure of manual ability in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (14 December, 2006)

  Patrick Durez, Virginie Fraselle, Frédéric Houssiau, Jean-Louis Thonnard, Henri Nielens, Massimo Penta