Rheumatology

Editorials:

R. M. Francis

Male osteoporosis
Rheumatology 2000 39: 1055-1057; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/39.10.1055 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

D. Coggon, K. T. Palmer, and K. Walker-Bone

Occupation and upper limb disorders
Rheumatology 2000 39: 1057-1059; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/39.10.1057 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Reviews:

E. Zanelli, F. C. Breedveld, and R. R. P. de Vries

HLA association with autoimmune disease: a failure to protect?
Rheumatology 2000 39: 1060-1066; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/39.10.1060 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Original Papers:

P. Wong, C. Cuello, J. V. Bertouch, P. J. Roberts-Thomson, M. J. Ahern, M. D. Smith, and P. P. Youssef

The effects of pulse methylprednisolone on matrix metalloproteinase and tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-1 expression in rheumatoid arthritis
Rheumatology 2000 39: 1067-1073; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/39.10.1067 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

T. Nakase, E. Takeuchi, K. Sugamoto, M. Kaneko, T. Tomita, A. Myoui, Y. Uchiyama, T. Ochi, and H. Yoshikawa

Involvement of multinucleated giant cells synthesizing cathepsin K in calcified tendinitis of the rotator cuff tendons
Rheumatology 2000 39: 1074-1077; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/39.10.1074 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

C. K. Wong, E. K. Li, C. Y. Ho, and C. W. K. Lam

Elevation of plasma interleukin-18 concentration is correlated with disease activity in systemic lupus erythematosus
Rheumatology 2000 39: 1078-1081; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/39.10.1078 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

S. Bas, T. V. Perneger, E. Mikhnevitch, M. Seitz, J.-M. Tiercy, P. Roux-Lombard, and P. A. Guerne

Association of rheumatoid factors and anti-filaggrin antibodies with severity of erosions in rheumatoid arthritis
Rheumatology 2000 39: 1082-1088; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/39.10.1082 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

E. Liozon, P. Roblot, D. Paire, V. Loustaud, F. Liozon, E. Vidal, and M. O. Jauberteau

Anticardiolipin antibody levels predict flares and relapses in patients with giant-cell (temporal) arteritis. A longitudinal study of 58 biopsy-proven cases
Rheumatology 2000 39: 1089-1094; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/39.10.1089 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

D. L. Scott, H. Berry, H. Capell, J. Coppock, T. Daymond, D. V. Doyle, L. Fernandes, B. Hazleman, J. Hunter, E. C. Huskisson, A. Jawad, R. Jubb, T. Kennedy, P. McGill, F. Nichol, J. Palit, M. Webley, A. Woolf, and J. Wotjulewski

The long-term effects of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in osteoarthritis of the knee: a randomized placebo-controlled trial
Rheumatology 2000 39: 1095-1101; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/39.10.1095 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

S. M. Griffith, J. Fisher, S. Clarke, B. Montgomery, P. W. Jones, J. Saklatvala, P. T. Dawes, M. F. Shadforth, T. E. Hothersall, A. B. Hassell, and E. M. Hay

Do patients with rheumatoid arthritis established on methotrexate and folic acid 5 mg daily need to continue folic acid supplements long term?
Rheumatology 2000 39: 1102-1109; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/39.10.1102 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A. Scheja, M. Wildt, F. A. Wollheim, A. Åkesson, and T. Saxne

Circulating collagen metabolites in systemic sclerosis. Differences between limited and diffuse form and relationship with pulmonary involvement
Rheumatology 2000 39: 1110-1113; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/39.10.1110 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

G. Frampton, S. Moriya, J. D. Pearson, D. A. Isenberg, F. J. Ward, T. A. Smith, A. Panayiotou, N. A. Staines, and J. J. Murphy

Identification of candidate endothelial cell autoantigens in systemic lupus erythematosus using a molecular cloning strategy: a role for ribosomal P protein P0 as an endothelial cell autoantigen
Rheumatology 2000 39: 1114-1120; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/39.10.1114 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

H. Sprott, R. Rzanny, J. R. Reichenbach, W. A. Kaiser, G. Hein, and G. Stein

³¹P magnetic resonance spectroscopy in fibromyalgic muscle
Rheumatology 2000 39: 1121-1125; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/39.10.1121 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

N. Buchs, T. Silvestri, F. S. di Giovine, M. Chabaud, E. Vannier, G. W. Duff, and P. Miossec

IL-4 VNTR gene polymorphism in chronic polyarthritis. The rare allele is associated with protection against destruction
Rheumatology 2000 39: 1126-1131; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/39.10.1126 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

D. Hayoz, G. Bizzini, B. Noël, M. Depairon, M. Burnier, C. Fauveau, A. Rouillon, R. Brouard, and H. R. Brunner

Effect of SR 49059, a V1a vasopressin receptor antagonist, in Raynaud's phenomenon
Rheumatology 2000 39: 1132-1138; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/39.10.1132 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

E. H. S. Choy, D. J. A. Connolly, N. Rapson, S. Jeal, J. C. C. Brown, G. H. Kingsley, G. S. Panayi, and J. M. Johnston

Pharmacokinetic, pharmacodynamic and clinical effects of a humanized IgG1 anti-CD4 monoclonal antibody in the peripheral blood and synovial fluid of rheumatoid arthritis patients
Rheumatology 2000 39: 1139-1146; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/39.10.1139 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

S. M. Sultan, Y. Ioannou, and D. A. Isenberg

Is there an association of malignancy with systemic lupus erythematosus? An analysis of 276 patients under long-term review
Rheumatology 2000 39: 1147-1152; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/39.10.1147 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

E. Tukmachi and J. David

Acupuncture and rheumatoid arthritis
Rheumatology 2000 39: 1153-1154; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/39.10.1153 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J. C. Duró and E. Vega

Prevalence of articular hypermobility in schoolchildren: a one-district study in Barcelona
Rheumatology 2000 39: 1153; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/39.10.1153-a [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

D. Porter, S. Bingham, and P. Emery

Re: Bingham and Emery. Resistant rheumatoid arthritis clinics—a necessary development?
Rheumatology 2000 39: 1154-1155; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/39.10.1154 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

C. Duarte-Salazar, J. Cazarín-Barrientos, M. V. Goycochea-Robles, J. Collazo-Jaloma, and R. Burgos-Vargas

Successful treatment of pure red cell aplasia associated with systemic lupus erythematosus with cyclosporin A
Rheumatology 2000 39: 1155-1157; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/39.10.1155 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

S. Madaule, L. Porte, B. Couret, and E. Arlet-Suau

Fatal haemophagocytic syndrome in the course of dermatomyositis with anti-Mi2 antibodies
Rheumatology 2000 39: 1157-1158; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/39.10.1157 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

H. Maeda, K. Kumagai, F. Konishi, Y. Katayama, K. Hiyama, S. Ishioka, and M. Yamakido

Successful treatment of arthralgia with tamoxifen citrate in a patient with pachydermoperiostosis
Rheumatology 2000 39: 1158-1159; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/39.10.1158 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

P. Geborek, T. Saxne, P. Emery, G. Panayi, R. D. Sturrock, and B. D. Williams

Clinical protocol for monitoring of targeted therapies in rheumatoid arthritis
Rheumatology 2000 39: 1159-1161; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/39.10.1159 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

S. Akkus, N. Delibas, and M. N. Tamer

Do sex hormones play a role in fibromyalgia?
Rheumatology 2000 39: 1161-1163; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/39.10.1161 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

P. A. Courtney, S. Sandhu, P. V. Gardiner, and A. L. Bell

Resolution of digital necrosis following treatment of multiple myeloma
Rheumatology 2000 39: 1163-1164; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/39.10.1163 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

D. A. Moyes, D. Mawhinney, and M. B. Finch

Acromial apophysitis
Rheumatology 2000 39: 1164-1165; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/39.10.1164 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Robin Goodfellow:

Rheumatology 2000 39: 1166; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/39.10.1166 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Corrigenda:

Corrigenda
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Corrigenda
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