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EDITORIALS:Back

T. Pincus and T. Sokka
Should aggressive therapy for rheumatoid arthritis require early use of weekly low-dose methotrexate, as the first disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drug in most patients?
Rheumatology Advance Access published on March 14, 2006
Rheumatology 2006 45: 497-499; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kel014 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

L. C. Huber, S. Gay, O. Distler, and D. S. Pisetsky
The effect of UVB on lupus skin: new light on the role of apoptosis in the pathogenesis of autoimmunity
Rheumatology Advance Access published on February 8, 2006
Rheumatology 2006 45: 500-501; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kel036 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

REVIEWS:Back

F. Malfait, A. J. Hakim, A. De Paepe, and R. Grahame
The genetic basis of the joint hypermobility syndromes
Rheumatology Advance Access published on January 17, 2006
Rheumatology 2006 45: 502-507; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kei268 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [CME/CE] [Request Permissions]  

J. D. Rees, A. M. Wilson, and R. L. Wolman
Current concepts in the management of tendon disorders
Rheumatology Advance Access published on February 20, 2006
Rheumatology 2006 45: 508-521; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kel046 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] Supplementary data [Request Permissions]  

BASIC SCIENCE:Back

M. Sharif, R. Granell, J. Johansen, S. Clarke, C. Elson, and J. R. Kirwan
Serum cartilage oligomeric matrix protein and other biomarker profiles in tibiofemoral and patellofemoral osteoarthritis of the knee
Rheumatology Advance Access published on November 30, 2005
Rheumatology 2006 45: 522-526; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kei216 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

I. Gutiérrez-Cañas, Y. Juarranz, B. Santiago, A. Arranz, C. Martinez, M. Galindo, M. Payá, R. P. Gomariz, and J. L. Pablos
VIP down-regulates TLR4 expression and TLR4-mediated chemokine production in human rheumatoid synovial fibroblasts
Rheumatology Advance Access published on November 30, 2005
Rheumatology 2006 45: 527-532; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kei219 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

L. Dai, F. Pessler, L. X. Chen, G. Clayburne, and H. R. Schumacher
Detection and initial characterization of synovial lining fragments in synovial fluid
Rheumatology Advance Access published on December 13, 2005
Rheumatology 2006 45: 533-537; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kei206 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

E. Reefman, H. Kuiper, M. F. Jonkman, P. C. Limburg, C. G. M. Kallenberg, and M. Bijl
Skin sensitivity to UVB irradiation in systemic lupus erythematosus is not related to the level of apoptosis induction in keratinocytes
Rheumatology Advance Access published on December 13, 2005
Rheumatology 2006 45: 538-544; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kei249 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M. C. Park, S. W. Lee, Y. B. Park, and S. K. Lee
Serum cytokine profiles and their correlations with disease activity in Takayasu's arteritis
Rheumatology Advance Access published on December 13, 2005
Rheumatology 2006 45: 545-548; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kei266 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

S. Nakamura-Kikuoka, K. Takahi, H. Tsuboi, T. Toyosaki-Maeda, M. Maeda-Tanimura, C. Wakasa, N. Kikuchi, S. Norioka, M. Iwasaki, T. Matsutani, T. Itoh, S. Yamane, H. Takemoto, Y. Tsuruta, Y. Shimaoka, M. Yukioka, R. Suzuki, and T. Ochi
Limited VH gene usage in B-cell clones established with nurse-like cells from patients with rheumatoid arthritis
Rheumatology Advance Access published on December 20, 2005
Rheumatology 2006 45: 549-557; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kei170 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] Supplementary data [Request Permissions]  

CLINICAL VIGNETTES:Back

D. Sreerangaiah, C. Page, T. Lawson, and G. Herdman
Symmetrical muscle involvement in necrobiosis lipoidica
Rheumatology 2006 45: 557; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kei179 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A. Al-Ansari, C. Clarke, and G. Kallarackal
Proximal muscle weakness and elevated creatinine kinase
Rheumatology 2006 45: 594; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kei222 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

P. M. Houtman and T. L. T. A. Jansen
Nailfold capillaroscopic picture by chance
Rheumatology 2006 45: 599; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kei204 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

CLINICAL:Back

D. Symmons, K. Tricker, M. Harrison, C. Roberts, M. Davis, P. Dawes, A. Hassell, S. Knight, D. Mulherin, and D. L. Scott
Patients with stable long-standing rheumatoid arthritis continue to deteriorate despite intensified treatment with traditional disease modifying anti-rheumatic drugs—results of the British Rheumatoid Outcome Study Group randomized controlled clinical trial
Rheumatology Advance Access published on November 1, 2005
Rheumatology 2006 45: 558-565; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kei169 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A. P. D'Vaz, A. J. K. Ostor, C. A. Speed, J. R. Jenner, M. Bradley, A. T. Prevost, and B. L. Hazleman
Pulsed low-intensity ultrasound therapy for chronic lateral epicondylitis: a randomized controlled trial
Rheumatology Advance Access published on November 22, 2005
Rheumatology 2006 45: 566-570; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kei210 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] Supplementary data [Request Permissions]  

A. C. Redmond, R. Waxman, and P. S. Helliwell
Provision of foot health services in rheumatology in the UK
Rheumatology Advance Access published on November 30, 2005
Rheumatology 2006 45: 571-576; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kei205 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A. V. O'Brien, P. Jones, R. Mullis, D. Mulherin, and K. Dziedzic
Conservative hand therapy treatments in rheumatoid arthritis—a randomized controlled trial
Rheumatology Advance Access published on November 30, 2005
Rheumatology 2006 45: 577-583; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kei215 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

H. B. Hammer, I. A. H. Hovden, E. A. Haavardsholm, and T. K. Kvien
Ultrasonography shows increased cross-sectional area of the median nerve in patients with arthritis and carpal tunnel syndrome
Rheumatology Advance Access published on December 6, 2005
Rheumatology 2006 45: 584-588; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kei218 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

R. Fejer, J. Hartvigsen, and K. O. Kyvik
Heritability of neck pain: a population-based study of 33 794 Danish twins
Rheumatology Advance Access published on December 6, 2005
Rheumatology 2006 45: 589-594; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kei224 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M. van der Esch, M. Steultjens, R. W. J. G. Ostelo, J. Harlaar, and J. Dekker
Reproducibility of instrumented knee joint laxity measurement in healthy subjects
Rheumatology Advance Access published on December 6, 2005
Rheumatology 2006 45: 595-599; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kei243 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M. C. Park, S. W. Lee, Y. B. Park, S. K. Lee, D. Choi, and W. H. Shim
Post-interventional immunosuppressive treatment and vascular restenosis in Takayasu's arteritis
Rheumatology Advance Access published on December 13, 2005
Rheumatology 2006 45: 600-605; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kei245 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

R. A. Elliott, L. Hooper, K. Payne, T. J. Brown, C. Roberts, and D. Symmons
Preventing non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug-induced gastrointestinal toxicity: are older strategies more cost-effective in the general population?
Rheumatology Advance Access published on December 20, 2005
Rheumatology 2006 45: 606-613; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kei241 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

F. Zulian, B. H. Athreya, R. Laxer, A. M. Nelson, S. K. Feitosa de Oliveira, M. G. Punaro, R. Cuttica, G. C. Higgins, L. W. A. Van Suijlekom-Smit, T. L. Moore, C. Lindsley, J. Garcia-Consuegra, M. O. Esteves Hilário, L. Lepore, C. A Silva, C. Machado, S. M. Garay, Y. Uziel, G. Martini, I. Foeldvari, A. Peserico, P. Woo, J. Harper, and for the Juvenile Scleroderma Working Group of the Pediatric Rheumatology European Society (PRES)
Juvenile localized scleroderma: clinical and epidemiological features in 750 children. An international study
Rheumatology Advance Access published on December 20, 2005
Rheumatology 2006 45: 614-620; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kei251 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [CME/CE] [Request Permissions]  

D. Kidd
The prevalence of headache in Behçet's syndrome
Rheumatology Advance Access published on December 20, 2005
Rheumatology 2006 45: 621-623; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kei255 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A. Gibson, L. K. Stamp, P. T. Chapman, and J. L. O'Donnell
The epidemiology of Wegener's granulomatosis and microscopic polyangiitis in a Southern Hemisphere region
Rheumatology Advance Access published on December 20, 2005
Rheumatology 2006 45: 624-628; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kei259 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

P. A. J. M. Vos, E. J. E. G. Bast, and R. H. W. M. Derksen
Cost-effective detection of non-antidouble-stranded DNA antinuclear antibody specificities in daily clinical practice
Rheumatology Advance Access published on December 20, 2005
Rheumatology 2006 45: 629-635; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kei260 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR:Back

M. Ogrendik, A. Hakguder, and N. Keser
Treatment of rheumatoid arthritis with ornidazole. A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study
Rheumatology Advance Access published on January 25, 2006
Rheumatology 2006 45: 636-637; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kel020 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J. Strunk, K. Strube, P. Klingenberger, U. Müller-Ladner, and U. Lange
Two- and three-dimensional Doppler sonographic evaluation of the effect of local cryotherapy on synovial perfusion in wrist arthritis
Rheumatology Advance Access published on March 14, 2006
Rheumatology 2006 45: 637-640; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kel079 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

CASE REPORTS:Back

D. Hartwright, I. J. Leslie, and S. Clarke
Management of tenosynovitis in linear scleroderma
Rheumatology Advance Access published on March 7, 2006
Rheumatology 2006 45: 640-641; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kel048 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

E. Héron, P. Augustin, P. Cervera, J.-F. Girmens, T. Généreau, O. Lortholary, and J. Cabane
Systemic nocardiosis mimicking an ocular relapse of giant-cell arteritis
Rheumatology Advance Access published on March 10, 2006
Rheumatology 2006 45: 641-643; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kel064 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M. Gomes, K. Müller, H. Busch, M. Uhl, T. Kelly, D. Huzly, H. H. Peter, and U. A. Walker
An unusual cause of acute rhabdomyolysis
Rheumatology Advance Access published on March 16, 2006
Rheumatology 2006 45: 643-644; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kel093 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

MATTERS ARISING:Back

C. S. McCabe, R. C. Haigh, P. W. Halligan, and D. R. Blake
Re: Sensory-motor incongruence and reports of ‘pain’, by G. L. Moseley and S. C. Gandevia. Rheumatology 2005;44:1083–1085
Rheumatology Advance Access published on February 3, 2006
Rheumatology 2006 45: 644-645; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kel031 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

G. L. Moseley and S. C. Gandevia
Re: Sensory-motor incongruence and reports of ‘pain’, by G. L. Moseley and S. C. Gandevia. Rheumatology 2005;44:1083–1085: Reply
Rheumatology Advance Access published on February 8, 2006
Rheumatology 2006 45: 645; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kel032 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

H. L. Staub, C. A. von Muhlen, and G. L. Norman
ß2-Glycoprotein I IgA antibodies and ischaemic stroke
Rheumatology Advance Access published on February 21, 2006
Rheumatology 2006 45: 645-646; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kel033 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

T. Kahles, M. Humpich, M. Sitzer, and E. Lindhoff-Last
ß2-Glycoprotein I IgA antibodies and ischaemic stroke: reply
Rheumatology Advance Access published on February 8, 2006
Rheumatology 2006 45: 646; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kel034 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J. Reeve
Can research quality be estimated from journal titles?
Rheumatology Advance Access published on February 20, 2006
Rheumatology 2006 45: 646-647; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kel035 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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