Rheumatology

EDITORIALS

A. Rahman

Regulators of cytokine signalling in rheumatoid arthritis
Rheumatology Advance Access published on November 6, 2007
Rheumatology 2007 46: 1745-1746; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kem285 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

W. J. Taylor and P. S. Helliwell

Psoriatic arthritis is a joint-damaging disease—a call for action!
Rheumatology 2007 46: 1747-1748; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kem238 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

R. M. Francis

The Vitamin D Paradox
Rheumatology Advance Access published on November 12, 2007
Rheumatology 2007 46: 1749-1750; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kem292 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

REVIEWS

Get checked abstract W. J. Taylor, H. R. Schumacher, Jr, J. A. Singh, R. Grainger, and N. Dalbeth

Assessment of outcome in clinical trials of gout—a review of current measures
Rheumatology Advance Access published on July 24, 2007
Rheumatology 2007 46: 1751-1756; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kem178 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract R. R. Sivaraj, O. M. Durrani, A. K. Denniston, P. I. Murray, and Caroline Gordon

Ocular manifestations of systemic lupus erythematosus
Rheumatology Advance Access published on August 5, 2007
Rheumatology 2007 46: 1757-1762; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kem173 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [CME/CE] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract D. M. Findlay

Vascular pathology and osteoarthritis
Rheumatology Advance Access published on August 10, 2007
Rheumatology 2007 46: 1763-1768; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kem191 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [CME/CE] [Request Permissions]  

BASIC SCIENCE

Get checked abstract E. Anitua, M. Sánchez, A. T. Nurden, M. M. Zalduendo, M. de la Fuente, J. Azofra, and I. Andía

Platelet-released growth factors enhance the secretion of hyaluronic acid and induce hepatocyte growth factor production by synovial fibroblasts from arthritic patients
Rheumatology Advance Access published on October 17, 2007
Rheumatology 2007 46: 1769-1772; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kem234 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract S. Fineschi, F. Cozzi, D. Burger, J.-M. Dayer, P. L. Meroni, and C. Chizzolini

Anti-fibroblast antibodies detected by cell-based ELISA in systemic sclerosis enhance the collagenolytic activity and matrix metalloproteinase-1 production in dermal fibroblasts
Rheumatology Advance Access published on November 3, 2007
Rheumatology 2007 46: 1779-1785; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kem241 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract L. R. Wedderburn, N. J. McHugh, H. Chinoy, R. G. Cooper, F. Salway, W. E. R. Ollier, L. J. McCann, H. Varsani, J. Dunphy, J. North, and J. E. Davidson on behalf of the Juvenile Dermatomyositis Research Group (JDRG)

HLA class II haplotype and autoantibody associations in children with juvenile dermatomyositis and juvenile dermatomyositis–scleroderma overlap
Rheumatology Advance Access published on November 14, 2007
Rheumatology 2007 46: 1786-1791; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kem265 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary Data] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract B. Vander Cruyssen, L. Nuytinck, L. Boullart, D. Elewaut, W. Waegeman, M. Van Thielen, E. De Meester, K. Lebeer, R. Rossau, and F. De Keyser

Polymorphisms in the ficolin 1 gene (FCN1) are associated with susceptibility to the development of rheumatoid arthritis
Rheumatology 2007 46: 1792-1795; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kem266 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Z. K. Wen, W. Xu, L. Xu, Q. H. Cao, Y. Wang, Y. W. Chu, and S. D. Xiong

DNA hypomethylation is crucial for apoptotic DNA to induce systemic lupus erythematosus-like autoimmune disease in SLE-non-susceptible mice
Rheumatology 2007 46: 1796-1803; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kem275 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

CLINICAL

Get checked abstract N. Dalbeth, J. Collis, K. Gregory, B. Clark, E. Robinson, and F. M. McQueen

Tophaceous joint disease strongly predicts hand function in patients with gout
Rheumatology Advance Access published on November 3, 2007
Rheumatology 2007 46: 1804-1807; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kem246 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract L. Chung, E. Krishnan, and E. F. Chakravarty

Hospitalizations and mortality in systemic sclerosis: results from the Nationwide Inpatient Sample
Rheumatology Advance Access published on November 6, 2007
Rheumatology 2007 46: 1808-1813; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kem273 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract S. Bernatsky, L. Joseph, C. A. Pineau, R. Tamblyn, D. E. Feldman, and A. E. Clarke

A population-based assessment of systemic lupus erythematosus incidence and prevalence—results and implications of using administrative data for epidemiological studies
Rheumatology 2007 46: 1814-1818; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kem233 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract C. Morgan, M. Lunt, D. Bunn, D. G. I. Scott, and D. P. M. Symmons

Five-year outcome of a primary-care-based inception cohort of patients with inflammatory polyarthritis plus psoriasis
Rheumatology 2007 46: 1819-1823; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kem270 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract G. S. Metsios, A. Stavropoulos-Kalinoglou, K. M. J. Douglas, Y. Koutedakis, A. M. Nevill, V. F. Panoulas, M. Kita, and G. D. Kitas

Blockade of tumour necrosis factor- in rheumatoid arthritis: effects on components of rheumatoid cachexia
Rheumatology 2007 46: 1824-1827; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kem291 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract M. Svenson, P. Geborek, T. Saxne, and K. Bendtzen

Monitoring patients treated with anti-TNF- biopharmaceuticals: assessing serum infliximab and anti-infliximab antibodies
Rheumatology 2007 46: 1828-1834; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kem261 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract B. Juul-Kristensen, H. Røgind, D. V. Jensen, and L. Remvig

Inter-examiner reproducibility of tests and criteria for generalized joint hypermobility and benign joint hypermobility syndrome
Rheumatology Advance Access published on November 15, 2007
Rheumatology 2007 46: 1835-1841; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kem290 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract G. Saruhan-Direskeneli, M. Inanc, I. Fresko, N. Akkoc, E. Dalkilic, E. Erken, Y. Karaaslan, G. Kinikli, F. Oksel, S. Pay, E. Yucel, S. P. Yentür, J. Duymaz-Tozkir, V. Yilmaz, N. Inanc, H. Yazici, M. Konice, and H. Direskeneli

The role of HLA-DRB1 shared epitope alleles in predicting short-term response to leflunomide in rheumatoid arthritis
Rheumatology 2007 46: 1842-1844; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kem278 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract S. J. Bowman, N. Sutcliffe, D. A. Isenberg, F. Goldblatt, M. Adler, E. Price, A. Canavan, J. Hamburger, A. Richards, S. Rauz, M. Regan, K. Gadsby, S. Rigby, A. Jones, R. Mathew, D. Mulherin, A. Stevenson, and P. Nightingale

Sjögren's Systemic Clinical Activity Index (SCAI)—a systemic disease activity measure for use in clinical trials in primary Sjögren's syndrome
Rheumatology 2007 46: 1845-1851; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kem280 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary Data] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract H. Smith, F. Anderson, H. Raphael, P. Maslin, S. Crozier, and C. Cooper

Effect of annual intramuscular vitamin D on fracture risk in elderly men and women—a population-based, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial
Rheumatology Advance Access published on November 12, 2007
Rheumatology 2007 46: 1852-1857; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kem240 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

M. Yamamoto, H. Takahashi, C. Suzuki, Y. Naishiro, H. Yamamoto, K. Imai, and Y. Shinomura

Cartilage oligomeric matrix protein in systemic sclerosis
Rheumatology Advance Access published on September 25, 2007
Rheumatology 2007 46: 1858-1859; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kem254 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

D. Pyne and K. Chaabo

Adherence to immunosuppressant drugs in patients with connective tissue diseases
Rheumatology Advance Access published on October 17, 2007
Rheumatology 2007 46: 1859; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kem267 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M. Wray and G.D. Wright

Specialist interventions at the rheumatology outpatient clinic
Rheumatology Advance Access published on October 19, 2007
Rheumatology 2007 46: 1859-1860; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kem255 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

CASE REPORTS

T. Lequerré, O. Vittecoq, S. Pouplin, N. Klemmer, O. Mejjad, A. Daragon, A. M. Prieur, and X. Le Loët

Mevalonate kinase deficiency syndrome with structural damage responsive to anakinra
Rheumatology Advance Access published on October 25, 2007
Rheumatology 2007 46: 1860-1862; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kem258 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A. Scheja, R. Hesselstrand, M. Wildt, and A. Åkesson

Relapse of skin thickening after discontinuation or decrease of azathioprine therapy in a patient with diffuse cutaneous systemic sclerosis
Rheumatology Advance Access published on October 30, 2007
Rheumatology 2007 46: 1862-1863; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kem272 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

MATTERS ARISING

V. V. Kaushik, S. Ambalavanan, and K. Binymin

Comment on: Use of the QuantiFERON TB Gold test as part of a screening programme in patients with RA under consideration for treatment with anti-TNF- agents: the Newcastle (UK) experience
Rheumatology Advance Access published on October 27, 2007
Rheumatology 2007 46: 1863-1864; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kem252 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A. Pratt, K. Nicholl, and L. Kay

Comment on: Use of the QuantiFERON-TB® Gold test as part of a screening programme in patients with RA under consideration for treatment with anti-TNF- agents: the Newcastle (UK) experience: reply
Rheumatology Advance Access published on October 27, 2007
Rheumatology 2007 46: 1864-1865; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kem256 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

E. Drewe, R.J. Powell, and E.M. McDermott

Comment on: Failure of anti-TNF therapy in TNF Receptor 1-Associated Periodic Syndrome (TRAPS)
Rheumatology Advance Access published on October 29, 2007
Rheumatology 2007 46: 1865-1866; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kem231 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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