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EDITORIALS Back

C. Kelly and J. Hamilton
What kills patients with rheumatoid arthritis?
Rheumatology Advance Access published on September 26, 2006
Rheumatology 2007 46: 183-184; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kel332 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [CME/CE] [Request Permissions]  

Murat Inanc
Very early ‘Rheumatoid’ arthritis cohorts: limited by selection
Rheumatology Advance Access published on October 13, 2006
Rheumatology 2007 46: 185-187; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kel342 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A. Jordan and J. E. McDonagh
Recognition of emerging adulthood in UK rheumatology: the case for young adult rheumatology service developments
Rheumatology Advance Access published on November 6, 2006
Rheumatology 2007 46: 188-191; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kel368 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

REVIEWS Back

X. Puéchal and J.-N. Fiessinger
Thromboangiitis obliterans or Buerger's disease: challenges for the rheumatologist
Rheumatology Advance Access published on November 20, 2006
Rheumatology 2007 46: 192-199; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kel388 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

I. C. L. Kremer Hovinga, M. Koopmans, E. de Heer, J. A. Bruijn, and I. M. Bajema
Chimerism in systemic lupus erythematosus—three hypotheses
Rheumatology Advance Access published on November 29, 2006
Rheumatology 2007 46: 200-208; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kel379 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary data] [Request Permissions]  

BASIC SCIENCE Back

H. S. Cheong, S. O. Lee, C.-B. Choi, Y.-K. Sung, H. D. Shin, and S.-C. Bae
MERTK polymorphisms associated with risk of haematological disorders among Korean SLE patients
Rheumatology Advance Access published on July 11, 2006
Rheumatology 2007 46: 209-214; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kel182 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary data] [Request Permissions]  

J. Vázquez-Mellado, A. L. Jiménez-Vaca, S. Cuevas-Covarrubias, V. Alvarado-Romano, G. Pozo-Molina, and R. Burgos-Vargas
Molecular analysis of the SLC22A12 (URAT1) gene in patients with primary gout
Rheumatology Advance Access published on July 11, 2006
Rheumatology 2007 46: 215-219; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kel205 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

E. K.-P. Kong, W.-P. Chong, W. H.-S. Wong, C.-S. Lau, T.-M. Chan, P. K.-M. Ng, Y.-Q. Song, W. Mak, and Y.-L. Lau
p21 gene polymorphisms in systemic lupus erythematosus
Rheumatology Advance Access published on July 11, 2006
Rheumatology 2007 46: 220-226; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kel210 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF]   OPEN ACCESS ARTICLE  

D. Daoussis, I. Antonopoulos, A. P. Andonopoulos, and S.-N. C. Liossis
Increased expression of CD154 (CD40L) on stimulated T-cells from patients with psoriatic arthritis
Rheumatology Advance Access published on July 22, 2006
Rheumatology 2007 46: 227-231; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kel229 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J. C. Goodall, L. Ellis, G. S. H. Yeo, and J. S. H. Gaston
Does HLA-B27 influence the monocyte inflammatory response to lipopolysaccharide?
Rheumatology Advance Access published on July 28, 2006
Rheumatology 2007 46: 232-237; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kel226 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

S. Langer, D. Langnickel, P. Enghard, R. Undeutsch, G. R. Burmester, F. Hiepe, A. Radbruch, and G. Riemekasten
The systemic and SmD183–119–autoantigen-specific cytokine memory of Th cells in SLE patients
Rheumatology Advance Access published on July 31, 2006
Rheumatology 2007 46: 238-245; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kel180 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

B. M. Rothschild and R. K. Panza
Lack of bone stiffness/strength contribution to osteoarthritis—evidence for primary role of cartilage damage
Rheumatology Advance Access published on August 5, 2006
Rheumatology 2007 46: 246-249; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kel263 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

S. Snelling, J. S. Sinsheimer, A. Carr, and J. Loughlin
Genetic association analysis of LRCH1 as an osteoarthritis susceptibility locus
Rheumatology Advance Access published on August 5, 2006
Rheumatology 2007 46: 250-252; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kel265 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

CLINICAL Back

A. L. Tan, M. Benjamin, H. Toumi, A. J. Grainger, S. F. Tanner, P. Emery, and D. McGonagle
The relationship between the extensor tendon enthesis and the nail in distal interphalangeal joint disease in psoriatic arthritis—a high-resolution MRI and histological study
Rheumatology Advance Access published on July 11, 2006
Rheumatology 2007 46: 253-256; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kel214 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J. C. Buckland-Wright, E. A. Messent, C. O. Bingham, III, R. J. Ward, and C. Tonkin
A 2 yr longitudinal radiographic study examining the effect of a bisphosphonate (risedronate) upon subchondral bone loss in osteoarthritic knee patients
Rheumatology Advance Access published on July 11, 2006
Rheumatology 2007 46: 257-264; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kel213 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF]   OPEN ACCESS ARTICLE  

E. Rahme, M. Bardou, K. Dasgupta, Y. Toubouti, J. Ghosn, and A. N. Barkun
Hospitalization for gastrointestinal bleeding associated with non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs among elderly patients using low-dose aspirin: a retrospective cohort study
Rheumatology Advance Access published on July 13, 2006
Rheumatology 2007 46: 265-272; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kel223 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Changhai Ding, Flavia Cicuttini, Leigh Blizzard, Fiona Scott, and Graeme Jones
A longitudinal study of the effect of sex and age on rate of change in knee cartilage volume in adults
Rheumatology Advance Access published on July 22, 2006
Rheumatology 2007 46: 273-279; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kel243 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M. Y. Mok, S. S. Y. Wong, T. M. Chan, D. Y. T. Fong, W. S. Wong, and C. S. Lau
Non-tuberculous mycobacterial infection in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus
Rheumatology Advance Access published on July 22, 2006
Rheumatology 2007 46: 280-284; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kel206 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

P. Robinson, A.-M. Keenan, and P. G. Conaghan
Clinical effectiveness and dose response of image-guided intra-articular corticosteroid injection for hip osteoarthritis
Rheumatology Advance Access published on July 26, 2006
Rheumatology 2007 46: 285-291; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kel217 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

V. Zarrouk, A. Feydy, F. Sallès, V. Dufour, P. Guigui, A. Redondo, and B. Fantin
Imaging does not predict the clinical outcome of bacterial vertebral osteomyelitis
Rheumatology Advance Access published on July 28, 2006
Rheumatology 2007 46: 292-295; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kel228 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

L. Beretta, A. Santaniello, A. Lemos, M. Masciocchi, and R. Scorza
Validity of the Saint George's Respiratory Questionnaire in the evaluation of the health-related quality of life in patients with interstitial lung disease secondary to systemic sclerosis
Rheumatology Advance Access published on July 28, 2006
Rheumatology 2007 46: 296-301; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kel221 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF]   OPEN ACCESS ARTICLE  

A. E. Williams, K. Rome, and C. J. Nester
A clinical trial of specialist footwear for patients with rheumatoid arthritis
Rheumatology Advance Access published on July 28, 2006
Rheumatology 2007 46: 302-307; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kel234 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A. Gregorio, C. Gambini, V. Gerloni, A. Parafioriti, M. P. Sormani, S. Gregorio, G. De Marco, F. Rossi, A. Martini, and M. Gattorno
Lymphoid neogenesis in juvenile idiopathic arthritis correlates with ANA positivity and plasma cells infiltration
Rheumatology Advance Access published on July 28, 2006
Rheumatology 2007 46: 308-313; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kel225 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

R. Gutiérrez-Suárez, A. Pistorio, A. Cespedes Cruz, X. Norambuena, B. Flato, I. Rumba, M. Harjacek, S. Nielsen, G. Susic, D. Mihaylova, C. Huemer, J. Melo-Gomes, B. Andersson-Gare, Z. Balogh, C. De Cunto, R. Vesely, K. Pagava, A. M. Romicka, R. Burgos-Vargas, A. Martini, and N. Ruperto for the Pediatric Rheumatology International Trials Organisation (PRINTO).
Health-related quality of life of patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis coming from 3 different geographic areas. The PRINTO multinational quality of life cohort study
Rheumatology Advance Access published on July 28, 2006
Rheumatology 2007 46: 314-320; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kel218 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Carine Salliot, Luc Mouthon, Marc Ardizzone, Jean Sibilia, Loïc Guillevin, Jacques-Eric Gottenberg, and Xavier Mariette
Sjögren's syndrome is associated with and not secondary to systemic sclerosis
Rheumatology Advance Access published on July 28, 2006
Rheumatology 2007 46: 321-326; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kel252 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

C. Salliot, L. Gossec, A. Ruyssen-Witrand, M. Luc, M. Duclos, S. Guignard, and M. Dougados
Infections during tumour necrosis factor-{alpha} blocker therapy for rheumatic diseases in daily practice: a systematic retrospective study of 709 patients
Rheumatology Advance Access published on July 31, 2006
Rheumatology 2007 46: 327-334; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kel236 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J. Pijpe, W. W. I. Kalk, J. E. van der Wal, A. Vissink, Ph. M. Kluin, J. L. N. Roodenburg, H. Bootsma, C. G. M. Kallenberg, and F. K. L. Spijkervet
Parotid gland biopsy compared with labial biopsy in the diagnosis of patients with primary Sjögren's syndrome
Rheumatology Advance Access published on August 5, 2006
Rheumatology 2007 46: 335-341; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kel266 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

K. P. Machold, T. A. Stamm, V. P. K. Nell, S. Pflugbeil, D. Aletaha, G. Steiner, M. Uffmann, and J. S. Smolen
Very recent onset rheumatoid arthritis: clinical and serological patient characteristics associated with radiographic progression over the first years of disease
Rheumatology Advance Access published on August 9, 2006
Rheumatology 2007 46: 342-349; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kel237 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF]   OPEN ACCESS ARTICLE  

A. Young, G. Koduri, M. Batley, E. Kulinskaya, A. Gough, S. Norton, and J. Dixey on behalf of the Early Rheumatoid Arthritis Study (ERAS) group
Mortality in rheumatoid arthritis. Increased in the early course of disease, in ischaemic heart disease and in pulmonary fibrosis
Rheumatology Advance Access published on August 14, 2006
Rheumatology 2007 46: 350-357; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kel253 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [CME/CE] [Request Permissions]  

HEBERDEN HISTORICAL SERIES Back

R. W. E. Watts and R. A. Watts
Alkaptonuria: a 60-yr follow-up
Rheumatology Advance Access published on November 20, 2006
Rheumatology 2007 46: 358-359; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kel345 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

GUIDELINES Back

E. M. Hay, A. Campbell, S. Linney, and E. Wise on behalf of the Musculoskeletal GPwSI Working Group
Development of a competency framework for general practitioners with a special interest in musculoskeletal/rheumatology practice
Rheumatology Advance Access published on November 29, 2006
Rheumatology 2007 46: 360-362; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kel357 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary data] [Request Permissions]  

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Back

T. L. Moore, A. Vail, and A. L. Herrick
Assessment of digital vascular structure and function in response to bosentan in patients with systemic sclerosis-related Raynaud's phenomenon
Rheumatology Advance Access published on November 20, 2006
Rheumatology 2007 46: 363-364; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kel383 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

C. M. Spies, B. Bartholome, T. Berki, G-.R. Burmester, A. Radbruch, A. Scheffold, and F. Buttgereit
Membrane glucocorticoid receptors (mGCR) on monocytes are up-regulated after vaccination
Rheumatology Advance Access published on December 18, 2006
Rheumatology 2007 46: 364-365; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kel404 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

CASE REPORTS Back

H. Cohen, S. Green, S. Jones, N. Amos, and B. D. William
Lack of efficacy of Rituximab in a patient with essential mixed cryoglobulinaemia
Rheumatology Advance Access published on November 24, 2006
Rheumatology 2007 46: 366-367; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kel387 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

L. Quartuccio, G. De Marchi, M. Fabris, and S. De Vita
Development of type II mixed cryoglobulinaemic syndrome after effective and persistent hepatitis C virus eradication
Rheumatology Advance Access published on December 13, 2006
Rheumatology 2007 46: 367-368; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kel389 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

MATTERS ARISING Back

K. A. Binymin and K. Phillips
"To do no harm"
Rheumatology Advance Access published on November 20, 2006
Rheumatology 2007 46: 368-370; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kel384 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

D. J. Walker, L. Ottewell, and R. J. Moots
To Do No Good
Rheumatology Advance Access published on November 28, 2006
Rheumatology 2007 46: 370; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kel385 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J. A. Friedman and E. B. Miller
Comment on: Parotid gland biopsy compared with labial biopsy in the diagnosis of patients with primary Sjogren's syndrome
Rheumatology Advance Access published on November 24, 2006
Rheumatology 2007 46: 370-371; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kel364 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J. Pijpe, A. Vissink, C. G. M. Kallenberg, and F. K. L. Spijkervet
Parotid gland biopsy compared with labial biopsy in the diagnosis of Sjögren's syndrome: reply
Rheumatology Advance Access published on November 24, 2006
Rheumatology 2007 46: 371; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kel361 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Y. Yazici and H. Yazici
Comment on ‘Drug-related pulmonary problems in patients with rheumatoid arthritis’
Rheumatology Advance Access published on December 10, 2006
Rheumatology 2007 46: 371-372; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kel372 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

C. Balakrishnan and B. Dasgupta
Pulmonary adverse events with leflunomide—myth or reality?
Rheumatology Advance Access published on December 10, 2006
Rheumatology 2007 46: 372; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kel373 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

V. Saravanan and C. A. Kelly
Reply to comment on ‘Drug-related pulmonary problems in patients with rheumatoid arthritis’ by Yazici and Yazici and ‘Pulmonary adverse events with Leflunomide—myth or reality?’ by Balakrishnan and Dasgupta
Rheumatology Advance Access published on December 10, 2006
Rheumatology 2007 46: 372-373; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kel374 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

LYRICS Back

Andrew Bamji
The very model of a modern rheumatologist
Rheumatology 2007 46: 374; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kel238 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

ERRATUM Back

Erratum
Rheumatology 2007 46: 375; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kel386 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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