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EDITORIALS Back

R. Watts and S. Cubie
Clinical trial registration
Rheumatology 2008 47: 1595-1596; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken393 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

F. M. McQueen
The use of MRI in early RA
Rheumatology Advance Access published on August 13, 2008
Rheumatology 2008 47: 1597-1599; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken332 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

C. Deighton and K. Hyrich
Why do the French get much greater access to anti-TNF than the British? Vive la différence? Pas nécessairement
Rheumatology Advance Access published on September 10, 2008
Rheumatology 2008 47: 1600-1602; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken353 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

REVIEWS Back

B. Rhodes and T. J. Vyse
The genetics of SLE: an update in the light of genome-wide association studies
Rheumatology Advance Access published on July 8, 2008
Rheumatology 2008 47: 1603-1611; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken247 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

C. S. McCabe and D. R. Blake
An embarrassment of pain perceptions? Towards an understanding of and explanation for the clinical presentation of CRPS type 1
Rheumatology Advance Access published on July 14, 2008
Rheumatology 2008 47: 1612-1616; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken254 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

P. Leventis and S. Patel
Clinical aspects of vitamin D in the management of rheumatoid arthritis
Rheumatology Advance Access published on August 5, 2008
Rheumatology 2008 47: 1617-1621; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken296 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

BASIC SCIENCE Back

J. T. Bingham, R. Papannagari, S. K. Van de Velde, C. Gross, T. J. Gill, D. T. Felson, H. E. Rubash, and G. Li
In vivo cartilage contact deformation in the healthy human tibiofemoral joint
Rheumatology Advance Access published on September 5, 2008
Rheumatology 2008 47: 1622-1627; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken345 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary Data] [Request Permissions]  

P. Soltesz, H. Der, K. Veres, R. Laczik, S. Sipka, G. Szegedi, and P. Szodoray
Immunological features of primary anti-phospholipid syndrome in connection with endothelial dysfunction
Rheumatology Advance Access published on September 9, 2008
Rheumatology 2008 47: 1628-1634; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken349 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M. Hashizume, N. Hayakawa, and M. Mihara
IL-6 trans-signalling directly induces RANKL on fibroblast-like synovial cells and is involved in RANKL induction by TNF-{alpha} and IL-17
Rheumatology Advance Access published on September 11, 2008
Rheumatology 2008 47: 1635-1640; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken363 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Y. Sasazaki, B. B. Seedhom, and R. Shore
Morphology of the bovine chondrocyte and of its cytoskeleton in isolation and in situ: are chondrocytes ubiquitously paired through the entire layer of articular cartilage?
Rheumatology Advance Access published on September 16, 2008
Rheumatology 2008 47: 1641-1646; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken341 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

B. Chikura, N. Sathi, S. Lane, and J. K. Dawson
Variation of immunological response in methotrexate-induced pneumonitis
Rheumatology Advance Access published on September 23, 2008
Rheumatology 2008 47: 1647-1650; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken356 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J. C. H. van der Hilst, T. Yamada, H. J. M. Op den Camp, J. W. M. van der Meer, J. P. H. Drenth, and A. Simon
Increased susceptibility of serum amyloid A 1.1 to degradation by MMP-1: potential explanation for higher risk of type AA amyloidosis
Rheumatology Advance Access published on September 24, 2008
Rheumatology 2008 47: 1651-1654; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken371 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

E. Zinovieva, N. Lebrun, F. Letourneur, F.-X. Laurent, R. Said-Nahal, G. Chiocchia, and M. Breban
Lack of association between Tenascin-C gene and spondyloarthritis
Rheumatology Advance Access published on September 24, 2008
Rheumatology 2008 47: 1655-1658; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken378 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary Data] [Request Permissions]  

CLINICAL Back

M. Casato, M. Carlesimo, A. Francia, C. Timarco, A. Antenucci, M. Bove, H. Martini, M. Visentini, M. Fiorilli, and L. Conti
Influence of inherited and acquired thrombophilic defects on the clinical manifestations of mixed cryoglobulinaemia
Rheumatology Advance Access published on August 19, 2008
Rheumatology 2008 47: 1659-1663; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken303 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

I. Olivieri, S. de Portu, C. Salvarani, A. Cauli, E. Lubrano, A. Spadaro, F. Cantini, M. S. Cutro, A. Mathieu, M. Matucci-Cerinic, N. Pappone, L. Punzi, R. Scarpa, L. G. Mantovani, and for the PACE working group
The psoriatic arthritis cost evaluation study: a cost-of-illness study on tumour necrosis factor inhibitors in psoriatic arthritis patients with inadequate response to conventional therapy
Rheumatology Advance Access published on August 24, 2008
Rheumatology 2008 47: 1664-1670; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken320 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF]   Creative Commons License OPEN ACCESS  

C. Salvarani, R. D. Brown, Jr, K. T. Calamia, T. J. H. Christianson, J. Huston, III, J. F. Meschia, C. Giannini, D. V. Miller, and G. G. Hunder
Primary central nervous system vasculitis: comparison of patients with and without cerebral amyloid angiopathy
Rheumatology Advance Access published on August 27, 2008
Rheumatology 2008 47: 1671-1677; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken328 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

C.-C. Szeto, B. C.-H. Kwan, F. M.-M. Lai, L.-S. Tam, E. K.-M. Li, K.-M. Chow, W. Gang, and P. K.-T. Li
Tacrolimus for the treatment of systemic lupus erythematosus with pure class V nephritis
Rheumatology Advance Access published on August 27, 2008
Rheumatology 2008 47: 1678-1681; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken335 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

T. Dimitroulas, G. Giannakoulas, T. Sfetsios, H. Karvounis, H. Dimitroula, G. Koliakos, and L. Settas
Asymmetrical dimethylarginine in systemic sclerosis-related pulmonary arterial hypertension
Rheumatology Advance Access published on August 27, 2008
Rheumatology 2008 47: 1682-1685; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken346 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

S. Fukaya, S. Yasuda, T. Hashimoto, K. Oku, H. Kataoka, T. Horita, T. Atsumi, and T. Koike
Clinical features of haemophagocytic syndrome in patients with systemic autoimmune diseases: analysis of 30 cases
Rheumatology Advance Access published on September 9, 2008
Rheumatology 2008 47: 1686-1691; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken342 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

R. M. Suehiro, E. F. Borba, E. Bonfa, T. S. Okay, M. Cocuzza, P. M. F. Soares, and C. A. A. Silva
Testicular Sertoli cell function in male systemic lupus erythematosus
Rheumatology Advance Access published on September 11, 2008
Rheumatology 2008 47: 1692-1697; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken338 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

B. Fautrel, R. M. Flipo, and A. Saraux
Eligibility of rheumatoid arthritis patients for anti-TNF-{alpha} therapy according to the 2005 recommendations of the French and British Societies for Rheumatology
Rheumatology Advance Access published on September 15, 2008
Rheumatology 2008 47: 1698-1703; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken348 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

R. Duncan, G. Peat, E. Thomas, L. Wood, E. Hay, and P. Croft
How do pain and function vary with compartmental distribution and severity of radiographic knee osteoarthritis?
Rheumatology Advance Access published on September 19, 2008
Rheumatology 2008 47: 1704-1707; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken339 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

G. Sandqvist, A. Scheja, and M. Eklund
Working ability in relation to disease severity, everyday occupations and well-being in women with limited systemic sclerosis
Rheumatology Advance Access published on September 24, 2008
Rheumatology 2008 47: 1708-1711; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken359 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A. Hammond, J. Bryan, and A. Hardy
Effects of a modular behavioural arthritis education programme: a pragmatic parallel-group randomized controlled trial
Rheumatology Advance Access published on September 24, 2008
Rheumatology 2008 47: 1712-1718; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken380 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary Data] [Request Permissions]  

A.-C. Rat, F. Guillemin, and J. Pouchot
Mapping the osteoarthritis knee and hip quality of life (OAKHQOL) instrument to the international classification of functioning, disability and health and comparison to five health status instruments used in osteoarthritis
Rheumatology Advance Access published on September 27, 2008
Rheumatology 2008 47: 1719-1725; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken352 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Back

D. J. Pradeep, A. C. Keat, K. Gaffney, A. Brooksby, J. Leeder, and C. Harris
Switching anti-TNF therapy in ankylosing spondylitis
Rheumatology Advance Access published on September 9, 2008
Rheumatology 2008 47: 1726-1727; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken334 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

S. Chitale, A. F. Al-Mowallad, Q. Wang, S. Kumar, and A. Herrick
High circulating levels of VEGF-C suggest abnormal lymphangiogenesis in systemic sclerosis
Rheumatology Advance Access published on September 27, 2008
Rheumatology 2008 47: 1727-1728; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken372 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

CASE REPORTS Back

B. Hervier, A. Masseau, C. Bossard, C. Agard, and M. Hamidou
Vasa-vasoritis of the aorta and fatal myocarditis in fulminant Churg–Strauss syndrome
Rheumatology Advance Access published on September 5, 2008
Rheumatology 2008 47: 1728-1729; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken329 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

R. Thonhofer, C. Siegel, F. Hafner, G. Gotschuli, and M. Brodmann
Successful bosentan treatment of critical ischaemia induced by vasculitis in an SCLE patient
Rheumatology Advance Access published on September 5, 2008
Rheumatology 2008 47: 1729-1730; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken354 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

S. Onishi, K. Ikenoya, K. Matsumoto, Y. Kamata, T. Nagashima, T. Kamimura, M. Iwamoto, and S. Minota
Urinary β2-microglobulin as a sensitive marker for haemophagocytic syndrome associated with collagen vascular diseases
Rheumatology Advance Access published on September 10, 2008
Rheumatology 2008 47: 1730-1732; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken361 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

C. Rodríguez-Escalera and A. Fernández-Nebro
The use of rituximab to treat a patient with ankylosing spondylitis and hepatitis B
Rheumatology Advance Access published on September 11, 2008
Rheumatology 2008 47: 1732-1733; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken362 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

S. Levy and V. Sandhu
Ankylosing spondylitis and pulmonary sarcoidosis—a case report and discussion of the literature
Rheumatology Advance Access published on September 23, 2008
Rheumatology 2008 47: 1733-1734; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken366 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M. Juarez, R. Marshall, C. Denton, and R. Evely
Paraneoplastic scleroderma secondary to hairy cell leukaemia successfully treated with cladribine
Rheumatology Advance Access published on September 23, 2008
Rheumatology 2008 47: 1734-1735; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken367 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

MATTERS ARISING Back

S. S. Yeap
Comment on: NICE guidance does not tally with clinical practice—a district general experience
Rheumatology Advance Access published on August 19, 2008
Rheumatology 2008 47: 1735; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken350 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

S. Adimulam, C. Greenbank, J. Halsey, and M. Bukhari
Comment on: NICE guidance does not tally with clinical practice—a district general experience: reply
Rheumatology Advance Access published on August 30, 2008
Rheumatology 2008 47: 1736; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken358 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

D. J. Armstrong
Comment on: Serum leptin and ghrelin correlate with disease activity in ANCA-associated vasculitis
Rheumatology Advance Access published on September 2, 2008
Rheumatology 2008 47: 1736; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken340 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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