Rheumatology

EDITORIAL

David Isenberg, Roy Fleischmann, and Ulf Müeller-Ladner

Registries in rheumatological and musculoskeletal conditions—call for papers
Rheumatology Advance Access published on October 12, 2009
Rheumatology 2009 48: 1335-1336; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kep334 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Andrew Keat

Sex and the spondylitic
Rheumatology Advance Access published on August 3, 2009
Rheumatology 2009 48: 1337-1338; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kep231 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

REVIEWS

Get checked abstract Joshua F. Baker and Andrew J. Ghio

Iron homoeostasis in rheumatic disease
Rheumatology Advance Access published on July 23, 2009
Rheumatology 2009 48: 1339-1344; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kep221 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Wahid Ali Khan, Moin Uddin, Mohd. Wajid Ali Khan, and Harvinder S. Chabbra

Catecholoestrogens: possible role in systemic lupus erythematosus
Rheumatology Advance Access published on August 3, 2009
Rheumatology 2009 48: 1345-1351; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kep168 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

BASIC SCIENCE

Get checked abstract Jun Kuai, Bernard Gregory, Andrew Hill, Debra D. Pittman, Jeffrey L. Feldman, Tom Brown, Brenda Carito, Margot O’Toole, Renee Ramsey, Oskar Adolfsson, Kathleen M. Shields, Ken Dower, J. Perry Hall, Yahya Kurdi, Jonathan T. Beech, Jagdeep Nanchahal, Marc Feldmann, Brian M. Foxwell, Fionula M. Brennan, David G. Winkler, and Lih-Ling Lin

TREM-1 expression is increased in the synovium of rheumatoid arthritis patients and induces the expression of pro-inflammatory cytokines
Rheumatology Advance Access published on August 27, 2009
Rheumatology 2009 48: 1352-1358; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kep235 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Young H. Lee and Gwan G. Song

Lack of association of TNF- promoter polymorphisms with ankylosing spondylitis: a meta-analysis
Rheumatology Advance Access published on August 31, 2009
Rheumatology 2009 48: 1359-1362; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kep260 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Hua Li, Qiang Zou, Zhunyi Xie, Yang Liu, Bing Zhong, Shu Yang, Ping Zheng, Fei Yang, Yongfei Fang, and YuZhang Wu

A haplotype in STAT4 gene associated with rheumatoid arthritis in Caucasians is not associated in the Han Chinese population, but with the presence of rheumatoid factor
Rheumatology Advance Access published on September 8, 2009
Rheumatology 2009 48: 1363-1368; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kep207 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary Data] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Jasper H. Kappen, Graham R. Wallace, Lisette Stolk, Fernando Rivadeneira, Andre G. Uitterlinden, Paul L. A. van Daele, Jon D. Laman, Robert W. A. M. Kuijpers, Goitze Seerp Baarsma, Miles R. Stanford, Farida Fortune, Wafa Madanat, Petrus Martin van Hagen, and Jan A. M. van Laar

Low prevalence of NOD2 SNPs in Behçet's disease suggests protective association in Caucasians
Rheumatology Advance Access published on September 11, 2009
Rheumatology 2009 48: 1375-1377; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kep292 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

CLINICAL

Get checked abstract Emma L. Healey, Kirstie L. Haywood, Kelvin P. Jordan, Andrew M. Garratt, Sarah Ryan, and Jon C. Packham

Ankylosing spondylitis and its impact on sexual relationships
Rheumatology Advance Access published on June 17, 2009
Rheumatology 2009 48: 1378-1381; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kep143 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Luna Gargani, Marica Doveri, Luigia D’Errico, Francesca Frassi, Maria L. Bazzichi, Andrea Delle Sedie, Maria C. Scali, Simonetta Monti, Sergio Mondillo, Stefano Bombardieri, Davide Caramella, and Eugenio Picano

Ultrasound lung comets in systemic sclerosis: a chest sonography hallmark of pulmonary interstitial fibrosis
Rheumatology Advance Access published on August 28, 2009
Rheumatology 2009 48: 1382-1387; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kep263 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Hasan Kiliç, Hasan E. Zeytin, Cengiz Korkmaz, Cem Mat, Ahmet Gül, Fulya Cosan, Ayhan Dinç, Ismail Simsek, Necdet Süt, and Hasan Yazici

Low-dose natural human interferon- lozenges in the treatment of Behçet's syndrome
Rheumatology Advance Access published on August 28, 2009
Rheumatology 2009 48: 1388-1391; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kep237 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary Data] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract América G. Uribe, Juanita Romero-Díaz, Mandar Apte, Mónica Fernández, Paula I. Burgos, John D. Reveille, Jorge Sánchez-Guerrero, and Graciela S. Alarcón

Impact of immigration on the clinical expression of systemic lupus erythematosus: a comparative study of Hispanic patients residing in the USA and Mexico
Rheumatology Advance Access published on August 28, 2009
Rheumatology 2009 48: 1392-1397; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kep266 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Pia M. Johnsson and Kerstin Eberhardt

Hand deformities are important signs of disease severity in patients with early rheumatoid arthritis
Rheumatology Advance Access published on August 31, 2009
Rheumatology 2009 48: 1398-1401; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kep253 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract José M. Quintana, Amaia Bilbao, Antonio Escobar, Jesus Azkarate, and Jose I. Goenaga

Decision trees for indication of total hip replacement on patients with osteoarthritis
Rheumatology Advance Access published on September 2, 2009
Rheumatology 2009 48: 1402-1409; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kep264 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary Data] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Giorgia Martini, Athimalaipet V. Ramanan, Fernanda Falcini, Hermann Girschick, Donald P. Goldsmith, and Francesco Zulian

Successful treatment of severe or methotrexate-resistant juvenile localized scleroderma with mycophenolate mofetil
Rheumatology Advance Access published on August 27, 2009
Rheumatology 2009 48: 1410-1413; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kep244 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  PAEDIATRIC RHEUMATOLOGY  

Get checked abstract Giovanna Cuomo, Marcello Zappia, Giuseppina Abignano, Michele Iudici, Antonio Rotondo, and Gabriele Valentini

Ultrasonographic features of the hand and wrist in systemic sclerosis
Rheumatology Advance Access published on September 3, 2009
Rheumatology 2009 48: 1414-1417; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kep250 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Bernat Galarraga, Faisel Khan, Pradeep Kumar, Tom Pullar, and Jill J. F. Belch

Etanercept improves inflammation-associated arterial stiffness in rheumatoid arthritis
Rheumatology Advance Access published on September 4, 2009
Rheumatology 2009 48: 1418-1423; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kep251 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Ari Karason, Thorvardur Jon Love, and Bjorn Gudbjornsson

A strong heritability of psoriatic arthritis over four generations—the Reykjavik Psoriatic Arthritis Study
Rheumatology Advance Access published on September 9, 2009
Rheumatology 2009 48: 1424-1428; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kep243 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Martin Soubrier, Xavier Puéchal, Jean Sibilia, Xavier Mariette, Olivier Meyer, Bernarde Combe, René Marc Flipo, Denis Mulleman, Francis Berenbaum, Charles Zarnitsky, Thierry Schaeverbeke, Patrice Fardellone, and Maxime Dougados

Evaluation of two strategies (initial methotrexate monotherapy vs its combination with adalimumab) in management of early active rheumatoid arthritis: data from the GUEPARD trial
Rheumatology Advance Access published on September 9, 2009
Rheumatology 2009 48: 1429-1434; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kep261 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Thomas Schubert, Simone Kaufmann, Ann-Kathrin Wenke, Susanne Grässel, and Anja-Katrin Bosserhoff

Role of deleted in colon carcinoma in osteoarthritis and in chondrocyte migration
Rheumatology Advance Access published on September 10, 2009
Rheumatology 2009 48: 1435-1441; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kep245 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract John D. Carter, Rajendra P. Kedar, Scott R. Anderson, Angie H. Osorio, Nancy L. Albritton, Shanmugapriya Gnanashanmugam, Joanne Valeriano, Frank B. Vasey, and Louis R. Ricca

An analysis of MRI and ultrasound imaging in patients with gout who have normal plain radiographs
Rheumatology Advance Access published on September 10, 2009
Rheumatology 2009 48: 1442-1446; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kep278 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Johann Clouet, Gaël Grimandi, Marianne Pot-Vaucel, Martial Masson, Hakim B. Fellah, Lydie Guigand, Yan Cherel, Eric Bord, François Rannou, Pierre Weiss, Jérôme Guicheux, and Claire Vinatier

Identification of phenotypic discriminating markers for intervertebral disc cells and articular chondrocytes
Rheumatology Advance Access published on September 11, 2009
Rheumatology 2009 48: 1447-1450; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kep262 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Martin Aringer, Frederic Houssiau, Caroline Gordon, Winfried B. Graninger, Reinhard E. Voll, Eva Rath, Guenter Steiner, and Josef S. Smolen

Adverse events and efficacy of TNF- blockade with infliximab in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: long-term follow-up of 13 patients
Rheumatology Advance Access published on September 11, 2009
Rheumatology 2009 48: 1451-1454; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kep270 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Eldad Ben-Chetrit, Hagit Peleg, Suhail Aamar, and Samuel N. Heyman

The spectrum of MEFV clinical presentations-is it familial Mediterranean fever only?
Rheumatology 2009 48: 1455-1459; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kep296 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Alicia Rodríguez-Pla, Francisco Martínez-Murillo, Peter J. Savino, Ralph C. Eagle, Jr, Philip Seo, and Mark J. Soloski

MMP-12, a novel matrix metalloproteinase associated with giant cell arteritis
Rheumatology Advance Access published on September 6, 2009
Rheumatology 2009 48: 1460-1461; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kep271 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary Data] [Request Permissions]  

CASE REPORTS

Aurélie Schiffmann, Yves Marie Pers, Cédric Lukas, Bernard Combe, and Jacques Morel

Mesenteric and splenic cat-scratch disease during etanercept therapy
Rheumatology Advance Access published on August 18, 2009
Rheumatology 2009 48: 1461-1462; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kep241 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Albert Selva-O’Callaghan, Andrés Palacios, Roser Solans-Laque, Anne Labirua, Teresa Salcedo-Allende, and Miquel Vilardell-Tarrés

Epstein–Barr virus-associated lymphoma in patients with dermatomyositis. Be aware of double immunosuppression
Rheumatology Advance Access published on August 20, 2009
Rheumatology 2009 48: 1462-1463; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kep247 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

MATTERS ARISING

Michael J. Boffa, Alexander Smith, and Robert J. G. Chalmers

Comment on: Liver fibrosis in patients with psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis on long-term, high cumulative dose methotrexate therapy
Rheumatology Advance Access published on August 11, 2009
Rheumatology 2009 48: 1464; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kep238 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Karen Lindsay, Andrew Gough, Alison Layton, and Sandy Fraser

Comment on: Liver fibrosis in patients with psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis on long term, high cumulative dose methotrexate therapy: reply
Rheumatology Advance Access published on September 6, 2009
Rheumatology 2009 48: 1465; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kep259 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

BOOK REVIEW

Bernard R. Lauwerys

LUPUS – THE ESSENTIAL CLINICIAN'S GUIDE, by Daniel J. Wallace.
Rheumatology Advance Access published on August 31, 2009
Rheumatology 2009 48: 1466; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kep269 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

OBITUARY

Adam Young

The Life of Mary Corbett FRCP
Rheumatology Advance Access published on August 31, 2009
Rheumatology 2009 48: 1467; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kep268 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

CLINICAL VIGNETTE

Salvador A. Arias-Santiago, María A. Fernández-Pugnaire, Francisco M. Almazán-Fernández, Cristina Serrano-Falcón, and Salvio Serrano-Ortega

Phytophotodermatitis due to Ruta graveolens prescribed for fibromyalgia
Rheumatology Advance Access published on August 11, 2009
Rheumatology 2009 48: 1401; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kep234 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

CORRIGENDUM

Corrigendum
Rheumatology 2009 48: 1468; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kep320 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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