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3 July 2009

Letter to the Editor (Matters Arising): Zoe L. McLaren, Veronica E. Abernethy, and Julie K. Dawson
Comment on: British Society for Rheumatology and British Health Professionals in Rheumatology guideline for the management of rheumatoid arthritis (after the first 2 years)
Rheumatology Advance Access published on July 3, 2009.
doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kep188
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Abstract Original Article: Howard Amital, Yoav Arnson, Gabriel Chodick, and Varda Shalev
Hepatotoxicity rates do not differ in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and psoriasis treated with methotrexate
Rheumatology Advance Access published on July 3, 2009.
doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kep176
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2 July 2009

Abstract Concise Report
Tove R. Reksten, Malin V. Jonsson, Ewa A. Szyszko, Johan G. Brun, Roland Jonsson, and Karl A. Brokstad
Cytokine and autoantibody profiling related to histopathological features in primary Sjögren's syndrome
Rheumatology Advance Access published on July 2, 2009.
doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kep149
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30 June 2009

Letter to the Editor (Matters Arising): Batsi Chikura, Veena Sadananda, and Muniba Usman-Saeed
Comment on: Screening for Mycobacterium tuberculosis prior to anti-TNF therapy—an audit of impact of the British Thoracic Society guidelines on rheumatology practice in an area of low Mycobacterium tuberculosis prevalence
Rheumatology Advance Access published on June 30, 2009.
doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kep181
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Abstract Original Article: Alessandro Volpe, Gianluca Rossato, Mara Bottanelli, Antonio Marchetta, Paola Caramaschi, Lisa Maria Bambara, Claudio Bianconi, Guido Arcaro, and Walter Grassi
Ultrasound evaluation of ulnar neuropathy at the elbow: correlation with electrophysiological studies
Rheumatology Advance Access published on June 30, 2009.
doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kep167
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Letter to the Editor (Matters Arising): Pamela Mangat, Peter Taylor, and Sonya Abraham
Comment on: Possible miliary tuberculosis during adalimumab therapy with negative ${gamma}$ -IFN release assays
Rheumatology Advance Access published on June 30, 2009.
doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kep163
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29 June 2009

Letter to the Editor (Matters Arising): Yvonne C. Lee, Jing Cui, Karen H. Costenbader, Nancy A. Shadick, Michael E. Weinblatt, and Elizabeth W. Karlson
Comment on: Investigation of candidate polymorphisms and disease activity in rheumatoid arthritis patients on methotrexate: reply
Rheumatology Advance Access published on June 29, 2009.
doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kep179
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26 June 2009

Abstract Original Article: Carlo A. Scirè, Carlomaurizio Montecucco, Veronica Codullo, Oscar Epis, Monica Todoerti, and Roberto Caporali
Ultrasonographic evaluation of joint involvement in early rheumatoid arthritis in clinical remission: power Doppler signal predicts short-term relapse
Rheumatology Advance Access published on June 26, 2009.
doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kep171
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Abstract Original Article: Takahiko Horiuchi, Masakazu Washio, Chikako Kiyohara, Hiroshi Tsukamoto, Yoshifumi Tada, Toyoko Asami, Saburo Ide, Gen Kobashi, Hiroki Takahashi, and and the Kyushu Sapporo SLE Study Group
Combination of TNF-RII, CYP1A1 and GSTM1 polymorphisms and the risk of Japanese SLE: findings from the KYSS study
Rheumatology Advance Access published on June 26, 2009.
doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kep166
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Abstract Review: Carine Bouffi, Farida Djouad, Marc Mathieu, Danièle Noël, and Christian Jorgensen
Multipotent mesenchymal stromal cells and rheumatoid arthritis: risk or benefit?
Rheumatology Advance Access published on June 26, 2009.
doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kep162
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Abstract Review: Dirk Elewaut and Marco Matucci-Cerinic
Treatment of ankylosing spondylitis and extra-articular manifestations in everyday rheumatology practice
Rheumatology Advance Access published on June 26, 2009.
doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kep146
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24 June 2009

Letter to the Editor (Case Report): Timo Buhl, Hans P. Bertsch, Björn-W. Raab, Kjell M. Kaune, Radovan Vasko, Frank Strutz, Michael P. Schön, and Undine Lippert
Fulminant polyarteritis nodosa associated with acute myeloid leukaemia resulted in bilateral lower leg amputation
Rheumatology Advance Access published on June 24, 2009.
doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kep173
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Abstract Original Article: Christina Book, Jakob Algulin, Jan-Åke Nilsson, Tore Saxne, and Lennart Jacobsson
Bone mineral density in the hand as a predictor for mortality in patients with rheumatoid arthritis
Rheumatology Advance Access originally published on June 24, 2009. This version published July 3, 2009.
doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kep169
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Abstract Original Article: Deng-Ho Yang, Deh-Ming Chang, Jenn-Haung Lai, Fu-Huang Lin, and Chen-Hung Chen
Usefulness of erythrocyte-bound C4d as a biomarker to predict disease activity in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus
Rheumatology Advance Access published on June 24, 2009.
doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kep161
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Abstract Original Article: Jiska M. Meijer, Petra M. Meiners, James J. R. Huddleston Slater, Fred K. L. Spijkervet, Cees G. M. Kallenberg, Arjan Vissink, and Hendrika Bootsma
Health-related quality of life, employment and disability in patients with Sjögren's syndrome
Rheumatology Advance Access originally published on June 24, 2009. This version published July 2, 2009.
doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kep141
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23 June 2009

Letter to the Editor (Case Report): Arsène Mekinian, Marc Lambert, Jean-Paul Beregi, Sandrine Morell-Dubois, David Launay, Viviane Queyrel, Marco Midulla, Eric Hachulla, and Pierre-Yves Hatron
Aortic aneurysm in MAGIC syndrome successfully managed with combined anti-TNF- ${alpha}$ and stent grafting
Rheumatology Advance Access published on June 23, 2009.
doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kep172
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Editorial: Clive Kelly
Leflunomide and the lung
Rheumatology Advance Access published on June 23, 2009.
doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kep164
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Letter to the Editor (Case Report): Masaki Shimizu, Masahide Yamazaki, Toru Horisawa, Akiko Seno, Kazuhide Ohta, Kengo Furuichi, and Akihiro Yachie
Catastrophic anti-phospholipid syndrome associated with Escherichia coli O157 infection
Rheumatology Advance Access published on June 23, 2009.
doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kep159
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Abstract Original Article: Anne Solanilla, Julien Villeneuve, Patrick Auguste, Michel Hugues, Ahmadou Alioum, Sébastien Lepreux, Jean-Pierre Ducroix, Pierre Duhaut, Claude Conri, Jean-François Viallard, Alan T. Nurden, Joël Constans, and Jean Ripoche
The transport of high amounts of vascular endothelial growth factor by blood platelets underlines their potential contribution in systemic sclerosis angiogenesis
Rheumatology Advance Access published on June 23, 2009.
doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kep154
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Letter to the Editor (Case Report): Faten Frikha, Aude Rigolet, Anthony Behin, Bruno Fautrel, Serge Herson, and Olivier Benveniste
Efficacy of rituximab in refractory and relapsing myositis with anti-JO1 antibodies: a report of two cases
Rheumatology Advance Access published on June 23, 2009.
doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kep147
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19 June 2009

Abstract Concise Report: Richard Watts, Abdullah Al-Taiar, Janice Mooney, David Scott, and Alex MacGregor
The epidemiology of Takayasu arteritis in the UK
Rheumatology Advance Access published on June 19, 2009.
doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kep153
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Abstract Original Article: María Galindo, Elena Gonzalo, María P. Martinez-Vidal, Santiago Montes, Natalia Redondo, Begoña Santiago, Estibaliz Loza, and José L. Pablos
Immunohistochemical detection of intravascular platelet microthrombi in patients with lupus nephritis and anti-phospholipid antibodies
Rheumatology Advance Access published on June 19, 2009.
doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kep152
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Abstract Original Article: Christine A. Davies, Ariane L. Herrick, Lis Cordingley, Anthony J. Freemont, and Maria Jeziorska
Expression of advanced glycation end products and their receptor in skin from patients with systemic sclerosis with and without calcinosis
Rheumatology Advance Access published on June 19, 2009.
doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kep151
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Abstract Original Article: Annelies Boonen, Monique van Berkel, Inge Kirchberger, Alarcos Cieza, Gerald Stucki, and Désirée van der Heijde
Aspects relevant for functioning in patients with ankylosing spondylitis according to the health professionals: a Delphi study with the ICF as reference
Rheumatology Advance Access published on June 19, 2009.
doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kep150
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18 June 2009

Abstract Original Article: Edward Roddy, Sara Muller, and Elaine Thomas
Defining disabling foot pain in older adults: further examination of the Manchester Foot Pain and Disability Index
Rheumatology Advance Access published on June 18, 2009.
doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kep156
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Abstract Original Article: Elke Lainka, Ulrich Neudorf, Peter Lohse, Christian Timmann, Silvia Stojanov, Kristina Huss, Rudiger von Kries, and Tim Niehues
Incidence of TNFRSF1A mutations in German children: epidemiological, clinical and genetic characteristics
Rheumatology Advance Access published on June 18, 2009.
doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kep140
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17 June 2009

Abstract Original Article: Despina Eleftheriou, Marianna Melo, Stephen D. Marks, Kjell Tullus, John Sills, Gavin Cleary, Pavla Dolezalova, Seza Ozen, Clarissa Pilkington, Pat Woo, Nigel Klein, Michael J. Dillon, and Paul A. Brogan
Biologic therapy in primary systemic vasculitis of the young
Rheumatology Advance Access published on June 17, 2009.
doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kep148
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Abstract Original Article: Sarah Ringold, Kristy D. Seidel, Thomas D. Koepsell, and Carol A. Wallace
Inactive disease in polyarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis: current patterns and associations
Rheumatology Advance Access published on June 17, 2009.
doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kep144
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Abstract Original Article: 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.
doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kep143
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16 June 2009

Abstract Concise Report: Marthe Sem, Øyvind Molberg, May Brit Lund, and Jan Tore Gran
Rituximab treatment of the anti-synthetase syndrome—a retrospective case series
Rheumatology Advance Access published on June 16, 2009.
doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kep157
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Abstract Original Article: Baptiste Hervier, Marie Rimbert, Francoise Colonna, Mohammed A. Hamidou, and Marie Audrain
Clinical significance of anti-Ro/SSA-52 kDa antibodies—a retrospective monocentric study
Rheumatology Advance Access published on June 16, 2009.
doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kep145
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9 June 2009

Abstract Original Article: Lianne M. Geerdink, Femke H. M. Prince, Caspar W. N. Looman, and Lisette W. A. van Suijlekom-Smit
Development of a digital Childhood Health Assessment Questionnaire for systematic monitoring of disease activity in daily practice
Rheumatology Advance Access published on June 9, 2009.
doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kep135
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Abstract Original Article: Jakub Závada, Lindy Kideryová, Robert Pytlík, Zdenka Hrusková, and Vladimír Tesar
Reduced number of endothelial progenitor cells is predictive of early relapse in anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis
Rheumatology Advance Access published on June 9, 2009.
doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kep130
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5 June 2009

Abstract Original Article: Samy Haddouk, Sameh Marzouk, Moez Jallouli, Hajer Fourati, Makram Frigui, Youssef B. H. Hmida, Faten Koubaa, Wassim Sellami, Sofiene Baklouti, Jamil Hachicha, Zouheir Bahloul, and Hatem Masmoudi
Clinical and diagnostic value of ribosomal P autoantibodies in systemic lupus erythematosus
Rheumatology Advance Access published on June 5, 2009.
doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kep142
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3 June 2009

Abstract Original Article: Anselm Mak, Alicia A. C. Cheak, Jason Y. S. Tan, Hnin Cho Su, Roger C. M. Ho, and Chak Sing Lau
Mycophenolate mofetil is as efficacious as, but safer than, cyclophosphamide in the treatment of proliferative lupus nephritis: a meta-analysis and meta-regression
Rheumatology Advance Access published on June 3, 2009.
doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kep120
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2 June 2009

Abstract Original Article: Hans-Rudolf Ziswiler, Daniel Aeberli, Peter M. Villiger, and Burkhard Möller
High-resolution ultrasound confirms reduced synovial hyperplasia following rituximab treatment in rheumatoid arthritis
Rheumatology Advance Access published on June 2, 2009.
doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kep139
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Letter to the Editor (Other): Gerald A. Maguire, Amel Ginawi, Jeffrey Lee, Anita Y. N. Lim, Graham Wood, Sally Houghton, Dinakantha S. Kumararatne, and Hill J. S. Gaston
Clinical utility of ANA measured by ELISA compared with ANA measured by immunofluorescence
Rheumatology Advance Access published on June 2, 2009.
doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kep137
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Abstract Original Article: Hyun Ah Kim, Yunshin Yeo, Wan-Uk Kim, and Suho Kim
Phase 2 enzyme inducer sulphoraphane blocks matrix metalloproteinase production in articular chondrocytes
Rheumatology Advance Access published on June 2, 2009.
doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kep132
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Abstract Original Article: Toby Garrood, Mark Blades, Dorian O. Haskard, Stephen Mather, and Costantino Pitzalis
A novel model for the pre-clinical imaging of inflamed human synovial vasculature
Rheumatology Advance Access published on June 2, 2009.
doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kep117
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29 May 2009

Abstract Concise Report: Sergio Generini, Günter Steiner, Irene Miniati, Maria L. Conforti, Serena Guiducci, Karl Skriner, Olga Kaloudi, Roberto Giacomelli, Josef Smolen, and Marco Matucci-Cerinic
Anti-hnRNP and other autoantibodies in systemic sclerosis with joint involvement
Rheumatology Advance Access published on May 29, 2009.
doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kep138
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Abstract Original Article: Gerd Horneff, Annette Ebert, Sigrid Fitter, Kirsten Minden, Ivan Foeldvari, Jasmin Kümmerle-Deschner, Angelika Thon, Herrmann J. Girschick, Frank Weller, and Hans I. Huppertz
Safety and efficacy of once weekly etanercept 0.8 mg/kg in a multicentre 12 week trial in active polyarticular course juvenile idiopathic arthritis
Rheumatology Advance Access published on May 29, 2009.
doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kep122
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Abstract Review: Carine Bansard, Thierry Lequerré, Maryvonne Daveau, Olivier Boyer, Francois Tron, Jean-Philippe Salier, Olivier Vittecoq, and Xavier Le-Loët
Can rheumatoid arthritis responsiveness to methotrexate and biologics be predicted?
Rheumatology Advance Access published on May 29, 2009.
doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kep112
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28 May 2009

Abstract Review: Janet E. McDonagh and Miriam Kaufman
The challenging adolescent
Rheumatology Advance Access published on May 28, 2009.
doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kep133
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Abstract Original Article: Serdal Ugurlu, Emire Seyahi, Firat Cetinkaya, Fatma Ozbakir, Huriye Balci, and Huri Ozdogan
Intima–media thickening in patients with familial Mediterranean fever
Rheumatology Advance Access published on May 28, 2009.
doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kep131
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Abstract Original Article: Beáta J. Radovits, Jaap Fransen, Agnes Eijsbouts, Piet L. C. M. van Riel, and Roland F. J. M. Laan
Missed opportunities in the treatment of elderly patients with rheumatoid arthritis
Rheumatology Advance Access published on May 28, 2009.
doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kep129
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Letter to the Editor (Matters Arising): Gino Fornaciari
Comment on: The ‘gout’ of the Medici, Grand Dukes of Florence: a palaeopathological study: reply
Rheumatology Advance Access published on May 28, 2009.
doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kep128
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Abstract Original Article: Henk-Jan van den Ham, Wilco de Jager, Johannes W. J. Bijlsma, Berent J. Prakken, and Rob J. de Boer
Differential cytokine profiles in juvenile idiopathic arthritis subtypes revealed by cluster analysis
Rheumatology Advance Access published on May 28, 2009.
doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kep125
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Abstract Original Article: Edmund K. Li, Lai-Shan Tam, Tracy Y. Zhu, Martin Li, Catherine L. Kwok, Tena K. Li, Ying Ying Leung, Kong Chiu Wong, and Cheuk Chun Szeto
Is combination rituximab with cyclophosphamide better than rituximab alone in the treatment of lupus nephritis?
Rheumatology Advance Access published on May 28, 2009.
doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kep124
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27 May 2009

Abstract Original Article: Iris Eshed, Eugen Feist, Christian E. Althoff, Bernd Hamm, Eli Konen, Gerd-R. Burmester, Marina Backhaus, and Kay-Geert A. Hermann
Tenosynovitis of the flexor tendons of the hand detected by MRI: an early indicator of rheumatoid arthritis
Rheumatology Advance Access published on May 27, 2009.
doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kep136
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22 May 2009

Letter to the Editor (Matters Arising): George M. Weisz
Comment on: The ‘gout’ of the Medici, Grand Dukes of Florence: a palaeopathological study
Rheumatology Advance Access published on May 22, 2009.
doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kep127
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Letter to the Editor (Other): Shigeru Iwata, Kazuyoshi Saito, Kunihiro Yamaoka, Shizuyo Tsujimura, Masao Nawata, Katsunori Suzuki, and Yoshiya Tanaka
Effects of anti-TNF- ${alpha}$ antibody infliximab in refractory entero-Behçet's disease
Rheumatology Advance Access published on May 22, 2009.
doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kep126
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Clinical Vignette: Sangeetha Baskar, Rainer Klocke, Mike Cushley, Sixto Batitang, Ruth Shave, Jeff Neilson, George D. Kitas, and Karen Douglas
A killer mocking bird
Rheumatology Advance Access published on May 22, 2009.
doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kep116
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15 May 2009

Abstract Review: Andrew McLean-Tooke, Catherine Aldridge, Sheila Waugh, Gavin P. Spickett, and Lesley Kay
Methotrexate, rheumatoid arthritis and infection risk—what is the evidence?
Rheumatology Advance Access published on May 15, 2009.
doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kep101
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Abstract Original Article: Dimitrios Daoussis, Stamatis-Nick C. Liossis, Athanassios C. Tsamandas, Christina Kalogeropoulou, Alexandra Kazantzi, Chaido Sirinian, Maria Karampetsou, Georgios Yiannopoulos, and Andrew P. Andonopoulos
Experience with rituximab in scleroderma: results from a 1-year, proof-of-principle study
Rheumatology Advance Access published on May 15, 2009.
doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kep093
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11 May 2009

Abstract Concise Report: Allister J. Taggart, Stephen A. Wright, Elisabeth Ball, David Kane, and Gary Wright
The Belfast musculoskeletal ultrasound course
Rheumatology Advance Access published on May 11, 2009.
doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kep075
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7 May 2009

Abstract Original Article: Claire Immediato Daïen, Agnes Monnier, Pascal Claudepierre, Arnaud Constantin, Jean-Paul Eschard, Eric Houvenagel, Mahtab Samimi, Stephan Pavy, Edouard Pertuiset, Eric Toussirot, Bernard Combe, Jacques Morel, and for the Club Rhumatismes et Inflammation (CRI)
Sarcoid-like granulomatosis in patients treated with tumor necrosis factor blockers: 10 cases
Rheumatology Advance Access published on May 7, 2009.
doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kep046
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29 April 2009

Editorial: Meng M. Chee, Nicola Alcorn, Kenneth Paterson, and Rajan Madhok
Promoting science over serendipity in prescribing anti-TNF therapy
Rheumatology Advance Access published on April 29, 2009.
doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kep095
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25 March 2009

Abstract Concise Report: Tetsuji Sawada, Shigeko Inokuma, Takeo Sato, Takeshi Otsuka, Yukihiko Saeki, Tsutomu Takeuchi, Takemasa Matsuda, Tamiko Takemura, and Akira Sagawa, and on behalf of the Study Committee for Leflunomide-induced Lung Injury, Japan College of Rheumatology
Leflunomide-induced interstitial lung disease: prevalence and risk factors in Japanese patients with rheumatoid arthritis
Rheumatology Advance Access published on March 25, 2009.
doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kep052
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Abstract Original Article: Batsi Chikura, Steven Lane, and Julie K Dawson
Clinical expression of leflunomide-induced pneumonitis
Rheumatology Advance Access published on March 25, 2009.
doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kep050
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