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20 November 2009

Abstract Concise Report: Chang-Fu Kuo, Lai-Chu See, Shue-Fen Luo, Yu-Shien Ko, Yu-Sheng Lin, Jawl-Shan Hwang, Chi-Ming Lin, Hung-Wei Chen, and Kuang-Hui Yu
Gout: an independent risk factor for all-cause and cardiovascular mortality
Rheumatology Advance Access published on November 20, 2009.
doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kep364
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David Isenberg, Gerald B. Appel, Gabriel Contreras, Mary A. Dooley, Ellen M. Ginzler, David Jayne, Jorge Sánchez-Guerrero, David Wofsy, Xueqing Yu, and Neil Solomons
Influence of race/ethnicity on response to lupus nephritis treatment: the ALMS study
Rheumatology Advance Access published on November 20, 2009.
doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kep346
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Abstract Original Article: Kirsty E. Haslam, Liza J. McCann, Susan Wyatt, and Richard J. Wakefield
The detection of subclinical synovitis by ultrasound in oligoarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis: a pilot study
Rheumatology Advance Access published on November 20, 2009.
doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kep339
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Abstract Original Article
Patricia N. Correia, Guy H. Carpenter, Katherine L. Paterson, and Gordon B. Proctor
Inducible nitric oxide synthase increases secretion from inflamed salivary glands
Rheumatology Advance Access published on November 20, 2009.
doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kep313
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19 November 2009

Abstract Concise Report: Batool Hassan, James R. Maxwell, Kimme L. Hyrich, Biologics in Rheumatoid Arthritis Genetics and Genomics Study Syndicate, Anne Barton, Jane Worthington, John D. Isaacs, Ann W. Morgan, and Anthony G. Wilson
Genotype at the sIL-6R A358C polymorphism does not influence response to anti-TNF therapy in patients with rheumatoid arthritis
Rheumatology Advance Access published on November 19, 2009.
doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kep372
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Letter to the Editor (Case Report): Chetan B. Narshi, Seema Haider, Charlotte M. Ford, David A. Isenberg, and Ian P. Giles
Rituximab as early therapy for pulmonary haemorrhage in systemic lupus erythematosus
Rheumatology Advance Access published on November 19, 2009.
doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kep356
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Abstract Original Article
Kimme L. Hyrich, Sham D. Lal, Helen E. Foster, Judith Thornton, Navid Adib, Eileen Baildam, Janet Gardner-Medwin, Lucy R. Wedderburn, Alice Chieng, Joyce Davidson, and Wendy Thomson
Disease activity and disability in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis one year following presentation to paediatric rheumatology. Results from the Childhood Arthritis Prospective Study
Rheumatology Advance Access published on November 19, 2009.
doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kep352
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Letter to the Editor (Matters Arising): Gerald A. Maguire, Amel Ginawi, Jeffrey Lee, Anita Y. N. Lim, Graham Wood, Sally Houghton, Dinakantha S. Kumararatne, and J. S. Hill Gaston
Comment on: Clinical utility of ANA measured by ELISA compared with ANA measured by immunofluorescence: reply
Rheumatology Advance Access published on November 19, 2009.
doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kep344
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18 November 2009

Abstract Review: Yannick Allanore, Philippe Dieude, and Catherine Boileau
Genetic background of systemic sclerosis: autoimmune genes take centre stage
Rheumatology Advance Access published on November 18, 2009.
doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kep368
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17 November 2009

Abstract Concise Report: Salvatore Scarpato, Marco Antivalle, Ennio G. Favalli, Francesca Nacci, Sabrina Frigelli, Francesca Bartoli, Laura Bazzichi, Giovanni Minisola, Marco Matucci Cerinic, and RIVIERA co-authors
Patient preferences in the choice of anti-TNF therapies in rheumatoid arthritis. Results from a questionnaire survey (RIVIERA study)
Rheumatology Advance Access published on November 17, 2009.
doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kep354
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Abstract Concise Report: Ying Y. Leung, Lai S. Tam, Wah H. Kwok, Wai M. Lau, Tena K.-Y. Li, Tracy Y. Zhu, Emily W.-L. Kun, and Edmund K.-M. Li
Evaluation of the CASPAR criteria for psoriatic arthritis in the Chinese population
Rheumatology Advance Access published on November 17, 2009.
doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kep348
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Editorial: Helen Foster, Tim Rapley, and Carl May
Juvenile idiopathic arthritis: improved outcome requires improved access to care
Rheumatology Advance Access published on November 17, 2009.
doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kep347
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Abstract Original Article: Ágnes Gyetvai, Zoltán Szekanecz, Lilla Soós, Zoltán Szabó, Andrea Fekete, Anikó Kapitány, Marius Teodorescu, Sándor Sipka, Gyula Szegedi, and Gabriella Lakos
New classification of the shared epitope in rheumatoid arthritis: impact on the production of various anti-citrullinated protein antibodies
Rheumatology Advance Access published on November 17, 2009.
doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kep338
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Abstract Original Article: David B. Schefte and Merete L. Hetland
An open-source, self-explanatory touch screen in routine care. Validity of filling in the Bath measures on Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Index, Function Index, the Health Assessment Questionnaire and Visual Analogue Scales in comparison with paper versions
Rheumatology Advance Access published on November 17, 2009.
doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kep333
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Abstract Original Article: Edward Roddy, Christian D. Mallen, Samantha L. Hider, and Kelvin P. Jordan
Prescription and comorbidity screening following consultation for acute gout in primary care
Rheumatology Advance Access published on November 17, 2009.
doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kep332
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Abstract Original Article: Yao-Hsu Yang, Chun-Jung Chang, Ya-Hui Chuang, Hui-Yao Hsu, Pojen P. Chen, and Bor-Luen Chiang
Identification of anti-prothrombin antibodies in the anti-phospholipid syndrome that display the prothrombinase activity
Rheumatology Advance Access published on November 17, 2009.
doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kep328
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16 November 2009

Letter to the Editor (Other): Elena Nikiphorou, Nicola Kerrigan, Karen Mills, and Peter Merry
Rheumatologists: inflammation doctors of the future!
Rheumatology Advance Access published on November 16, 2009.
doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kep337
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Abstract Original Article: Margaret H. Y. Ma, Gabrielle H. Kingsley, and David L. Scott
A systematic comparison of combination DMARD therapy and tumour necrosis inhibitor therapy with methotrexate in patients with early rheumatoid arthritis
Rheumatology Advance Access published on November 16, 2009.
doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kep331
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12 November 2009

Guidelines: Bhaskar Dasgupta, Frances A. Borg, Nada Hassan, Kevin Barraclough, Brian Bourke, Joan Fulcher, Jane Hollywood, Andrew Hutchings, Valerie Kyle, Jennifer Nott, Michael Power, Ash Samanta, and on behalf of the BSR and BHPR Standards, Guidelines and Audit Working Group
BSR and BHPR guidelines for the management of polymyalgia rheumatica
Rheumatology Advance Access published on November 12, 2009.
doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kep303a
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11 November 2009

Letter to the Editor (Matters Arising): John S. White
Comment on: New insights into the epidemiology of gout
Rheumatology Advance Access published on November 11, 2009.
doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kep349
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Letter to the Editor (Matters Arising): Isabelle Touitou
Comment on: Web resources for rare auto-inflammatory diseases: towards a common patient registry: reply
Rheumatology Advance Access published on November 11, 2009.
doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kep342
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Abstract Original Article: Carlos G. Grijalva, Lisa Kaltenbach, Patrick G. Arbogast, Edward F. Mitchel Jr, and Marie R. Griffin
Initiation of rheumatoid arthritis treatments and the risk of serious infections
Rheumatology Advance Access published on November 11, 2009.
doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kep325
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10 November 2009

Letter to the Editor (Matters Arising): Yusuf Yazici and Hasan Yazici
Comment on: Web resources for rare auto-inflammatory diseases: towards a common patient registry
Rheumatology Advance Access published on November 10, 2009.
doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kep341
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9 November 2009

Letter to the Editor (Other): Matthew J. Bridges and Sheila Ruddick
Ability of FRAX/NOGG guidelines to identify patients sustaining low trauma fractures
Rheumatology Advance Access published on November 9, 2009.
doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kep353
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6 November 2009

Book Review: Flora McErlane
A CLINICIAN'S GUIDE TO RHEUMATIC DISEASES IN CHILDREN. Edited by Thomas Lehman.
Rheumatology Advance Access published on November 6, 2009.
doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kep336
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25 October 2009

Letter to the Editor (Matters Arising): Maeve Lynch and Brian Kirby
Comment on: Hepatotoxicity rates do not differ in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and psoriasis treated with methotrexate
Rheumatology Advance Access published on October 25, 2009.
doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kep330
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Abstract Original Article: Carole L. Galligan, Katherine A. Siminovitch, Edward C. Keystone, Vivian Bykerk, Omar D. Perez, and Eleanor N. Fish
Fibrocyte activation in rheumatoid arthritis
Rheumatology Advance Access published on October 25, 2009.
doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kep265
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23 October 2009

Abstract Review
Jean-Michel Dayer and Ernest Choy
Therapeutic targets in rheumatoid arthritis: the interleukin-6 receptor
Rheumatology Advance Access published on October 23, 2009.
doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kep329
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Letter to the Editor (Case Report): Hidemasa Sakai, Shusaku Ito, Ryuta Nishikomori, Yuuki Takaoka, Tomoki Kawai, Megumu Saito, Ikuo Okafuji, Takahiro Yasumi, Toshio Heike, and Tatsutoshi Nakahata
A case of early-onset sarcoidosis with a six-base deletion in the NOD2 gene
Rheumatology Advance Access published on October 23, 2009.
doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kep315
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14 October 2009

Letter to the Editor (Matters Arising): Howard Amital, Yoav Arnson, Gabriel Chodick, and Varda Shalev
Comment on: Hepatotoxicity rates do not differ in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and psoriasis treated with methotrexate: reply
Rheumatology Advance Access published on October 14, 2009.
doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kep323
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7 October 2009

Letter to the Editor (Other): Toby Garrood and Philip Platt
Access to training in musculoskeletal ultrasound: a survey of UK rheumatology trainees
Rheumatology Advance Access published on October 7, 2009.
doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kep319
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5 October 2009

Abstract Review: Tom G. Rider and Kelsey M. Jordan
The modern management of gout
Rheumatology Advance Access published on October 5, 2009.
doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kep306
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1 October 2009

Book Review: Richard A. Watts
Rheumatoid Arthritis National Clinical Guideline
Rheumatology Advance Access published on October 1, 2009.
doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kep311
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Letter to the Editor (Other): Kapil Gargh, Eileen M. Baildam, Gavin A. Cleary, Michael W. Beresford, and Liza J. Mccann
A retrospective clinical analysis of pharmacological modalities used for symptomatic relief of Raynaud's phenomenon in children treated in a UK paediatric rheumatology centre
Rheumatology Advance Access published on October 1, 2009.
doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kep309
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30 September 2009

Book Review: Patricia Woo
ADOLESCENT RHEUMATOLOGY. By Janet McDonagh, Patience White.
Rheumatology Advance Access published on September 30, 2009.
doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kep312
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Letter to the Editor (Other): Catherine J. Bowen, David Culliford, Keith Dewbury, Madeleine Sampson, Jane Burridge, Lindsey Hooper, Christopher J. Edwards, and Nigel K. Arden
The clinical importance of ultrasound detectable forefoot bursae in rheumatoid arthritis
Rheumatology Advance Access published on September 30, 2009.
doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kep307
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24 September 2009

Abstract Review: Ireneusz T. Padol and Richard H. Hunt
Association of myocardial infarctions with COX-2 inhibition may be related to immunomodulation towards a Th1 response resulting in atheromatous plaque instability: an evidence-based interpretation
Rheumatology Advance Access published on September 24, 2009.
doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kep225
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23 September 2009

Letter to the Editor (Matters Arising): Thomas Skogh and Charlotte Dahle
Comment on: Clinical utility of ANA measured by ELISA compared with ANA measured by immunofluorescence
Rheumatology Advance Access published on September 23, 2009.
doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kep299
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15 September 2009

Editorial: Xenofon Baraliakos and Juergen Braun
Hip involvement in ankylosing spondylitis: what is the verdict?
Rheumatology Advance Access published on September 15, 2009.
doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kep298
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9 September 2009

Clinical Vignette: Rossella De Angelis, Chiara Bertolazzi, Emilio Filippucci, Marwin Gutierrez, and Walter Grassi
Fast microvascular remodelling in a patient with cancer-associated dermatomyositis: capillaroscopic follow-up
Rheumatology Advance Access published on September 9, 2009.
doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kep281
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4 September 2009

Clinical Vignette: Sébastien Ottaviani, Olivier Meyer, and Philippe Dieudé
Intramedullary tuberculoma during infliximab therapy
Rheumatology Advance Access published on September 4, 2009.
doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kep267
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14 July 2009

Abstract Original Article: Bert Vander Cruyssen, Elisa Muñoz-Gomariz, Pilar Font, Juan Mulero, Kurt de Vlam, Annelies Boonen, Janitzia Vazquez-Mellado, Diana Flores, Nathan Vastesaeger, Eduardo Collantes, and on behalf of the ASPECT-REGISPONSER-RESPONDIA working group
Hip involvement in ankylosing spondylitis: epidemiology and risk factors associated with hip replacement surgery
Rheumatology Advance Access published on July 14, 2009.
doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kep174
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15 May 2009

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 originally published on May 15, 2009. This version published September 15, 2009.
doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kep093
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