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VOLUME 30: NO. 12 DECEMBER 2003
Editorials
Macrophage Activation Syndrome
What's in a Name!
 A.V. Ramanan, R. Schneider .........2513
The Possible Clinical Application of Pharmacogenetics in Rheumatology
 G. Ferraccioli .........2517
Varus Knee Osteoarthritis: Whence the Varus?
 T.D.V. Cooke, A. Scudamore, W. Greer .........2521
Articles
Low Expression Levels of Soluble CDld Gene in Patients with RA
S. Kojo, A. Tsutsumi, D. Goto, T. Sumida .........2524
Elevated Serum NO Levels in Patients with Inflammatory Arthritis Associated with
Co-expression of Inducible NO Synthase
and Protein Kinase C-h in Peripheral Blood Monocyte-Derived Macrophages
T.N.Q. Pham, P. Rahman, Y.M. Tobin, M.M. Khraishi,
S.F. Hamilton, C. Alderdice, V.J. Richardson .........2529
Value of Antibodies to Citrulline-Containing
Peptides for Diagnosing Early RA
A. Saraux, J.M. Berthelot, V. Devauchelle, et al .........2535
Rheumatic Disease Differentiation Using Immunoglobulin G Sugar Printing by High
Density Electrophoresis
J.S. Axford, G. Cunnane, O. FitzGerald, J.M. Bland,
B. Bresnihan, E.R. Frears .........2540
IL-1 Receptor Antagonist Inhibits Localized Bone Formation in Vivo
T. Ma, K. Miyanishi, M.C.D. Trindade, et al .........2547
Increased Plasma and Joint Tissue Adrenomedullin Concentrations in Patients with RA Compared to Those with OA
E. Chosa, H. Hamada, K. Kitamura, T. Eto,
N. Tajima .........2553
Induction of Autoantibodies During Prolonged Treatment with Infliximab
M. Louis, J. Rauch, M. Armstrong,
M-A. Fitzcharles .........2557
Adalimumab, a Fully Human Anti-TNF-a Monoclonal Antibody, and Concomitant Standard Antirheumatic Therapy for the Treatment of RA: Results of STAR (Safety Trial of Adalimumab in RA)
D.E. Furst, M.H. Schiff, R.M. Fleischmann, et al .........2563
Efficacy and Safety of Leflunomide and
Predisposing Factors for Treatment Response in Patients with Active RA: RELIEF 6-Month Data
M. Dougados, P. Emery, E-M. Lemmel, et al .........2572
Erosions Develop Rarely in Joints Without
Clinically Detectable Inflammation in Patients
with Early RA
T. Sokka, H. Kautiainen,
T. Möttönen, P. Hannonen .........2580
Prognostic Factors for Joint Destruction in RA:
A Prospective Longitudinal Study of 318 Patients
F. Guillemin, N. Gérard, M. van Leeuwen, et al .........2585
Reduced BMD in Early RA Is Associated with Radiological Joint Damage at Baseline and
After 2 Years in Women
K. Forslind, C. Keller, B. Svensson, I. Hafström .........2590
Increased Estrogen Formation and Estrogen to Androgen Ratio in the Synovial Fluid of
Patients with RA
L.A. Castagnetta, G. Carruba,
O.M. Granata, et al .........2597
Neuron Specific Enolase Concentration Is Increased in Serum and Decreased in Platelets of Patients
with Active SSc
P.S. Massabki, N.P. Silva,
D.M. Lourenço, L.E.C. Andrade .........2606
Autoantibodies to Tissue Transglutaminase
in SS and Related Rheumatic Diseases
L.M. Luft,
S.G. Barr, L.O. Martin, E.K.L. Chan, M.J. Fritzler .........2613
IV Colchicine for Treatment of Patients with FMF Unresponsive to Oral Colchicine
M. Lidar,
R. Kedem, P. Langevitz, M. Pras, A. Livneh .........2620
PMR Is Not Seasonal in Pattern and Is
Unrelated to Parvovirus B19 Infection
P. Peris .........2624
Thalidomide for Severe Refractory AS: A 6-Month Open-Label Trial
J.C-C. Wei, T.W. Chan, H-S. Lin,
F. Huang, C-T. Chou .........2627
Undifferentiated SpA in Brazilians: Importance of HLA-B27 and B7-CREG Alleles in Characterization and Disease Progression
P.D. Sampaio-Barros,
R.A. Conde, E.A. Donadi, et al .........2632
Clinical and Genetic Aspects of PsA "Sine Psoriasis"
R. Scarpa, E. Cosentini, F. Manguso, et al .........2638
Epidemiology of PsA in Northwest Greece,
1982-2001
Y. Alamanos, N.G. Papadopoulos,
P.V. Voulgari, et al .........2641
Operational Definitions and Observer Reliability of the Plain Radiographic Features of PsA
W.J. Taylor, G.G. Porter, P.S. Helliwell .........2645
Imaging Skeletal Pathology in Mutant Mice by Microcomputed Tomography
A.F. Ford-Hutchinson,
D.M.L. Cooper, B. Hallgrímsson, F.R. Jirik .........2659
Human Brucellosis: Do We Need to Revise Our Therapeutic Policy?
Y.M. El Miedany, M. El Gaafary,
M. Baddour, I. Ahmed .........2666
Effect of Intermittent Cyclical Etidronate Therapy
on Corticosteroid Induced Osteoporosis in
Japanese Patients with CTD: 3 Year Followup
S. Sato, Y. Ohosone, A. Suwa, et al .........2673
NSAID Toxicity Monitoring and Safety Practices
F.G. Patino, J. Olivieri, J.J. Allison, et al .........2680
Prevalence of Lower Extremity Pain and Its Association with Functionality and Quality of
Life in Elderly Women in Australia
J. Chen,
A. Devine, I.M. Dick, S.S. Dhaliwal, R.L. Prince .........2689
Consultation and the Outcome of Shoulder-Neck Pain: A Cohort Study in the Population
L.J. Badcock, M. Lewis, E.M. Hay, P.R. Croft .........2694
Pediatric Rheumatology
Comparing the Self-Reported Referral and Management Preferences of Pediatricians and
Family Physicians for Children with JRA
G.L. Freed, S. Jee, L. Stein, L. Spera, S.J. Clark .........2700
ACE Gene Insertion-Deletion Polymorphism Is Associated with JRA
K. Alsaeid, M.Z. Haider, E.M. Ayoub .........2705
Case Reports
Microscopic Polyangiitis Associated with Primary Biliary Cirrhosis
F. Iannone, P. Falappone, G. Pannarale, et al .........2710
Inflammatory Arthritis Secondary to Metastatic Gastric Cancer
S.K. Metyas, C.A. Lum, A.S. Raza,
M. Vaysburd, D.M. Forrester, F.P. Quismorio Jr .........2713
Severe Relapsing Polychondritis Occurring After Ear Piercing
J. Serratrice, N. Ené, B. Granel, et al .........2716
Images in Rheumatology
Intractable Pain in a Rheumatoid Wrist
M.V. Guarnieri, L. Rosenberg, M.A. Scheinberg .........2718
Rice Bodies Imaging in JIA
G. Martini, A. Tregnaghi,
T. Bordin, M.T. Visentin, F. Zulian .........2720
A Case of Edematous DM
K.H. Mroue, N.H. Sharara,
J.G. Rbeiz, T.K. Arayssi .........2722
Correspondence
Linear Scleroderma en Coup de Sabre and Brain Calcification: Is There a Pathogenic Relationship?
Ö. Kasapçopur, H.C. Özkan, B. Tüysüz .........2724
Reply D.E. Flores-Alvarado, J.A. Esquirel-Valerio,
M. Garza-Elizondo, L.R. Espinoza .........2725
Letters
TNF-a Antagonists Induce Lupus-like Syndrome in Patients with Scleroderma Overlap/MCTD
L. Christopher-Stine, F. Wigley .........2725
Ocular Inflammatory Disease in Patients with RA Taking Etanercept: Is Discontinuation of Etanercept Necessary? A.N. Tiliakos, N.A. Tiliakos .........2727
Effect of Weather Exposure on RA
W.R. Patberg .........2728
PMR and Biopsy-Proven GCA Exhibit Different
HLA-DRBI* Associations M.A. Gonzales-Gay,
C. Garcia-Porrua, W.E.R. Ollier .........2729
Biological and Clinical Markers of Disease
Activity in AS M.C. Muñoz-Villanueva,
E. Muñoz-Gomariz, A. Escudero-Contreras,
V. Pérez-Guijo, E. Collantes-Estévez .........2729
Ceiling Effects and the Schober Test
M.M. Ward, S. Kuzis .........2732
FM and Pramipexole: Promise and Precaution
A.J. Holman .........2732
Book Review
Skeletal Muscle Pathology, Diagnosis and Management of Disease .........2733
Correction
Prevalence of the Rheumatic Diseases in Urban Vietnam: a WHO-ILAR COPCORD Study
T.T. Minh Hoa, J. Damarwan, C. Shun Le, et al .........2734
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