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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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