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VOLUME 31: NO. 12 DECEMBER 2004

Editorials

Measuring the Efficacy and Effectiveness of Rheumatoid Arthritis Therapy: Time to Change Our Thinking and Adopt a New Model

F. Wolfe, L. Caplan, K. Michaud ......... 2317

COPCORD — An Unrecognized Fountainhead of Community Rheumatology in Developing Countries

A. Chopra ......... 2320

Chronic Back Pain: Searching for Causes and Cures

J.H. Atkinson ......... 2323

Matrix Catabolism in Arthritis: Priming the Guns with Oncostatin M

C.D. Richards ......... 2326

Classification Criteria for Antiphospholipid Syndrome: The Case for Cardiac Valvular Disease

M.A. Petri ......... 2329

High Dose Immunotherapy with Stem Cell Rescue in Severe SSc: An Idea That Is Moving Forward

D.E. Furst, R. Nash, K.M. Sullivan, R. Saccardi,
P. McSweeney
......... 2331

 

Articles

A Distinct Multicytokine Profile Is Associated with Anti-Cyclical Citrullinated Peptide Antibodies in Patients with Early Untreated Inflammatory Arthritis

C.A. Hitchon, P. Alex, L.B. Erdile, el al ......... 2336

Enhanced Fcg Receptor I, aMß2 Integrin Receptor Expression by Monocytes and Neutrophils in RA: Interaction with Platelets

A. Bunescu, P. Seideman, R. Lenkei, K. Levin,
N. Egberg
......... 2347

Clinical Outcomes of Patients with RA After Switching from Infliximab to Etanercept

B. Haraoui, E.C. Keystone, J.C. Thorne, et al ......... 2356

Low Dose MTX in the First Trimester of Pregnancy: Result of a French Collaborative Study

B. Lewden, T. Vial, E. Elefant, A. Nelva, P. Carlier,
J. Descotes
......... 2360

Therapeutic Strategies in RA Over a 40-Year Period

H.M. Kremers, P. Nicola, C.S. Crowson,
W.M. O'Fallon, S.E. Gabriel
......... 2366

Folate, Homocysteine, and Cobalamin Status in Patients with RA Treated with MTX, and the Effect of Low Dose Folic Acid Supplement

N. Hornung, T. Ellingsen, K. Stengaard-Pedersen,
J.H. Poulsen
......... 2374

Autoantibodies That Stabilize U1snRNP Are a Significant Component of Human Autoantibodies to snRNP and Delay Proteolysis of Sm Antigens in Vitro

M. Satoh, J. Akaogi, Y. Kuroda, et al ......... 2382

Defining Response in SLE: A Study by the SLICC Group

S.J. Wollaston, V.T. Farewell, D.A. Isenberg, et al ......... 2390

Systemic Sclerosis and Occupational Risk Factors: Role of Solvents and Cleaning Products

A. Maitre, M. Hours, V. Bonneterre, et al ......... 2395

Primary Antiphospholipid Syndrome: A 5-Year Transesophageal Echocardiographic Followup Study

N.E. Zavaleta, R.M. Montes, M.E. Soto,
N.A. Vanzzini, M-C. Amigo
......... 2402

Low Level Laser Therapy in Primary Raynaud's Phenomenon — Results of a Placebo Controlled, Double Blind Intervention Study

M. Hirschl, R. Katzenschlager, C. Francesconi, M. Kundi ......... 2408

Epistatic Interactions Between HLA-DRB1 and IL-4, But Not IFN-g, Increase Susceptibility to Giant Cell Arteritis

M.M. Amoli, M.A. Gonzalez-Gay, E. Zeggini, F. Salway, C. Garcia-Porrua, W.E.R. Ollier ......... 2413

Prolactin and Growth Hormone Responses to Hypoglycemia in Patients with RA and AS

J. Rovensky, R. Imrich, F. Malis, et al ......... 2418

Clinimetric Evaluation of the BASMI in a Controlled Trial of Pamidronate Therapy

E. Jauregui, B. Conner-Spady, A.S. Russell,
W.P. Maksymowych
......... 2422

Colchicine for Prophylaxis of Acute Flares When Initiating Allopurinol for Chronic Gouty Arthritis

G.C. Borstad, L.R. Bryant, M.P. Abel, D.A. Scroggie,
M.D. Harris, J.A. Alloway
......... 2429

Impact of OA on Quality of Life in a Hong Kong Chinese Population

J. Woo, E. Lau, P. Lee, et al ......... 2433

Low Prevalence of Knee and Back Pain in
Southeast China; the Shantou COPCORD Study

Q.Y. Zeng, R. Chen, Z.Y. Xiao, et al ......... 2439

Slice Thickness in the Assessment of Medial and Lateral Tibial Cartilage Volume and Accuracy for the Measurement of Change in a Longitudinal Study

F. Cicuttini, K.F. Morris, M. Glisson, A.E. Wluka ......... 2444

Undersulfated Chondroitin Sulfate Does Not Increase in OA Cartilage

M.J. Lammi, C-J. Qu, M.S. Laasanen, et al ......... 2449

Analgesic Efficacy and Safety of Tramadol/ Acetaminophen Combination Tablets (Ultracet®) in Treatment of Chronic Low Back Pain: A Multicenter, Outpatient, Randomized, Double Blind, Placebo Controlled Trial

P.M. Peloso, L. Fortin, A. Beaulieu,
M. Kamin, N.R. Rosenthal
......... 2454

FM in Men: Comparison of Psychological Features with Women

M.B. Yunus, R. Celiker, J.C. Aldag ......... 2464

Is There Benefit in Referring Patients with FM to a Specialist Clinic?

F.S.W. Zih, D. Da Costa, M-A. Fitzcharles ......... 2468

The Short Arthritis Assessment Scale: A Brief Assessment Questionnaire for Rapid Evaluation of Arthritis Severity in Research and Clinical Practice

F. Wolfe, K. Michaud, K. Kahler, M. Omar ......... 2472

 

Pediatric Rheumatology

Anti-52 kDa Ro, Anti-60 kDa Ro, and Anti-La
Antibody Profiles in Neonatal Lupus

P. Gordon, M.A. Khamashta, E. Rosenthal, et al ......... 2480

The Juvenile Arthritis Foot Disability Index: Development and Evaluation of Measurement Properties

M. André, S. Hagelberg, C.H. Stenström ......... 2488

The PedsQL™ Multidimensional Fatigue Scale in Pediatric Rheumatology: Reliability and Validity

J.W. Varni, T.M. Burwinkle, I.S. Szer ......... 2494

Guidelines for Blood Test Monitoring of MTX
Toxicity in JIA

O. Ortiz-Alvarez, K. Morishita, G. Avery, et al ......... 2501

Comparison of the Intraarticular Effectiveness of Triamcinolone Hexacetonide and Triamcinolone Acetonide in Treatment of JRA

B.A. Eberhard, M.C. Sison, B.S. Gottlieb, N.T. Ilowite ......... 2507

Case Reports

Nonmyeloablative Stem Cell Transplant in a Patient with Advanced SSc and SLE

O. Khorshid, C. Hosing, S. Bibawi, et al ......... 2513

Disseminated Primary Varicella Infection During Infliximab Treatment

H. Vonkeman, C. ten Napel, H. Rasker, M. van de Laar ......... 2517

Two Familial Cases with TNF Receptor-Associated Periodic Syndrome Caused by a Non-Cysteine Mutation (T50M) in the TNFRSF1A Gene Associated with Severe Multiorganic Amyloidosis

T. Kallinich, S. Briese, J. Roesler, et al ......... 2519

 

Images in Rheumatology

Tenosynovitis of the Hands Caused by M. kansasii in a Patient with Scleroderma

J-C. Gerster, B. Duvoisin, J. Dudler, I.C. Berner ......... 2523

Swallowing Difficulties from "DISH-phagia"

J.R. Curtis, P.H. Lander, L.W. Moreland ......... 2526

Correspondence

Is the STAR Trial Really a Safety Trial?
H. Yazici 2528

Reply D.E. Furst ......... 2528

Letter

Niacin-like Reaction to Infliximab Infusion in Systemic JRA
M. Becker, C.D. Rosé, G. McIlvain-Simpson ......... 2529

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