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VOLUME 33: NO. 12 DECEMBER 2006

Editorials

Can We Rely on Anti-Citrulline Antibody Determination for the Diagnosis of Early Rheumatoid Arthritis?
 
D.A. Bell .........2369

Why Are Only 50% of Courses of Anti-Tumor Necrosis Factor Agents Continued for Only 2 Years in Some Settings? Need for Longterm Observations in Standard Care to Complement Clinical Trials
 
T. Pincus, Y. Yazici, R. van Vollenhoven .........2372

Translating Genetic Information into Clinical Disease Risk in Rheumatoid Arthritis
 
A.J. MacGregor, S.E. Steer .........2376

Livedo Racemosa: A Striking Dermatological Sign for the Antiphospholipid Syndrome
 
I.W. Uthman, M.A. Khamashta .........2379

Articles

Value of the HLA-DRB1 Shared Epitope for Predicting Radiographic Damage in RA Depends on the Individual Patient Risk Profile
   
A.C.J.W. Janssens, E.W. Steyerberg, Y. Jiang, J.D.F. Habbema, C.M. van Duijn, L.A. Criswell .........2383

Diagnostic Utility of Anti-CCP Antibodies for Very Early RA
   
T. Matsui, K. Shimada, N. Ozawa, et al .........2390

The Comparative Efficacy and Safety of Biologics for the Treatment of RA: A Systematic Review and Metaanalysis
   
G. Gartlehner, R.A. Hansen, B.L. Jonas, P. Thieda, K.N. Lohr .........2398

Development and Validation of a Preference Weight Multiattribute Health Outcome Measure for RA
   
C-F. Chiou, M.E. Suarez-Almazor, C.D. Sherbourne, et al .........2409

The Association of RA and Its Treatment with Sinus Disease
   
K. Michaud, F. Wolfe .........2412

CD64 on Neutrophils Is a Sensitive and Specific Marker for Detection of Infection in Patients with RA
   
T. Matsui, K. Ohsumi, N. Ozawa, et al .........2416

Metabolic Syndrome and Subclinical Atherosclerosis in RA
   
P.H. Dessein, M. Tobias, M.G. Veller .........2425

Retention Rates of TNF Blockers in Daily Practice in 770 Rheumatic Patients
   
M. Duclos, L. Gossec, A. Ruyssen-Witrand, et al .........2433

Modest But Sustained Increase of Serum HDL Cholesterol Levels in Patients with Inflammatory Arthritides Treated with Infliximab
   
E. Spanakis, P. Sidiropoulos, J. Papadakis, et al .........2440

Role of Insulin Resistance in Increased Frequency of Atherosclerosis Detected by Carotid Ultrasonography in RA
   
Ö.N. Pamuk, E. Ünlü, N. Çakir .........2447

Fatigue in SLE: Contributions of Disordered Sleep, Sleepiness, and Depression
   
A. Iaboni, D. Ibanez, D.D. Gladman, M.B. Urowitz, H. Moldofsky .........2453

Predictors of Carotid Atherosclerosis in SLE
   
K. Maksimowicz-McKinnon, L.S. Magder, M. Petri .........2458

Bosentan Increases Myocardial Perfusion and Function in SSc: A MRI and Tissue-Doppler Echography Study
   
Y. Allanore, C. Meune, O. Vignaux, S. Weber, P. Legmann, A. Kahan .........2464

A Study to Standardize Quantitative Evaluation of Parotid Gland Scintigraphy in Patients with SS
   
S. Nishiyama, S. Miyawaki, Y. Yoshinaga .........2470

Identification of the Most Common Problems by Patients with AS Using the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health
   
I. van Echteld, A. Cieza, A. Boonen, et al .........2475

Excellent Endpoints from Step-Down Bridge Combination Therapy of 5 Immunosuppressants in NSAID-Refractory AS: 6 Year International Study in Asia — WHO-ILAR COPCORD Stage II Treatment of the Autoimmune Diseases
   
J. Darmawan, A.R. Nasution, S-L. Chen, et al .........2484

Soft Tissue Rheumatic Lesions and HIV Infection in Zambians
   
P. Njobvu, P. McGill .........2493

Arg753Gln TLR-2 Polymorphism in FMF: Linking the Environment to the Phenotype in a Monogenic Inflammatory Disease
   
S. Ozen, A. Berdeli, B. Türel, et al .........2498

Tetrathiomolybdate Is Effective in a Mouse Model of Arthritis
   
M.D. McCubbin, G. Hou, G.D. Abrams, R. Dick, Z. Zhang, G.J. Brewer .........2501

Prevalence of Symptomatic Knee, Hand, and Hip OA in Greece. The ESORDIG Study
   
A.A. Andrianakos, L.K. Kontelis, D.G. Karamitsos, et al .........2507

Influence of Ibuprofen-Arginine on Serum Levels of NO Metabolites in Patients with Chronic Low Back Pain – A Single-Blind, Placebo Controlled Pilot Trial (ISRCTN18723747)
   
H. Sprott, R.E. Gay, B.A. Michel, S. Gay .........2515

Effectiveness and Cost-Effectiveness of Adding a Cognitive Behavioral Treatment to the Rehabilitation of Chronic Low Back Pain
   
B. Schweikert, E. Jacobi, R. Seitz, et al .........2519

IA Injection of High Molecular Weight Hyaluronan for OA of the Knee — Prediction of Effectiveness with Biological Markers
   
H. Sugimoto, H. Yamada, N. Terada, et al .........2527

 

Pediatric Rheumatology

Salivary Gland Involvement and Oxidative Stress in JIA: Novel Observation in Oligoarticular-type Patients
   
R. Brik, G. Livnat, S. Pollack, R. Catz, R. Nagler .........2532

Efficacy of Bosentan in Treatment of Unresponsive Cutaneous Ulceration in Disabling Pansclerotic Morphea in Children
   
R. Roldan, G. Morote, M. del Carmen Castro, M.D. Miranda, J.C. Moreno, E. Collantes .........2538

Case Reports

Geode of the Femur: An Uncommon Manifestation Potentially Reflecting the Pathogenesis of RA
   
W. Lee, M.R. Terk, B. Hu, E.K. Garber, M.H. Weisman .........2541

Small Vessel Vasculitis in a Patient with Botryomycosis
   
M.J. Snowden, T.E. McAlindon, C.G. Morosan, G.H. Lo .........2545

 

Correspondence

Cytokines in Collagen Disease–Related Atherogenesis

W. Pruzanski, J. Kopilov, A. Kuksis .........2548

Reply

C.P. Chung, Y. Asanuma, P. Raggi, C.M. Stein .........2548

Reply

O. Shovman, B. Gilburd, Y. Shoenfeld .........2549

 

Letters

Muscle Cramps Associated with Localized Scleroderma Skin Lesions: Focal Dystonia, Neuromyotonia, or Nerve Entrapment?

S.A. Zivkovic, D. Lacomis, T.A. Medsger Jr .........2549

Azathioprine and Tubulointerstitial Nephritis in HSP

J.I. Shin, J.S. Lee, H.J. Jeong .........2551

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