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Table of Contents
Volume 27, January 2000

Editorials

Comment 

D.A. Gordon.........1

The Bone and Joint Decade 20002010

J.M.W. Hazes.........1

Evidence Based Rheumatology

 P.A. Dieppe, B. Szebenyi.........4

Whose Life Is It Anyway? Understanding Quality of Life in Children with Rheumatic Diseases

L.B. Tucker.........8

The Role of Infection in the Pathogenesis of Catastrophic APS — Molecular Mimicry?

R.A. Asherson, Y. Shoenfeld.........12

Articles

Polymorphonuclear Elastase-a₁-Proteinase Inhibitor (Elastase-a₁ Antitrypsin) in Patients with Rheumatic Diseases: Influence of Disease Activity

C. Beyeler, R.E. Banks, H.A. Bird.........15

A Citrus Flavonoid, Nobiletin, Suppresses Production and Gene Expression of Matrix Metalloproteinase 9/Gelatinase B in Rabbit Synovial Fibroblasts

J. Ishiwa, T. Sato, Y. Mimaki, Y. Sashida,
M. Yano, A. Ito.........20

Two Edged Role of Mannose Binding Lectin in RA:
a Cross Sectional Study

P. Garred, H.O. Madsen, H. Marquart, et al .........26

Influence of Blood and SF Immune Complexes of Patients with RA on Production of Nitric Oxide and Growth and Viability of Chondrocytes

A. Verbruggen, L.S. De Clerck, C.H. Bridts,
F.C. Breedveld, W.J. Stevens .........35

Decreased Progression to RA or Other CTD in Patients with Palindromic Rheumatism Treated with Antimalarials

L. Gonzalez-Lopez, J.I. Gamez-Nava, G.S. Jhangri,
A.S. Russell, M.E. Suarez-Almazor.........41

Inflammatory Patterns in RA Estimated by the Number of Swollen and Tender Joints, the ESR, and Hemoglobin: Longterm Course and Association to Radiographic Progression

N.A. Graudal, U. Tarp, A-G. Jurik, et al.........47

Serum Amyloid A in the Assessment of Early Inflammatory Arthritis

G. Cunnane, S. Grehan, S. Geoghegan, et al .........58

Levels of Serum and SF Pyridinium Crosslinks in Patients with RA

Y. Furumitsu, M. Inaba, K. Yukioka, et al .........64

Hemostatic Factors and Cardiovascular Disease in Active RA: An 8 Year Followup Study

S. Wållberg-Jonsson, M. Cederfelt,
S. Rantapää-Dahlqvist .........71

The Effect of RA on the Quality of Life of Primary Caregivers

M.M. das Chagas Medeiros, M.B. Ferraz,
M.R. Quaresma .........76

Foot Deformities in RA and Relevance of Disease Severity

K. Shi, T. Tomita, K. Hayashida, H. Owaki,
T. Ochi .........84

Prevalence of Radiological Changes in the Cervical Spine — A Cross Sectional Study After 20 Years from Presentation of RA

M.H. Neva, K. Kaarela, M.J. Kauppi .........90

Incidence of Chronic Inflammatory Joint Diseases in Finland in 1995

O. Kaipiainen-Seppänen, K. Aho .........94

Recent Onset Arthritis in the Elderly: A 5 Year Longitudinal Observational Study

A. Glennås, T.K. Kvien, O. Andrup,
B. Karstensen, E. Munthe.........101

Autoantibodies Specific for a-Enolase in Systemic Autoimmune Disorders

F. Pratesi, S. Moscato, A. Sabbatini, D. Chimenti,
S. Bombardieri, P. Migliorini.........109

Increased Expression of c-rel, from the NF-kB/Rel Family, in T Cells from Patients with SLE

P. Burgos, C. Metz, P. Bull, et al.........116

Anti-Calreticulin Segregates Anti-Ro Sera in SLE:
Anti-Calreticulin Is Present in Sera with Anti-Ro Alone But Not in Anti-Ro Sera with Anti-La or Anti-Ribonucleoprotein

R.H. Scofield, D.M. Racila, T.P. Gordon, B.T. Kurien,
R.D. Sontheimer.........128

Anti-Ganglioside Antibodies in a Large Cohort of European Patients with SLE: Clinical, Serological, and HLA Class II Gene Associations

M. Galeazzi, P. Annunziata, G.D. Sebastiani, et al .........135

Circulating Anticentromere CENP-A and CENP-B Antibodies in Patients with Diffuse and Limited SSc, SLE, and RA

K. Russo, S. Hoch, C. Dima, J. Varga,
M. Teodorescu.........142

Serum Levels of Connective Tissue Growth Factor Are Elevated in Patients with SSc: Association with Extent of Skin Sclerosis and Severity of Pulmonary Fibrosis

S. Sato, T. Nagaoka, M. Hasegawa, et al .........149

Nailfold Videocapillaroscopy Assessment of Microvascular Damage in SSc

M. Cutolo, A. Sulli, C. Pizzorni, S. Accardo.........155

Antiendothelial Cell Antibodies in Inflammatory Myopathies: Distribution Among Clinical and Serologic Groups and Association with Interstitial Lung Disease

D. DCruz, G. Keser, M.A. Khamashta, et al.........161

Anxiety and Depression in Patients with Primary Sjögrens Syndrome

S.T. Valt´ysdóttir, B. Gudbjörnsson,
U. Lindqvist, R. Hällgren, J. Hetta.........165

Spondyloarthropathy in the Community: Differences in Severity and Disease Expression in Alaskan Eskimo Men and Women

G.S. Boyer, D.W. Templin, A. Bowler, et al.........170

Ankylosing Spondylitis and the Shoulder: Commonly Involved But Infrequently Disabling

R.K. Will, L.G. Kennedy, J. Elswood, et al.........177

LMP2 Polymorphism Is Associated with Extraspinal Disease in HLA-B27 Negative Caucasian and Mexican Mestizo Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis

W.P. Maksymowych, S. Tao, J.H. Vaile,
M.E. Suarez-Almazor, C. Ramos-Remus, A.S. Russell.........183

FK506 Attenuates Developing and Established Joint Inflammation and Suppresses IL-6 and Nitric Oxide Expression in Bacterial Cell Wall Induced Polyarthritis

J.W. Fuseler, M. Hearth-Holmes, M.B. Grisham, D. Kang,
F.S. Laroux, R.E. Wolf.........190

Improving the Selective Use of Plain Radiographs in the Initial Evaluation of Shoulder Pain

L. Fraenkel, P. Shearer, P. Mitchell, M. LaValley,
J. Feldman, D.T. Felson.........200

A Metaanalysis of Chondroitin Sulfate in the
Treatment of OA

B.F. Leeb, H. Schweitzer,
K. Montag, J.S. Smolen .........205

Evaluation of the Relationship Between Depression and FM: Why Aren't All Patients Depressed?

A. Okifuji, D.C. Turk, J.J. Sherman.........212

Prevalence of Back Symptoms in Elders

S.L. Edmond, D.T. Felson .........220

Pediatric Rheumatology

Distinction of Quality of Life, Health Related Quality of Life, and Health Status in Children Referred for Rheumatologic Care

B.M. Feldman, B. Grundland, L. McCullough,
V. Wright.........226

Case Reports

A 92-Year-Old Man with SLE Who Developed Acute Lupus Pneumonitis

K. Ikeda, T. Ishibashi, H. Noji, et al.........234

Catastrophic Antiphospholipid Syndrome: Clinical Description and Triggering Factors in 8 Patients

J. Rojas-Rodriguez, M. Garcia-Carrasco,
M. Ramos-Casals, et al .........238

Images in Rheumatology: Imaging Characteristics in a Case of Diffuse Cystic Angiomatosis
L.A. Verbruggen, M. Shahabpour.........241

Images in Rheumatology: Multifocal Dactylitis as the Sole Clinical Expression of Sarcoidosis
M. Rodriguez-Gomez, J.L. Fernandez-Sueiro,
A. Willisch, L. Fernandez-Dominguez, G. Lopez-Barros,
F. Vega-Vazquez.........245

OMERACT Imaging Task Force Workshop
Heterogeneity in RA Radiographic Trials.
Issues to Consider in a Metaanalysis
San Diego, USA, November 7, 1998 .........248

Introduction
H.E. Paulus.........249

Principles of Metaanalysis

P.G. Shekelle, S.C. Morton.........251
Discussion.........252

An Overview of Radiographic Analysis of Joint Damage in RA and Its Use in Metaanalysis

J.T. Sharp.........254

How to Read Radiographs According to the
Sharp/van der Heijde Method
D.M.F.M. van der Heijde.........261
Discussion.........263

Using the Larsen Index to Assess Radiographic Progression in RA
J.R. Kirwan .........264

Pooled Metaanalysis of Radiographic Progression: Comparison of Sharp and Larsen Methods
M.N.D. Lassere.........269
Discussion.........276

Correspondence

Safety of Self-Injection of Gold and MTX
L. Green, E.B. Miller.........277

Reply
A.V. Klinkhoff, A.B. Arthur, A. Teufel.........277

Environmental Factors in Myositis
I. Machtey.........277

Reply
R. Buchbinder, M.R. Patrick, D. Jolley,
X. Dennett, R.R.C. Buchanan.........277

Letters

Large Coronary Aneurysms in a Child with Suspected BD
K. Ninomiya, Y. Nomura, S. Takei.........278

Adult Onset Still's Disease
S. Holgado, A. Olivé, E. Casado, X. Tena.........279
Comment
C. Garcia-Porrúa, M.A. González-Gay,
F. Crespo, C. González-Juanatey.........280

Phalangeal Metastases Indicating Relapse of
Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma
C. Bachmeyer, M. Monge, O. Danon.........281

Cryptococcal Tenosynovitis in the Setting of Disseminated Cryptococcosis
J. Park, B.E. Ostrov, H.R. Schumacher Jr.........282

Book Reviews

Gout, Hyperuricemia and Other Crystal-Associated
Arthropathies .........283

Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, 3rd Edition.........284

Rheumatic Disease and Environment.........284

Rheumatology Examination and Injection
Techniques, 2nd Edition.........284

Correction

Gadolinium Contrast Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Temporal Artery in Giant Cell Arteritis
H-J. Anders, T. Sigl, A. Sander,
T. Pfluger, H. Kellner.........285

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