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VOLUME 31: NO. 1 JANUARY 2004

Editorials

Defining Remission in RA: What Is It? Does It Matter?
 
H.E. Paulus .........1

Pain Relief in Osteoarthritis: The Rationale for Combination Therapy
 
R.D. Altman .........5

Are Individual Patient Trials (n-of-1 Trials) in Rheumatology Worth the Extra Effort?
 
P.M. Peloso .........8

Rheumatological Aspects of Dance
 
H.A. Bird .........12

New Insights into Prostaglandin Biology
 
J. Martel-Pelletier, J-P. Pelletier, H. Fahmi .........14

Articles

High Diagnostic Value of Anticalpastatin Autoantibodies in RA Detected by ELISA Using Human Erythrocyte Calpastatin as Antigen
   
S. Iwaki-Egawa, H. Matsuno, K. Yudoh, et al .........17

TNF-a Production Is Associated with Less Body Cell Mass in Women with RA
   
J. Walsmith, L. Abad, J. Kehayias, R. Roubenoff .........23

Arthritis in Mice: Allogeneic Pregnancy Protects More Than Syngeneic by Attenuating Cellular Immune Response
   
D.A. Gonzáles, A.C. de León, C.V. Moncholi, J.C.D. Córdova, L.B. Hernández .........30

Enhanced Concentrations of IL-16 Are Associated with Joint Destruction in Patients with RA
   
L.R. Lard, B.O. Roep, R.E.M. Toes, T.W.J. Huizinga .........35

Value of Disease Activity Score 28 (DAS28) and DAS28-3 Compared to ACR-Defined Remission in RA
   
A. Balsa, L. Carmona, I. González-Álvaro, et al .........40

Participation in Paid and Unpaid Work by Adults with RA
   
C.L. Backman, S.M. Kennedy, A. Chalmers, J. Singer .........47

Comorbidity in Patients with RA: Effect on Health-Related Quality of Life
   
I. Rupp, H.C. Boshuizen, C.E. Jacobi, H.J. Dinant, G.A.M. van den Bos .........58

Ability of Foot Radiographs to Predict RA in Patients with Early Arthritis
   
V. Devauchelle Pensec, A. Saraux, J.M. Berthelot, et al .........66

Nutrient Intake and Diet Quality in Patients with SLE on a Culturally Sensitive Cholesterol Lowering Dietary Program
   
M. Shah, B. Adams-Huet, A. Kavanaugh, Y. Coyle, P. Lipsky .........71

N-Acetyl Transferase Genotypes in Relation to Risk of Developing SLE
   
G.S. Cooper, E.L. Treadwell, M.A. Dooley, E.W. St.Clair, G.S. Gilkeson, J.A. Taylor .........76

IL-1a Single-Nucleotide Polymorphism Associated with SSc
   
B. Hutyrová, J. Lukác, V. Bosák, M. Buc, R.M. du Bois, M. Petrek .........81

Ethnic Differences in Cytotoxic T Lymphocyte Associated Antigen 4 Genotype Associations with SSc
   
L.L. Hudson, R.M. Silver, J.P. Pandey .........85

Multiplex RT-PCR Assessment of Sialyltransferase Expression in Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells in SSc
   
D. Launay, J-P. Peyrat, A. Verdière, et al .........88

Etanercept in the Treatment of Patients with Primary SS: A Pilot Study
   
M.M. Zandbelt, P.C.M. de Wilde, P.A. van Damme, C.B. Hoyng, L.B.A. van de Putte, F.H.J. van den Hoogen .........96

Takayasu's Arteritis: Vascular Interventions and Outcomes
   
P. Liang, M. Tan-Ong, G.S. Hoffman .........102

Infliximab Therapy for Rheumatic Diseases in Patients with Chronic Hepatitis B or C
   
O. Oniankitan, C. Duvoux, D. Challine, et al .........107

Expression of MMP and TIMP in Pigmented Villonodular Synovitis Suggests Their Potential Role for Joint Destruction
   
M. Uchibori, Y. Nishida, I. Tabata, et al .........110

Fat Suppression MRI in Shoulders of Patients with PMR
   
F. Cantini, C. Salvarani, L. Niccoli, et al .........120

Radiological Scoring Methods in AS. Reliability and Change over 1 and 2 Years
   
A. Spoorenberg, K. de Vlam, S. van der Linden, et al .........125

Behçet's Disease in Patients of German and Turkish Origin Living in Germany: A Comparative Analysis
   
I. Kötter, R. Vonthein, C.A. Müller, I. Günaydin, M. Zierhut, N. Stübiger .........133

The Efficacy and Cost Effectiveness of N of 1 Studies with Diclofenac Compared to Standard Treatment with NSAID in OA
   
J.E. Pope, M. Prashker, J. Anderson .........140

Efficacy and Safety of Tramadol/ Acetaminophen Tablets (Ultracet®) as Add-on Therapy for OA Pain in Subjects Receiving a COX-2 NSAID: A Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial
   
R. Emkey, N. Rosenthal, S-C. Wu, D. Jordan, M. Kamin .........150

Risk Factors for Knee OA in Japanese Women: Heavy Weight, Previous Joint Injuries, and Occupational Activities
   
N. Yoshimura, S. Nishioka, H. Kinoshita, et al .........157

Etidronate Prevents High Dose Glucocorticoid Induced Bone Loss in Premenopausal Individuals with Systemic Autoimmune Diseases
   
S. Nakayamada, Y. Okada, K. Saito, Y. Tanaka .........163

Hydrocortisone and Deflazacort Induce Different Effects on Vitamin D Receptor Level Increase Produced by 1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D3 in Rat Osteoblast-like UMR-106 Cells
   
R. Guerrero, C. de la Piedra, E. Teixeiro, R. Bragado, M.L. Traba .........167

Joint Laxity and the Benign Joint Hypermobility Syndrome in Student and Professional Ballet Dancers
   
M. McCormack, J. Briggs, A. Hakim, R. Grahame .........173

Pediatric Rheumatology

The Role of Subcutaneous Administration of MTX in Children with JIA Who Have Failed Oral MTX
   
K. Alsufyani, O. Ortiz-Alvarez, D.A. Cabral, L.B. Tucker, R.E. Petty, P.N. Malleson .........179

Autoimmune Response in Mothers of Children with Congenital and Postnatally Diagnosed Isolated Heart Block: A Population Based Study
   
H. Julkunen, A. Miettinen, T.K. Walle, E.K.L. Chan, M. Eronen .........183

Case Report

Diabetic Muscle Infarction: Case Report and Review
   
S. Kapur, J.A. Brunet, R.J. McKendry .........190

Correspondence

Economic Cost and Epidemiological Characteristics of FM
G.E. Ehrlich .........195

Reply
R. Robinson .........195

Reply
P.L. Dobkin, S. Bernatsky .........195

Letter

An Unusually Complicated Case of Primary SS: Development of Transient "Lupus-type" Autoantibodies Following Silicone Implant Rejection R.A. Asherson, Y. Shoenfeld, P. Jacobs, C. Bosman .........196

Book Review

Rheumatoid Arthritis .........198

Correction

OMERACT Rheumatoid Arthritis Magnetic Resonance Imaging Studies. Core Set of MRI Acquisitions, Joint Pathology Definitions, and the OMERACT RA-MRI Scoring System M. Østergaard, C. Peterfy, P. Conaghan, et al .........198

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