VOLUME 35: NO. 1   JANUARY 2008

Editorials

Welcome to The Journal of Rheumatology: Volume 35

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

The Challenge of Early Diagnosis of Psoriatic Arthritis

I. Olivieri, S. D'Angelo, A. Padula, C. Palazzi .........3

Rheumatic Diseases: The Unnoticed Elephant in the Room

E.M. Badley .........6

Doppler Ultrasonography in Rheumatology: Adding Color to the Picture

R. Thiele.........8

Malignancies and Cyclophosphamide Exposure in Wegener's Granulomatosis

S. Bernatsky, R. Ramsey-Goldman, A.E. Clarke .........11

 

Articles

Anti-TNF-a Response in RA Is Associated with an Increase in Serum Soluble CD30
   
R. Gerli, C. Lunardi, E. Bartoloni Bocci, et al.........14

Improved HRQOL for Patients with Active RA Receiving Rituximab — Results of the Dose-Ranging Assessment: International Clinical Evaluation of Rituximab in Rheumatoid Arthritis (DANCER) Trial
   
P.J. Mease, D.A. Revicki, J. Szechinski, et al.........20

Rituximab Therapy in RA in Daily Practice
   
N. Assous, L. Gossec, P. Dieudé, et al.........31

Clinical and Ultrasonographic Monitoring of Response to Adalimumab Treatment in RA
   
A. Iagnocco, E. Filippucci, C. Perella, et al .........35

Clinical Evidence for Utilization of the A₃ Adenosine Receptor as a Target to Treat RA: Data from a Phase II Clinical Trial
   
M.H. Silverman, V. Strand, D. Markovits, et al .........41

Diagnostic Sensitivity and Specificity of Doppler Ultrasound in RA
   
L. Terslev, P. von der Recke, S. Torp-Pedersen, M.J. Koenig, H. Bliddal .........49

Incidence of Clinically Important 10-year Health Status and Disease Activity Levels in Population-Based Cohorts with RA
   
S. Ødegård, T.K. Kvien, T. Uhlig.........54

Subclinical Coronary Artery Calcification and Relationship to Disease Duration in Women with RA
   
A.H. Kao, S. Krishnaswami, A. Cunningham, et al .........61

Association of Periodontal Disease and Tooth Loss with RA in the US Population
   
P. de Pablo, T. Dietrich, T.E. McAlindon.........70

Associations of Erosive Arthritis with Anti-CCP Antibodies and MHC Class II Alleles in SLE
   
M.T. Chan, P. Owen, J. Dunphy, et al.........77

Diagnostic Accuracy Study of Urine Dipstick in Relation to 24-Hour Measurement as a Screening Tool for Proteinuria in Lupus Nephritis
   
M.J. Siedner, A.C. Gelber, B.H. Rovin, et al .........84

Increased Chromogranin A Levels Indicate Sympathetic Hyperactivity in Patients with RA and SLE
   
S. Capellino, T. Lowin, P. Angele, W. Falk, J. Grifka, R.H. Straub .........91

Malignancies in Wegener's Granulomatosis: Incidence and Relation to Cyclophosphamide Therapy in a Cohort of 293 Patients
   
M. Faurschou, I.J. Sorensen, L. Mellemkjaer, et al .........100

MEFV Mutations in Patients with FMF in the Black Sea Region of Turkey
   
S. Yigit, H. Bagci, O. Ozkaya, K. Ozdamar, K. Cengiz, T. Akpolat .........106

Diagnostic Accuracy of Serum Procalcitonin Concentrations for Detecting Systemic Bacterial Infection in Patients with Systemic Autoimmune Diseases
   
K. Tamaki, Y. Kogata, D. Sugiyama, et al .........114

Increased Serum IL-23 in Patients with Systemic Sclerosis
   
K. Komura, M. Fujimoto, M. Hasegawa, et al.........120

MRI Assessment of Spinal Inflammation in Patients Treated for Ankylosing Spondylitis
   
M. Treitl, M. Korner, C. Becker-Gaab, et al .........126

Early Psoriatic Arthritis: The Clinical Spectrum
   
R. Scarpa, A. Cuocolo, R. Peluso, et al.........137

Longterm Effect of Intermittent Cyclical Etidronate Therapy on Corticosteroid-Induced Osteoporosis in Japanese Patients with CTD: 7-Year Followup
   
S. Sato, T. Takada, Y. Katsuki, et al .........142

Regulation of Tenascin-C Expression by TNF-a in Cultured Human Osteoarthritis Chondrocytes
   
Y. Nakoshi, M. Hasegawa, A. Sudo, T. Yoshida, A. Uchida .........147

The Hand Arthropathy of Hereditary Hemochromatosis Is Strongly Associated with Iron Overload
   
L. Valenti, A.L. Fracanzani, V. Rossi, et al.........153

Burden of Disease Across Chronic Diseases: A Health Survey That Measured Prevalence, Function, and Quality of Life
   
E. Loza, L. Abásolo, J.A. Jover, L. Carmona, and the EPISER Study Group.........159

Pediatric Rheumatology

Hepatitis A-Associated Macrophage Activation Syndrome in Children with Systemic JIA: Report of 2 Cases
   
R.A.G. Russo, S.D. Rosenzweig, M.M. Katsicas.........166

Case Reports

Cancer-Associated Myositis in the Presence of Anti-Jo1 Autoantibodies and the Antisynthetase Syndrome
   
D. Legault, J. McDermott, A.M. Crous-Tsanaclis, G. Boire.........169

Immunoablative Cyclophosphamide for Refractory Lupus-Related Neuromyelitis Optica
   
C.C. Mok, C.H. To, A. Mak, W.L. Poon.........172

 

Images in Rheumatology

CNS Involvement in Behçet's Syndrome

M.B. Moratalla .........175

LettersPDF Letters

Polymorphisms in Genes Encoding TNF-a and HLA-DRB1 Are Not Associated with Response to Infliximab in Patients with RA

J.A. Pinto, I. Rego, C. Fernandez-López, et al.........177

Clustering of Extraarticular Manifestations in Patients with RA

C. Turesson, R.L. McClelland, T. Christianson, E. Matteson .........179

Spinal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage in Necrotizing Vasculitis

K.D. Torralba, P.M. Colletti, F.P. Quismorio Jr .........180

Peripheral Mononeuropathy with Etanercept Use: Case Report

B.Y. Hanaoka, J. Libecco, M. Rensel, R.A. Hajj-Ali .........182

Meetings in Rheumatology