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Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis 2001

P. Emery, P. Conaghan, M. Quinn .........1201

The Genetics of Cytokines in Ankylosing Spondylitis

M.A. Stone, R.D. Inman .........1203

When, Why, and How Should We Quantify the Excretion Rate of Urinary Uric Acid?

P.A. Simkin .........1207

Articles

Serum Cytokines in Different Histological Variants of RA
 
P.A. Klimiuk, S. Sierakowski, R. Latosiewicz, B. Cylwik, J. Skowronski, J. Chwiecko .........1211

Rheumatologists' Attitudes Toward Routine Screening for Hydroxychloroquine Retinopathy
 
L. Fraenkel, D.T. Felson .........1218

Mechanisms of CD23 Hyperexpression on B Cells from Patients with RA
 
S. De Miguel, B. Galocha, J.A. Jover, et al .........1222

KE-298 and Its Active Metabolite KE-758 Suppress NO Production by Murine Macrophage Cells and Peritoneal Cells from Rats with Adjuvant Induced Arthritis
 
T. Inoue, Y. Hamada, K. Takeshita, K. Fukushima, M. Higaki .........1229

Longterm Safety and Efficacy of Etanercept in Patients with RA
 
L.W. Moreland, S.B. Cohen, S.W. Baumgartner, et al .........1238

Variable Effects of Social Support by Race, Economic Status, and Disease Activity in SLE
 
S-C. Bae, H. Hashimoto, E.W. Karlson, M.H. Liang, L.H. Daltroy .........1245

Increased Frequency of IL-4 Producing CD4+ and CD8+ Cells in Peripheral Blood from Patients with SSc
 
J. Tsuji-Yamada, M. Nakazawa, M. Minami, T. Sasaki .........1252

Low Serum DHEA Sulfate in Women with Primary SS as an Isolated Sign of Impaired HPA Axis Function
 
S.T. Valtysdóttir, L. Wide, R. Hällgren .........1259

HLA-DRB1*01 Association with Henoch-Schönlein Purpura in Patients from Northwest Spain
 
M.M. Amoli, W. Thomson, A.H. Hajeer, et al .........1266

Combined Use of Power Doppler and Gray-Scale Sonography: A New Technique for the Assessment of Inflammatory Myopathy
 
C. Meng, R. Adler, M. Peterson, L. Kagen .........1271

ICAM-1 Gene Polymorphisms in Behçet's Disease
 
L. Boiardi, C. Salvarani, B. Casali, et al .........1283

TNF-238A Promoter Polymorphism Contributes to Susceptibility to AS in HLA-B27 Negative Patients
 
S. González, J.C. Torre-Alonso, J. Martínez-Borra, et al .........1288

Lack of Association with SpA and HLA-B27 in Italian Patients with Whipple's Disease
 
I. Olivieri, G. Brandi, A. Padula, et al .........1294

Variations in Glucocorticoid Induced Osteoporosis Prevention in a Managed Care Cohort
 
A. Mudano, J. Allison, J. Hill, T. Rothermel, K. Saag 1298

Spot Urine Uric Acid to Creatinine Ratio Used in the Estimation of Uric Acid Excretion in Primary Gout
 
Y. Moriwaki, T. Yamamoto, S. Takahashi, J-I. Yamakita, Z. Tsutsumi, T. Hada .........1306

Correlation of Collagen Organization with Polarization Sensitive Imaging of in Vitro Cartilage: Implications for OA
 
W. Drexler, D. Stamper, C. Jesser, et al .........1311

Gelatinolytic and Collagenolytic Activity in Periprosthetic Tissues from Loose Hip Endoprostheses
 
S.A. Syggelos, S.C. Eleftheriou, E. Giannopoulou, E. Panagiotopoulos, A.J. Aletras .........1319

Knee Effusions, Popliteal Cysts, and Synovial Thickening: Association with Knee Pain in OA
 
C.L. Hill, D.G. Gale, C.E. Chaisson, et al .........1330

Sonography in the Study of Metatarsalgia
 
A. Iagnocco, G. Coari, G. Palombi, G. Valesini .........1338

Effect of Intraarticular Hyaluronan Injection on SF Hyaluronan in the Early Stage of Canine Post-Traumatic OA
 
G.N. Smith Jr, E.A. Mickler, S.L. Myers, K.D. Brandt .........1341

Evaluation of Glucosamine Sulfate Compared to Ibuprofen for the Treatment of TMJ OA: A Randomized Double Blind Controlled 3 Month Clinical Trial
 
N.M.R. Thie, N.G. Prasad, P.W. Major 1347

Cardiovascular Response to Upright Tilt in FM Differs from that in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
 
J.E. Naschitz, M. Rozenbaum, I. Rosner, et al .........1356

Chronic Pain and Difficulty in Relaxing Postural Muscles in Patients with FM and Chronic Whiplash Associated Disorders
 
J. Elert, S. Aspegren Kendall, B. Larsson, B. Månsson, B. Gerdle .........1361

Chronic MSK Pain, Prevalence Rates, and Sociodemographic Associations in a Swedish Population Study
 
S. Bergman, P. Herrström, K. Högström, I.F. Petersson, B. Svensson, L.T.H. Jacobsson .........1369

The Influence of Work Related Psychosocial Factors and Psychological Distress on Regional MSK Pain: A Study of Newly Employed Workers
 
E.S. Nahit, C.M. Pritchard, N.M. Cherry, A.J. Silman, G.J. Macfarlane .........1378

Unexplainable Nondermatomal Somatosensory Deficits in Patients with Chronic Nonmalignant Pain in the Context of Litigation/Compensation: a Role for Involvement of Central Factors?
 
A. Mailis, M. Papagapiou, M. Umana, T. Cohodarevic, J. Nowak, K. Nicholson .........1385

Pediatric Rheumatology

Resource Utilization and Cost of Rheumatic Fever
 
M.T. Terreri, M.B. Ferraz, J. Goldenberg, C. Len, M.O.E. Hilário .........1394

Case Reports

The Hip or Not
 
J. Hamilton, H. Wilson, H. Capell, I. McInnes, R. Madhok .........1398

Periarticular Calcinosis Associated with Anti-Jo-1 Antibodies sine Myositis. Expanding the Clinical Spectrum of the Antisynthetase Syndrome
 
R. Queiro-Silva, I. Bañegil, J.R. de Dios-Jiménez de Aberásturi, J. Belzunegui-Otano, C. González-Beneitez, M. Figueroa-Pedrosa .........1401

Malignant Hyperthermia Susceptibility Revealed by Myalgia and Rhabdomyolysis During Fluoroquinolone Treatment
 
S. Guis, J. Jouglard, G. Kozak-Ribbens, et al .........1405

Lower Limb GCA and TA: Followup of 8 Cases
 
C. Le Hello, H. Lévesque, M. Jeanton, et al .........1407

Canadian Rheumatology Association Meeting
Mont Tremblant, Quebec,
February 22-24, 2001 .........1413

INTRODUCTION
CRA ABSTRACTS

Changing Goals for Rheumatoid Arthritis Treatment: Evidence and Insight. Part 1
Chicago, Illinois, USA
February 17-18, 2000

Consensus Recommendations for the Assessment
and Treatment of RA

F. Wolfe, J.J. Cush, J.R. O'Dell, et al .........1423

Management of RA: The Historical Context
 
L.W. Moreland, A.S. Russell, H.E. Paulus .........1431

Evaluating Severity and Status in RA
 
F. Wolfe, J.R. O'Dell, A. Kavanaugh, K. Wilske, T. Pincus .........1453

Correspondence

Patterns of Drug Use in RA
R. Rau, S. Wassenberg, H. Zeidler .........1463

Comment L. Roger .........1463

Reply H. Paulus, D. Di Primeo, J. Sharp .........1464

Reply A. Bérard, D.H. Solomon, J. Avorn .........1465

New Thoughts on Old Bones
B.M. Rothschild .........1465

Reply M.E. Gershwin .........1466

HLA-B27 Associated SpA and Severe Ascending Aortitis O. Hubscher .........1466

Reply J. O'Donnell .........1466

Letters

Development of SLE Following Autologous Bone Marrow Transplant for Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia
W.J. Steinbach, C.I. Sandborg .........1467

Morning Stiffness: How Common Is It and Does It Correlate with Physician and Patient Global Assessment of Disease Activity?
Y. Yazici, D. Erkan, M.G.E. Peterson, L.J. Kagen .........1468

Femoral Head Necrosis and Hyperhomocysteinemia
P. Blanche, A-G. Si-Larbi, P. Jouve .........1469

Notices