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Patient Empowerment: Rofecoxib Revisited

H. Tannenbaum .........1033

Impaired Hypothalamic Function, Prolactinomas, and Autoimmune Diseases

S.E. Walker .........1036

Nonthrombotic Manifestations of the Antiphospholipid Syndrome: Away from Thrombosis?

R.A. Asherson, R. Cervera, D. Shepshelovich, Y. Shoenfeld .........1038

Whiplash and Fibromyalgia: An Ever-Widening Gap

Y. Shir, J.X. Pereira, M-A. Fitzcharles .........1045

Articles

SUMO4 and MAP3K7IP2 SNP and Susceptibility to RA

J. Costas, E. Perez-Pampin, I. Ferreiros-Vidal, et al .........1048

Trichostatin A Cooperates with Fas-Mediated Signal to Induce Apoptosis in RA Synovial Fibroblasts

A. Morinobu, B. Wang, J. Liu, S. Yoshiya, M. Kurosaka, S. Kumagai .........1052

TNF-α Protects Synovial Cells from NO Induced Apoptosis Through PI3K Akt Signal Transduction

Q. Chen, B. Casali, L. Pattacini, L. Boiardi, C. Salvarani .........1061

Socioeconomic Status and Risk of RA: A Danish Case-Control Study

M. Pedersen, S. Jacobsen, M. Klarlund, M. Frisch .........1069

Adalimumab for Treating RA

F. Navarro-Sarabia, R. Ariza-Ariza, B. Hernández-Cruz, I. Villanueva .........1075

The Patient's Perspective on the Recall of Vioxx

G.A. Hawker, J.N. Katz, D.H. Solomon .........1082

The Prodrome: A Prominent Yet Overlooked Pre-Attack Manifestation of Familial Mediterranean Fever

M. Lidar, M. Yaqubov, N. Zaks, S. Ben-Horin, P. Langevitz, A. Livneh .........1089

Differential Expression of Estrogen Receptors in Women with SLE

V. Rider, X. Li, G. Peterson, J. Dawson, B.F. Kimler, N.I. Abdou .........1093

Abnormal Telomerase Activity and Telomere Length in T and B Cells from Patients with SLE

D. Kurosaka, J. Yasuda, K. Yoshida, et al .........1102

Functional Hyperprolactinemia and Hypophyseal Microadenoma in SSc

O. Vera-Lastra, L.J. Jara, G. Medina, et al .........1108

A Cohort Study of Cancer Incidence in SSc

C.T. Derk, M. Rasheed, C.M. Artlett, S.A. Jimenez .........1113

Quality of Life and Functional Status in SSc Compared to Other Rheumatic Diseases

S.R. Johnson, D.D. Gladman, C.T. Schentag, P. Lee .........1117

Scleroderma: Health Services Utilization from Patients' Perspective

S.R. Johnson, S. Carette, J.V. Dunne .........1123

Quantitative Measurement of HLA-B27 mRNA in Patients with AS — Correlation with Clinical Activity

S-Q. Liu, H-C. Yu, Y-Z. Gong, N-S. Lai .........1128

Precocious OA in a Family with Recurrent COL2A1 Mutation

K.M. Carlson, K.M. Yamaga, K.A. Reinker, et al .........1133

Can the CMC Joint Be Injected Accurately in the Office Setting? Implications for Therapy

L.A. Mandl, R.N. Hotchkiss, R.S. Adler, L.A. Ariola, J.N. Katz .........1137

Insufficiency Fractures of the Calcaneus: A Diagnostic Pitfall for Ankle Arthritis

P. Alonso-Bartolome, R. Blanco, A. Canga, V.M. Martínez-Taboada .........1140

Accuracy and Dispersal of Subacromial and Glenohumeral Injections in Cadavers

N. Hanchard, D. Shanahan, T. Howe, J. Thompson, L. Goodchild .........1143

Associations Between JSN and Molecular Markers of Collagen and Proteoglycan Turnover in Patients with Knee OA

S.A. Mazzuca, A.R. Poole, K.D. Brandt, B.P. Katz, K.A. Lane, T. Lobanok .........1147

Direct and Indirect Costs Attributable to OA in Active Subjects

V. Rabenda, C. Manette, R. Lemmens, A-M. Mariani, N. Struvay, J-Y. Reginster .........1152

Extent of Followup Care After Elective Total Hip Replacement

P. de Pablo, E. Losina, N. Mahomed, et al .........1159

Implication of Prostaglandin Receptors in the Accumulation of Osteoprotegerin in Human Osteoblast Cultures

R. Samadfam, M.A. Gallant, M-C. Miousse, J-L. Parent, A.J. de Brum-Fernandes .........1167

Licofelone Reduces Progression of Structural Changes in a Canine Model of OA Under Curative Conditions: Effect on Protease Expression and Activity

M. Moreau, C. Boileau, J. Martel-Pelletier, J. Brunet, S. Laufer, J-P. Pelletier .........1176

Neck Injury and FM — Are They Really Associated?

M. Tishler, O. Levy, I. Maslakov, S. Bar-Chaim, M. Amit-Vazina .........1183

Pediatric Rheumatology

Radiologic Improvement of Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis-Enthesitis-Related Arthritis Following Anti-TNF-a Blockade with Etanercept

S.M.L. Tse, R.M. Laxer, P.S. Babyn, A.S. Doria .........1186

Case Reports

Interstitial Pneumonitis Associated with Infliximab Therapy

E. Villeneuve, A. St-Pierre, B. Haraoui .........1189

Rituximab Treatment of Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura in the Setting of Connective Tissue Disease

T.B. Niewold, D. Alpert, C.R. Scanzello, S.A. Paget .........1194

Treatment of Cryoglobulinemia Associated Peripheral Neuropathy with Rituximab

F.Z.J. Cai, M. Ahern, M. Smith .........1197

Coexistent Marfan's Syndrome and AS

C. Kiss, I. Jónap, P. Gergely Jr., G. Poór .........1199

Correspondence

Dexamethasone: An "Old New" Glucocorticoid on the Horizon!

E-J.A. Kroot, M.A.M. Huisman .........1201

Reply

F. Buttgereit .........1201

Letters

Etanercept Induced Multiple Sclerosis and Transverse Myelitis

N. Al Saieg, M.J. Luzar .........1202

Usefulness of Angioplasty in a Patient with Biopsy-Proven GCA and Severe Stenosis of the Superior Mesenteric Artery

S. Serradell, A. Laiz, C. Castaño, J.M. de Llobet .........1204

Development of PMR in Patients with Scleroderma

I.M. Orzano, E.V. Lally .........1206

Interstitial Granulomatous Dermatitis with Arthritis (Ackerman Syndrome)

N. Busquets-Pérez, J. Narvaez, J. Valverde-García .........1207

Granulomatous Uveitis Revealing Wegener's Granulomatosis

D.L.T. Huong, T.H.C. Tran, J-C. Piette .........1209

A Boy with Fever and Whorl Keratopathy

C. Halligan, B.A. Heese, G. Mellor, V.V. Michels, A. Reed .........1210

Meetings in Rheumatology