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VOLUME 30: NO. 3 MARCH 2003

Editorials

Should Infection Still Be Considered as the Most Likely Triggering Factor for RA?
 
S.M. Carty, N. Snowden, A.J. Silman .........425

Bisphosphonates for Arthritis — A Confusing Rationale
 
W.P. Maksymowych .........430

Articles

Lack of Association Between -384 and 114 IL-2 Gene Polymorphisms and RA
   
M. Fedetz, F. Matesanz, F. Cáliz, et al .........435

TNFR2 Microsatellite and Exon 6 Polymorphisms in RA in Taiwan
   
J-H. Yen, W-C. Tsai, C-J. Chen, et al .........438

Risk Communication in RA
   
L. Fraenkel, S. Bogardus, J. Concato, D. Felson .........443

Allele and Antigen-Specific Treatment of RA: A Double Blind, Placebo Controlled Phase 1 Trial
   
A. Kavanaugh, M. Genovese, J. Baughman, et al .........449

Prevalence of RA and Hepatitis C in Those Age 60 and Older in a US Population Based Study
   
F.C. Hsu, G. Starkebaum, E.J. Boyko, J.A. Dominitz .........455

Infections Preceding Early Arthritis in Southern Sweden: a Prospective Population-Based Study
   
M.K. Söderlin, H. Kautiainen, M. Puolakkainen, et al .........459

A Randomized Double Blind, Placebo Controlled Trial of Topical Tripterygium wilfordii in RA: Reanalysis Using Logistic Regression Analysis
   
J. Cibere, Z. Deng, Y. Lin, et al .........465

Two Year Randomized Controlled Trial of Etidronate in RA: Changes in Serum Aminoterminal Telopeptides Correlate with Radiographic Progression of Disease
   
H. Valleala, L. Laasonen, M-K. Koivula, et al .........468

Bone Resorption and Inflammatory Inhibition Efficacy of Intermittent Cyclical Etidronate Therapy in RA
   
J. Hasegawa, M. Nagashima, M. Yamamoto, T. Nishijima, S. Katsumata, S. Yoshino .........474

Frequency of Adverse Drug Reactions in Patients with SLE
   
J. Pope, D. Jerome, D. Fenlon, A. Krizova, J. Ouimet .........480

Kinins and Cytokines in Plasma and Cerebrospinal Fluid of Patients with Neuropsychiatric Lupus
   
R. Dellalibera-Joviliano, M.L. Dos Reis, F.Q. Cunha, E.A. Donadi .........485

Cardiovascular Risk Factor Screening in SLE
   
A. Al-Herz, S. Ensworth, K. Shojania, J.M. Esdaile .........493

Cyclophosphamide Adjuvant Arthritis in Trypanosoma cruzi Infected Rats with Inflammatory Cytokine Effects
   
G. Didoli, M.L. Bay, F. Rondelli, A. Del Rey, H. Besedovsky, O. Bottasso .........497

HLA Antigens May Influence the Age of Onset of Psoriasis and PsA
   
R. Queiro, J.C. Torre, S. González, C. López-Larrea, T. Tinturé, I. López-Lagunas .........505

The Structure and Histopathology of the "Enthesis Organ" at the Navicular Insertion of the Tendon of Tibialis Posterior
   
B. Moriggl, T. Kumai, S. Milz, M. Benjamin .........508

Low Back Pain, Sacroiliitis, and the Relationship with HLA-B27 in Crohn's Disease
   
S. Steer, H. Jones, J. Hibbert, et al .........518

A Randomized, Double Blind, Placebo Controlled Trial of a Topical Cream Containing Glucosamine Sulfate, Chondroitin Sulfate, and Camphor for OA of the Knee
   
M. Cohen, R. Wolfe, T. Mai, D. Lewis .........523

Men's Shoes and Knee Joint Torques Relevant to the Development and Progression of Knee OA
   
D.C. Kerrigan, M.E. Karvosky, J.L. Lelas, P.O. Riley .........529

Joint-Specific Multidimensional Assessment of Pain (J-MAP): Factor Structure, Reliability, Validity, and Responsiveness in Patients with Knee OA
   
K.J. O'Malley, M. Suarez-Almazor, J. Aniol, et al .........534

Molecular Changes in Human OA Cartilage After 3 Weeks of Oral Administration of BAY 12-9566, a Matrix Metalloproteinase Inhibitor
   
R.L. Leff, I. Elias, M. Ionescu, A. Reiner, A.R. Poole .........544

Facilitation of Fas Mediated Apoptosis of Human Chondrocytes by the Proteasome Inhibitor and Actinomycin D
   
H.A. Kim, Y.H. Kim, Y.W. Song .........550

Apoptosis and p53 Expression in Chondrocytes Relate to Degeneration in Articular Cartilage of Immobilized Knee Joints
   
R. Okazaki, A. Sakai, A. Ootsuyama, T. Sakata, T. Nakamura, T. Norimura .........559

What Do Tender Points Measure? Influence of Distress on 4 Measures of Tenderness
   
F. Petzke, R.H. Gracely, K.M. Park, K. Ambrose, D.J. Clauw .........567

Workshop Report Knowledge Translation of Musculoskeletal Health Research
 
P.J. Tugwell, A. Qualman, M.J. Judd, et al .........575

Pediatric Rheumatology

Remission in JCA: A Cohort Study of 683 Consecutive Cases with a Mean 10 Year Followup
   
F. Fantini, V. Gerloni, M. Gattinara, R. Cimaz, C. Arnoldi, E. Lupi .........579

Early Predictors of Longterm Outcome in Patients with JRA: Subset-Specific Correlations
   
K. Oen, P.N. Malleson, D.A. Cabral, et al .........585

Evaluation of Eutectic Lidocaine/Prilocaine Cream (EMLA®) for Steroid Joint Injection in Children with JRA: A Double Blind, Randomized, Placebo Controlled Trial
   
Y. Uziel, M. Berkovitch, M. Gazarian, et al .........594

The Publication Rate of Abstracts from the 4th Park City Pediatric Rheumatology Meeting in Peer-Reviewed Journals: What Factors Influenced Publication?
   
P.J. Hashkes, Y. Uziel .........597

Workshop Report Defining Clinical Improvement in Adult and Juvenile Myositis
 
L.G. Rider, E.H. Giannini, M. Harris-Love, et al .........603

Case Reports

Familial Vasculitides: Churg-Strauss Syndrome and WG in 2 First-degree Relatives
   
P. Manganelli, R. Giacosa, P. Fietta, A. Zanetti, T.M. Neri .........618

Kaposi's Sarcoma Following Immune Suppressive Therapy for WG
   
I. Deschênes, L. Dion, C. Beauchesne, A.J. de Brum-Fernandes .........622

Bilateral Optic Nerve Sheath Enhancement from GCA
   
K.E. Morgenstern, B.D. Ellis, S.S. Schochet, J.V. Linberg .........625

Non-L-Tryptophan Related Eosinophilia-Myalgia Syndrome with Hypoproteinemia and Hypoalbuminemia
   
L. Margolin .........628

Images in Rheumatology

Ankylosing Tarsitis
 
M. Seetharaman, L.H. Brent .........630

Septic Discitis as a Complication of Infective Endocarditis Caused by Streptococcus oralis
 
U.P. Udayaraj, E.M. Osman, N.S.T. Gendi .........632

An Unusual Cause of Loin Pain in a Patient with SLE
 
K.H. Yoon, P.S. Goh .........634

Correspondence

Why "Spondylodiscitis," Why "SAPHO Syndrome"? F. Schilling .........636

Reply T. Akisue, T. Yamamoto, T. Marui .........637

Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection of a Tophaceous Pseudogout Nodule H.R. Schumacher Jr .........637

Reply A.S. Santos-Ocampo .........638

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