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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
Notices

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