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VOLUME 28: NO. 5 MAY 2001

Editorials

Growing Pains: The ILAR Classification of Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis

R.E. Petty .........927

Treatment of Refractory Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis

N.M. Wulffraat, W. Kuis .........929

Osteoarthritis: Simple Analgesics versus NSAID

R.W. Moskowitz .........932

Articles

The Influence of Mannose Binding Lectin Polymorphisms on Disease Outcome in Early Polyarthritis
 
S. Jacobsen, H.O. Madsen, M. Klarlund, et al .........935

Zymosan Modulates CD44 Isoform Expression in a Murine Model of Inflammation Resembling RA Synovitis
 
P.V. Cabrera, G. Blanco, M.J. Gravisaco, E. Alvarez, S. Hajos .........943

Therapeutic Effect of Anti-Fas Antibody on a Collagen Induced Arthritis Model
 
Y. Ogawa, H. Kuwahara, T. Kimura, et al .........950

Inflammatory Arthropathy in MRL Hematopoietic Chimeras Undergoing Fas Mediated Graft-versus-Host Syndrome
 
D. Bonardelle, P. Bobé, M. Reynès, et al .........956

Genetic Anticipation in RA in Europe
 
T.R.D.J. Radstake, P. Barrera, M.J.C. Albers, et al .........962

Noninherited Maternal Antigens Do Not Increase the Susceptibility for Familial RA
 
P. Barrera, A. Balsa, H. Alves, et al .........968

Lessons from an International Survey of Paper Cases of 10 Real Patients from an Early Arthritis Clinic
 
J-M. Berthelot, M. Klarlund, D. McGonagle, et al .........975

Which HAQ Is Best? A Comparison of the HAQ, MHAQ and RA-HAQ, a Difficult 8 Item HAQ (DHAQ), and a Rescored 20 Item HAQ (HAQ20): Analyses in 2491 RA Patients Following Leflunomide Initiation
 
F. Wolfe .........982

Anti-Apolipoprotein A-I Autoantibody: Characterization of Monoclonal Autoantibodies from Patients with SLE
 
H. Abe, N. Tsuboi, S. Suzuki, et al .........990

Silicone Gel Breast Implant Rupture, Extracapsular Silicone, and Health Status in a Population of Women
 
S.L. Brown, G. Pennello, W.A. Berg, M.S. Soo, M.S. Middleton .........996

Minocycline Induced Lupus: Case Series in the West of Scotland
 
M-M. Gordon, D. Porter .........1004

Microflora in Oral Ecosystems in pSS
 
A. Almståhl, M. Wikström, U. Kroneld .........1007

Polymorphism at Codon 469 of the Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1 Locus Is Associated with Protection Against Severe GI Complications in HSP
 
M.M. Amoli, D.L. Mattey, M.C. Calviño, et al .........1014

Predictive Factors for Renal Sequelae in Adults with HSP
 
C. García-Porrúa, C. González-Louzao, J. Llorca, M.A. González-Gay .........1019

Wegener's Granulomatosis: The Relationship Between Ocular and Systemic Disease
 
S.L. Harper, E. Letko, C.M. Samson, et al .........1025

Behçet's Disease in Israel: the Influence of Ethnic Origin on Disease Expression and Severity
 
I. Krause, R. Mader, J. Sulkes, et al .........1033

MTX in the Management of Immune Mediated Cochleovestibular Disorders: Clinical Experience with 53 Patients
 
L.H. Salley Jr, M. Grimm, A. Sismanis, R.F. Spencer, C.M. Wise .........1037

Comparison of Radiological Severity in PsA and RA
 
P. Rahman, E. Nguyen, C. Cheung, C.T. Schentag, D.D. Gladman .........1041

Remission in PsA
 
D.D. Gladman, E.N.T. Hing, C.T. Schentag, R.J. Cook .........1045

Shoulder Ultrasonography in the Diagnosis of PMR: A Case-Control Study
 
F. Cantini, C. Salvarani, I. Olivieri, et al .........1049

Work Status and Its Determinants Among Patients with AS. A Systematic Literature Review
 
A. Boonen, H. de Vet, D. van der Heijde, S. van der Linden .........1056

Osteoporosis with Low Dose Corticosteroids: Contribution of Underlying Disease Effects and Discriminatory Ability of Ultrasound versus Bone Densitometry
 
P. Sambrook, A. Raj, D. Hunter, V. Naganathan, R. Mason, B. Robinson .........1063

Coping, Pain, and Disability in OA: A Longitudinal Study
 
M.P.M. Steultjens, J. Dekker, J.W.J. Bijlsma .........1068

Severity of Knee Pain Does Not Predict a Better Response to an Antiinflammatory Dose of Ibuprofen than to Analgesic Therapy in Patients with OA
 
J.D. Bradley, B.P. Katz, K.D. Brandt .........1073

The Contribution of Arthritis and Arthritis Disability to Nonparticipation in the Labor Force: A Canadian Example
 
E.M. Badley, P.P. Wang .........1077

Pediatric Rheumatology

Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritides Evaluated Prospectively in a Single Center According to the Durban Criteria
 
M.F. Hofer, R. Mouy, A-M. Prieur .........1083

Pain Experience and Pain Coping Strategies in Children with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
 
M. Thastum, R. Zachariae, T. Herlin .........1091

The Relationship Between Impairments in Joint Function and Disabilities in Independent Function in Children with Systemic JIA
 
W.P. Bekkering, R. ten Cate, L.W.A. van Suijlekom-Smit, D. Mul, E.A. van der Velde, C.H.M. van den Ende .........1099

Validation of the Childhood HAQ in the Juvenile Idiopathic Myopathies
 
A.M. Huber, J.E. Hicks, P.A. Lachenbruch, et al .........1106

Images in Rheumatology

A Cholesterol "Ganglion"

E. Selvi, M. Hammoud, R. De Stefano, M.R. Cicero, R. Marcolongo .........1112

Bilateral Spontaneous Fractures of the Acromion Associated with Amyloid Arthropathy

T. Yamamoto, K. Tanaka, M. Kurosaka, K. Mizuno .........1114

Case Reports

Large Artery Vasculitis Following Recombinant Hepatitis B Vaccination: 2 Cases
 
A. Zaas, P. Scheel, A. Venbrux, D.B. Hellmann .........1116

Cobalt-specific T Lymphocytes in Synovial Tissue After an Allergic Reaction to a Cobalt Alloy Joint Prosthesis
 
H. Thomssen, B. Hoffmann, M. Schank, et al .........1121

Treatment of Calcinosis in JDM with Probenecid: the Role of Phosphorus Metabolism in the Development of Calcifications
 
L. Harel, G. Harel, L. Korenreich, R. Straussberg, J. Amir .........1129

OMERACT 5

International Consensus Conference on Outcome Measures in Rheumatology, Toulouse, France, May 4-8, 2000

OMERACT 5 Magnetic Resonance Imaging Module: Introduction

J. Edmonds .........1133

MRI in RA: Current Status and Future Directions
 
C.G. Peterfy .........1134

Interreader Agreement in the Assessment of MRI of RA Wrist and Finger Joints -- An International Multicenter Study
 
M. Østergaard, M. Klarlund, M.N.D. Lassere, et al .........1143

Measurement of RA Disease Activity and Damage Using MRI. Truth and Discrimination: Does MRI Make the Grade?
 
M.N.D. Lassere, P. Bird .........1151

MRI in RA: Summary of OMERACT Activities, Current Status, and Plans
 
P. Conaghan, J. Edmonds, P. Emery, et al .........1158

OMERACT 5 Drug Safety Working Group Report: Introduction

P.M. Brooks, R.O. Day .........1162

Standardizing Assessment of Adverse Effects in Rheumatology Clinical Trials. Status of OMERACT Toxicity Working Group March 2000: Towards a Common Understanding of Comparative Toxicity/Safety Profiles for Antirheumatic Therapies
 
T.G. Woodworth, D.E. Furst, V. Strand .........1163

A Proposal for Developing a Large Patient Population Cohort for Longterm Safety Monitoring in RA
 
J.A. Lipani, V. Strand, K. Johnson, et al .........1170

Arthritis, Rheumatism and Aging Medical Information System Post-Marketing Surveillance Program
 
G. Singh .........1174

The WHO Programme for International Drug Monitoring, Its Database, and the Technical Support of the Uppsala Monitoring Center
 
M. Lindquist, I.R. Edwards .........1180

Patient Based Method of Assessing Adverse Events in Clinical Trials in Rheumatology: the Revised Stanford Toxicity Index
 
V. Welch, G. Singh, C.V. Strand, et al .........1188

Drug Safety Module: Summary and Recommendations

P.M. Brooks, R.O. Day .........1192

OMERACT 5: Conference on Outcome Measures in Rheumatology: Acknowledgments .........1194

Correspondence

H. pylori Infection in RA B. Seriolo, M. Cutolo, P. Zentilin, V. Savarino .........1195

Reply S. Danese, A. Gasbarrini .........1196

Letters

Association Between Infection and Onset of GCA: Can Seasonal Patterns Provide the Answer?
E. Liozon, V. Loustaud, K. Ly, E. Vidal .........1197

Enlargement of Iliopsoas Bursa in a Patient with PMR
Y. Tani, I. Nishimura, T. Mimura, T. Ushiyama, K. Inoue, M. Murakami .........1198

Colchicine Induced Toxicity and Pancytopenia at Usual Doses and Treatment with Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor
K.H. Yoon .........1199

Corrections

Absence of Conduction Defects in the Echocardiograms of Mothers with Children with Congenital Complete Heart Block
P.A. Gordon, E. Rosenthal, M.A. Khamashta, G.R.V. Hughes .........1200

Relapsing Polychondritis and Erythema Elevatum Diutinum: an Unusual Association Refractory to Dapsone J. Delgado, J. Gomez-Cerezo, F.J. Barbado, J.J. Vazquez, M. Sigüenza, J-L. Dupond .........1200

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