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VOLUME 34: NO. 5  MAY 2007

Editorials

Genetic Association Studies in Systemic Sclerosis: More Evidence of a Complex Disease

C. Fonseca, C.P. Denton.........903
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Time to Expand Our Horizons Regarding Real-Life Studies of Self-Management and Psychosocial Outcomes

J. Barlow.........906
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Entertaining Patients and Dazzling Reviewers

H.A. Smythe.........908
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A Pain Psychologist's View of Tenderness in Fibromyalgia

R.H. Gracely.........912

The Fibromyalgia Tender Points: Use Them or Lose Them? A Brief Review of the Controversy

M. Harth, W.R. Nielson.........914

Catastrophic Antiphospholipid Syndrome and Sepsis. A Common Link?

G. Espinosa, R. Cervera, R.A. Asherson .........923

 

Articles

Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor Upregulates Angiogenic Factors and Correlates with Clinical Measures in RA
   
H-R. Kim, M-K. Park, M-L. Cho, et al .........927

Differences in Atherosclerotic Coronary Heart Disease Between Subjects with and without RA
   
M-C. Aubry, H. Maradit-Kremers, M.S. Reinalda, C.S. Crowson, W.D. Edwards, S.E. Gabriel .........937

Influence of Nonclassical CV Risk Factors on the Accuracy of Predicting Subclinical Atherosclerosis in RA
   
P.H. Dessein, G.R. Norton, A.J. Woodiwiss, B.I. Joffe, F. Wolfe.........943

Response to Pneumococcal Vaccine in Patients with Early RA Receiving Infliximab plus MTX or MTX Alone
   
S. Visvanathan, G.F. Keenan, D.G. Baker, A.I. Levinson, C.L. Wagner .........952

Determining Rheumatologists' Accuracy at Assessing Functional Disability in RA Patients Using the HAQ-DI
   
J.D. Carter, A.B. Lodhi, S.R. Nagda, et al.........958

Beneficial Action of Statins in Patients with RA in a Large Observational Cohort
   
H. Okamoto, K. Koizumi, S. Kamitsuji, et al.........964

Soluble CD154 Is Not Associated with Atherosclerosis in SLE
   
A. Kiani, J.A. Mahoney, M. Petri .........969

Screening for Proteinuria in Patients with Lupus: A Survey of Practice Preferences Among American Rheumatologists
   
M.J. Siedner, L. Christopher-Stine, B.C. Astor, A.C. Gelber, D.M. Fine.........973

Measurement of ANA by Multiplex Immunoassay: A Prospective, Multicenter Clinical Evaluation
   
K.G. Moder, M.H. Wener, M.H. Weisman, et al .........978

Assessment of Damage in Korean Patients with SLE
   
Y-K. Sung, N.W. Hur, J.L. Sinskey, D. Park, S-C. Bae.........987

Incidence of Postpartum Thrombosis and Preterm Delivery in Women with aPL and Recurrent Pregnancy Loss
   
C.A. Clark, K.A. Spitzer, M.A. Crowther, et al .........992

Association of Polymorphisms in the IL1B and IL2 Genes with Susceptibility and Severity of SSc
   
S. Mattuzzi, S. Barbi, A. Carletto, et al.........997
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Prevalence and Characteristics of Moderate to Severe Pulmonary Hypertension in SSc with and without ILD
   
D. Launay, L. Mouthon, E. Hachulla, et al .........1005

Clinical Evaluation of Anti-ARS Antibodies in Japanese Patients with DM
   
T. Matsushita, M. Hasegawa, M. Fujimoto, et al .........1012

TLR in Salivary Glands from Patients with SS: Functional Analysis by Human Salivary Gland Cell Line
   
A. Kawakami, K. Nakashima, M. Tamai, et al .........1019

AECA in Patients with WG: Prevalence and Correlation with Disease Activity and Manifestations
   
J.K. Sebastian, A.D. Mahr, S.S. Ahmed, et al .........1027

The Influence of Illness and Variables Associated with Functional Limitations in Chinese Patients with AS
   
L-S. Tam, K-Y. Chan, E.K. Li .........1032

Safety and Efficacy of Adalimumab in Treatment of Patients with PsA Who Had Failed DMARD Therapy
   
M.C. Genovese, P.J. Mease, G.T.D. Thomson, et al, for the M02-570 Study Group.........1040

Prevention of Glucocorticoid Induced Osteoporosis with Alendronate or Alfacalcidol: Relations of Change in BMD, Bone Markers, and Calcium Homeostasis
   
J.W.G. Jacobs, R.N.J. de Nijs, W.F. Lems, et al .........1051

The Synthetic Triterpenoid TP-222 Inhibits RANKL Stimulation of Osteoclastogenesis and MMP-9 Expression
   
R.A. Fava, S. Elliott, L. Raymond, et al .........1058

"Keep on Truckin'" or "It's Got You in This Little Vacuum": Race-Based Perceptions in Decision-Making for TKA
   
T.L. Kroll, M. Richardson, B.F. Sharf, M.E. Suarez-Almazor.........1069

Hand Dominance in Upper Extremity MSK Disorders
   
R. Shiri, H. Varonen, M. Heliövaara, E. Viikari-Juntura.........1076

Conservative Management of Mechanical Neck Disorders: A Systematic Review
   
A.R. Gross, C. Goldsmith, J.L. Hoving, et al, and the Cervical Overview Group.........1083
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A Combination of 6 Months of Treatment with Pyridostigmine and Triweekly Exercise Fails to Improve IGF-I Levels in FM, Despite Improvement in the Acute GH Response to Exercise
   
K.D. Jones, A.A. Deodhar, C.S. Burckhardt, N.A. Perrin, G.C. Hanson, R.M. Bennett.........1103

Does Self-Management Lead to Sustainable Health Benefits in People with Arthritis? A 2-year Transition Study of 452 Australians
   
R.H. Osborne, T. Wilson, K.R. Lorig, G.J. McColl .........1112
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Meeting Report 2006 Annual Research and Education Meeting of the Spondyloarthritis Research and Therapy Network (SPARTAN)
 
M.A. Khan, D.O. Clegg, A.A. Deodhar, et al .........1118

 

Pediatric Rheumatology

Amitriptyline to Relieve Pain in JIA: A Pilot Study Using Bayesian Metaanalysis of Multiple N-of-1 Clinical Trials
   
A.M. Huber, G.A. Tomlinson, G. Koren, B.M. Feldman.........1125

Occult MAS in Patients with Systemic JIA
   
E.M. Behrens, T. Beukelman, M. Paessler, R.Q. Cron.........1133

Prevalence and Outcome of JIA-Associated Uveitis and Relation to Articular Disease
   
A. Grassi, F. Corona, A. Casellato, V. Carnelli, M. Bardare.........1139

TNF-a Blocker in Treatment of JIA-Associated Uveitis Refractory to Second-line Agents: Results of a Multinational Survey
   
I. Foeldvari, S. Nielsen, J. Kümmerle-Deschner, et al.........1146

Case Report

Acute Exacerbation of Preexisting ILD After Administration of Etanercept for RA
   
K. Hagiwara, T. Sato, S. Takagi-Kobayashi, S. Hasegawa, N. Shigihara, O. Akiyama.........1151

Images in Rheumatology

Dactylitis of the Thumb and the Little Finger Extending to the Carpal Tunnel
 
I. Olivieri, E. Scarano, A. Padula, V. Giasi .........1155

SpA as a Presentation of Gouty Arthritis
 
M. Justiniano, I. Colmegna, R. Cuchacovich, L.R. Espinoza.........1157

OMERACT 8

International Consensus Conference on Outcome Measures in Rheumatology Clinical Trials, St. Julian's Bay, Malta, May 10-14, 2006

Outcome Measures

Outcome Measures in PsA
   
D.D. Gladman, P.J. Mease, P. Healy, et al .........1159

Consensus on a Core Set of Domains for PsA
   
D.D. Gladman, P.J. Mease, V. Strand, et al .........1167

Patient Perspective: Reasons and Methods for Measuring Fatigue in RA
   
J.R. Kirwan, S. Hewlett .........1171

Patient Perspective: Fatigue as a Recommended Patient Centered Outcome Measure in RA
   
J.R. Kirwan, P. Minnock, A. Adebajo, et al.........1174

Considerations and Preliminary Proposals for Defining a Reference Case for Economic Evaluations in AS
   
N. Bansback, A. Maetzel, M. Drummond, et al .........1178

Rationale and Strategies for Reevaluating the ACR20
   
D.T. Felson, D.E. Furst, M. Boers.........1184

Minimal Clinically Important Improvement and Patient Acceptable Symptom State for Subjective Outcome Measures in Rheumatic Disorders
   
F. Tubach, P. Ravaud, D. Beaton, et al .........1188

SSc — Continuing Progress in Developing Clinical Measures of Response
   
D. Furst, D. Khanna, M. Matucci-Cerinic, et al .........1194

 

Correspondence

Techniques for "Blind" Glucocorticosteroid Injections into Glenohumeral Joints
 
A.T. Masi, M.B. Yunus, D.H. Neustadt .........1201

Reply
 
N.C.A. Hanchard.........1202

Meetings in Rheumatology



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