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VOLUME 35: NO. 5   MAY 2008

Editorials

Collagen of Articular Cartilage: The Neglected Autoantigen of Rheumatoid Arthritis

I.R. Mackay, M.J. Rowley .........731

Asymptomatic Hyperuricemia: Perhaps Not So Benign?

T. Neogi .........734

How Much HLA-B27 Expression Is Needed for Spondyloarthritis?

J.S.H. Gaston.........738

Articles

BAT1 Promoter Polymorphism Is Associated with RA Susceptibility
   
A. Quiñones-Lombraña, A. Lopez-Soto, F.J. Ballina-Garcia, et al .........741

Serum Antibodies Against Intact Human Collagen IX Are Elevated at Onset of RA But Are Not Related to Development of Erosions
   
J. Jäälinoja, M. Nissilä, M.J. Kauppi, et al.........745

SAA Activates NF-kB in Rheumatoid Synovial Fibroblasts Through Binding to Receptor of Advanced Glycation End-products
   
H. Okamoto, Y. Katagiri, A. Kiire, S. Momohara, N. Kamatani.........752

Relative Responsiveness of Physician/Assessor-Derived and Patient-Derived Core Set Measures in RA Trials
   
T. Neogi, H. Xie, D.T. Felson.........757

COX-2 Polymorphisms and Risk of RA in Koreans
   
H-R. Yun, S-O. Lee, E.J. Choi, H.D. Shin, J-B. Jun, S-C. Bae.........763

Comparison of an in vitro TB IFN-g Assay with Delayed-type Hypersensitivity Testing for Detection of Latent M. tuberculosis: A Pilot Study in RA
   
J.D. Greenberg, S.M. Reddy, S.G. Schloss, et al.........770

Comparison of an IFN-g Assay with Tuberculin Skin Testing for Detection of TB Infection in Patients with RA in a TB-Endemic Population
   
D. Ponce de Leon, E. Acevedo-Vasquez, S. Alvizuri, et al .........776

A Personality Characteristic, Somatic Absorption, and the Perception of Somatic Symptoms in RA Patients
   
I.M. Braun, M.H. Liang, E.J. Orav, D.K. Ahern, A.J. Barsky .........782

Prevalence and Distribution of Autoimmune Diseases in 368 RA Families
   
L. Michou, A-C. Rat, S. Lasbleiz, T. Bardin, F. Cornélis .........790

Fulvestrant (Faslodex), an Estrogen Selective Receptor Downregulator, in Therapy of Women with SLE. Clinical, Serologic, Bone Density, and T Cell Activation Marker Studies: A Double-blind Placebo-controlled Trial
   
N.I. Abdou, V. Rider, C. Greenwell, X. Li, B.F. Kimler.........797

Abnormal Histone Modification Patterns in Lupus CD4+ T Cells
   
N. Hu, X. Qiu, Y. Luo, et al .........804

Validation of Self-Report of RA and SLE: The Women's Health Initiative
   
B.T. Walitt, F. Constantinescu, J.D. Katz, et al.........811

Ethnic Disparities Among Patients with SLE in South Carolina
   
E. Anderson, P.J. Nietert, D.L. Kamen, G.S. Gilkeson .........819

Longterm Clinical and Immunological Effects of Anti-CD20 Treatment in Patients with Refractory SLE
   
C. Lindholm, K. Börjesson-Asp, K. Zendjanchi, A-C. Sundqvist, A. Tarkowski, M. Bokarewa .........826

Elevation of Serum Lymphotactin Levels in Patients with SSc
   
E. Muroi, F. Ogawa, K. Shimizu, et al .........834

SNP in CCL2 Gene Are Not Associated with Susceptibility to SSc
   
M.T. Carulli, P. Spagnolo, C. Fonseca, et al .........839

Diagnostic and Prognostic Significance of Measuring Antibodies to a-Fodrin Compared to Anti-Ro-52, Anti-Ro-60, and Anti-La in Primary SS
   
H. Locht, R. Pelck, R. Manthorpe.........845

Association of CD24 Gene Polymorphisms with Susceptibility to Biopsy-Proven Giant Cell Arteritis
   
B. Rueda, J.A. Miranda-Filloy, J. Martin, M.A. Gonzalez-Gay .........850

Prospective Assessment of Body Weight, Body Composition, and Bone Density Changes in Patients with SpA Receiving Anti-TNF-a Treatment
   
K. Briot, L. Gossec, S. Kolta, M. Dougados, C. Roux .........855

Identification of Cytokines That Might Enhance the Promoter Activity of HLA-B27
   
L. Zhao, Y. Fong, K. Granfors, J. Gu, D. Yu .........862

Two-Year Efficacy and Safety of Infliximab Treatment in Patients with Active PsA: Findings of the Infliximab Multinational PsA Controlled Trial (IMPACT)
   
C.E. Antoni, A. Kavanaugh, D. van der Heijde, et al .........869

Subclinical Atherosclerosis in PsA: A Case-Control Study
   
L. Eder, D. Zisman, M. Barzilai, et al .........877

Risks and Benefits of TNF-a Inhibitors in the Management of PsA: Systematic Review and Metaanalysis of Randomized Controlled Trials
   
A.A. Saad, D.P.M. Symmons, P.R. Noyce, D.M. Ashcroft .........883

HLA and Clinical and Demographic Characteristics in PsA and Psoriasis in Chinese Patients
   
H-T. Liao, K-C. Lin, Y-T. Chang, et al .........891

Longterm Visual Prognosis of Patients with Ocular Adamantiades-Behçet's Disease Treated with IFN-a-2a
   
L. Krause, A. Altenburg, U. Pleyer, A-K. Köhler, C.C. Zouboulis, M.H. Foerster.........896

Abnormal TGF-ß Expression in Mesenchymal Stem Cells from Patients with OA
   
R. Rollín, R. Álvarez-Lafuente, F. Marco, et al .........904

Pediatric Rheumatology

Longterm Outcome of Amyloidosis Associated with JIA
   
K. Immonen, A. Savolainen, H. Kautiainen, M. Hakala.........907

Takayasu Arteritis in Children
   
N. Cakar, F. Yalcinkaya, A. Duzova, et al.........913

Early-Onset OA Due to Otospondylomegaepiphyseal Dysplasia in a Family with a Novel Splicing Mutation of the COL11A2 Gene
   
T. Avcin, O. Makitie, M. Susic, et al.........920

Case Reports

Autoantibody to Signal Recognition Particle in African American Girls with Juvenile Polymyositis
   
K.A. Rouster-Stevens, L.M. Pachman.........927

Successful Treatment of Severe Behçet's Disease with Infliximab in an Italian Olympic Athlete
   
I. Olivieri, L. Latanza, S. Siringo, G. Peruz, V. Di Iorio .........930

Images in Rheumatology

Polyarteritis Nodosa-Related Coronary Aneurysms
 
H. Maillard-Lefebvre, D. Launay, F. Mouquet, et al .........933

LettersPDF Letters

Chikungunya Viral Polyarthritis

R.J. Carmona, S. Shaikh, N.A. Khalidi .........935

Increase in Plasma Levels of Adiponectin After Administration of Anti-TNF Agents in Patients with RA

T. Nagashima, H. Okubo-Fornbacher, Y. Aoki, et al .........936

Graves' Disease in a Patient with RA During Treatment with Anti-TNF-a

A.W.T. van Lieshout, M.C.W. Creemers, T.R.D.J. Radstake, L.D. Elving, P.L.C.M. van Riel .........938

Effective Treatment of Steroid Refractory Adult-Onset Still's Disease with Anakinra

J. Maier, G. Birkenfeld, J. Schölmerich, M. Fleck.........939

Churg-Strauss Syndrome and Revascularization of the Hand: A Case Report

A. Card, M. Clements-Baker, A. Thoma .........941

Corrections PDF Corrections

Central Nervous System Involvement in Blau Syndrome: A New Feature of the Syndrome?

A. Emaminia, M. Nabavi, M. Mousavi Nasab, S. Kashef .........943

Comparison of an in vitro Tuberculosis Interferon-g Assay with Delayed-type Hypersensitivity Testing for Detection of Latent Mycobacterium tuberculosis: A Pilot Study in RA

J.D. Greenberg, S.M. Reddy, S.G. Schloss, O.S. Kurucz, S.J. Bartlett, S.B. Abramson, C.O. Bingham III.........943

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