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VOLUME 30: NO. 10 OCTOBER 2003

Editorials

Another DMARD Option in Rheumatoid Arthritis?
 
H.A. Capell, R. Madhok .........2085

Clinical Research into Alternative and Complementary Therapies: How Do We Tell If the Glass Is Half Empty or Half Full?
 
D.J. Clauw .........2088

Rheumatic Disease in Han Chinese. What Have We Learned from 19 Years of Epidemiological Study?
 
R.D. Wigley .........2090

Where There's Smoke There's Fire: The Silicone Breast Implant Controversy Continues to Flicker: A New Disease That Needs To Be Defined
 
F.B. Vasey, S.A. Zarabadi, M. Seleznick, L. Ricca .........2092

Articles

Unified Theory of the Origins of Erosive Arthritis: Conditioning as a Protective/Directing Mechanism?
   
B.M. Rothschild, C. Rothschild, M. Helbling .........2095

Risk Factors for Incident Self-Reported Arthritis in a 20 Year Followup of the Alameda County Study Cohort
   
W.G. Seavey, J.H. Kurata, R.D. Cohen .........2103

Should Tetracycline Treatment Be Used More Extensively for RA? Metaanalysis Demonstrates Clinical Benefit with Reduction in Disease Activity
   
M. Stone, P.R. Fortin, C. Pacheco-Tena, R.D. Inman .........2112

IV Human Recombinant TNFR p55-Fc IgG1 Fusion Protein, Ro 45-2081 (Lenercept): Results of a Dose-Finding Study in RA
   
D.E. Furst, M. Weisman, H.E. Paulus, et al .........2123

Preterm Deliveries in Women with SLE
   
C.A. Clark, K.A. Spitzer, J.N. Nadler, C.A. Laskin .........2127

Subclinical Disease Activity in SLE: Immunoinflammatory Markers Do Not Normalize in Clinical Remission
   
T. Wais, W. Fierz, T. Stoll, P.M. Villiger .........2133

Correlation of Prolactin Serum Concentrations with Clinical Activity and Remission in Patients with SLE. Effect of Conventional Treatment
   
O. Vera-Lastra, C. Mendez, L.J. Jara, et al .........2140

Cross-Sectional Evaluation of YKL-40 Serum Concentrations in Patients with SSc. Relationship with Clinical and Serological Aspects of Disease
   
G. La Montagna, S. D'Angelo, G. Valentini .........2147

D6S439 Microsatellite Identifies a New Susceptibility Region for Primary SS
   
J-M. Anaya, D. Rivera, L.G. Palacio, M. Arcos-Burgos, P.A. Correa .........2152

Prevalence of Antibodies Against a-Fodrin in SS: Comparison of 2 Sets of Classification Criteria
   
T. Witte, T. Matthias, M. Oppermann, et al .........2157

Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Gene Polymorphisms in Giant Cell Arteritis
   
L. Boiardi, B. Casali, D. Nicoli, et al .........2160

Temporal Arteritis Associated with Systemic Necrotizing Vasculitis
   
M.A. Hamidou, A. Moreau, C. Toquet, et al .........2165

Contrast Medium in Power Doppler Ultrasound for Assessment of Synovial Vascularity: Comparison with Arthroscopy
   
U. Fiocco, F. Ferro, L. Cozzi, et al .........2170

Duplex Sonography of the Temporal and Occipital Artery in the Diagnosis of Temporal Arteritis. A Prospective Study
   
K. Pfadenhauer, H. Weber .........2177

Maternal Age and Family History Are Risk Factors for AS
   
F.J. Jiménez-Balderas, A. Zonana-Nacach, M.L. Sánchez, et al .........2182

Factors Associated with Body Function and Disability in Patients with AS: A Cross-Sectional Study
   
A. Falkenbach, A. Franke, S. van der Linden .........2186

Differential Effects of FK506 and MTX on Inflammatory Cytokine Levels in Rat Adjuvant-Induced Arthritis
   
K. Magari, S. Miyata, F. Nishigaki, Y. Ohkubo, S. Mutoh, T. Goto .........2193

Racial Differences in Health Care Utilization Among Patients with OA
   
K.L. Dominick, T.K. Dudley, S.C. Grambow, E.Z. Oddone, H.B. Bosworth .........2201

Expression of the Cartilage Derived Anti-Angiogenic Factor Chondromodulin-I Decreases in the Early Stage of Experimental OA
   
T. Hayami, H. Funaki, K. Yaoeda, et al .........2207

Measurement of Articular Cartilage Surface Irregularity in Rat Knee Contracture
   
G. Trudel, K. Himori, L. Goudreau, H.K. Uhthoff .........2218

Rates of Serious GI Events from Low Dose Use of ASA, Acetaminophen, and Ibuprofen in Patients with OA and RA
   
J.F. Fries, B. Bruce .........2226

The Risk of Stevens-Johnson Syndrome and Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis Associated with NSAID: A Multinational Perspective
   
M. Mockenhaupt, J.P. Kelly, D. Kaufman, R.S. Stern, and the SCAR Study Group .........2234

Predicting the Risk of GI Bleeding Due to NSAID: NSAID Electronic Assessment of Risk
   
T.C. Cheetham, G. Levy, M. Spence .........2241

Prevalence of Rheumatic Symptoms, RA, AS, and Gout in Shanghai, China: A COPCORD Study
   
S-M. Dai, X-H. Han, D-B. Zhao, Y-Q. Shi, Y. Liu, J-M. Meng .........2245

Prevalence of the Rheumatic Diseases in Urban Vietnam: A WHO-ILAR COPCORD Study
   
T.T. Minh Hoa, J. Darmawan, C. Shun Le, N. Van Hung, C. Thi Nhi, T. Ngoc An .........2252

The Efficacy of Mindfulness Meditation Plus Qigong Movement Therapy in the Treatment of FM: A Randomized Controlled Trial
   
J.A. Astin, B.M. Berman, B. Bausell, W-L. Lee, M. Hochberg, K.L. Forys .........2257

Rupture of Silicone Gel Breast Implants and Symptoms of Pain and Fatigue
   
R.C.W. Vermeulen, H.R. Scholte .........2263

A Comparison of the EuroQol 5D and the Health Utilities Index Mark 3 in Patients with Rheumatic Disease
   
N. Luo, L-H. Chew, K-Y. Fong, et al .........2268

Pediatric Rheumatology

Incidence of JIA in the Nordic Countries. A Population Based Study with Special Reference to the Validity of the ILAR and EULAR Criteria
   
L. Berntson, B. Andersson Gäre, A. Fasth, et al .........2275

Case Reports

Jaw Claudication in Primary Amyloidosis: Unusual Presentation of a Rare Disease
   
C.H. Churchill, A. Abril, M. Krishna, M.L. Callman, W.W. Ginsburg .........2283

Anti-TNF-a Therapy-Induced Vasculitis: Case Series
   
S.J. Jarrett, G. Cunnane, P.G. Conaghan, et al .........2287

Images in Rheumatology

Azithromycin-Induced Leukocytoclastic Vasculitis
 
E. Ödemis, M. Kalyoncu, A. Ökten, K. Yildiz .........2292

Correspondence

HIV-1 and RA: A Puzzling Association F. Iannone, G. Lapadula .........2294

Reply J. Wegrzyn, P. Miossec .........2294

Antibody Response to Influenza Immunization in Patients with SLE U. Mercado .........2295

Reply M. Abu-Shakra .........2295

Autonomic Involvement in SS A.J.F. Smith, S.A. Waterman, T.P. Gordon .........2296

Reply R.K. Niemelä, M. Hakala, H.V. Huikuri, K.E.J. Airaksinen .........2296

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