VOLUME 30: NO. 9 SEPTEMBER 2003

Editorials

The Antiphospholipid Story
 
D. Alarcón-Segovia .........1893

The Use of Etanercept and Other TNF-a Blockers in Infertility: It's Time to Get Serious
 
D.J. Wallace, M.H. Weisman .........1897

Are the Number of Joints Involved or the Presence of Psoriasis Still Useful Tools to Identify Homogeneous Disease Entities in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis?
 
A. Martini .........1900

Soluble FcgRIIIa as a Marker for RA: The Use of Genetics in Selected Populations to Study Pathogenetic Pathways
 
T.W.J. Huizinga, A. Ioan-Facsinay .........1904

Articles

The Presence of Parvovirus B19 VP and NS1 Genes in the Synovium Is Not Correlated with RA
   
D. Peterlana, A. Puccetti, R. Beri, et al .........1907

Increase of Soluble FcgRIIIa Derived from Natural Killer Cells and Macrophages in Plasma from Patients with RA
   
M. Masuda, T. Morimoto, M. De Haas, et al .........1911

Proinflammatory Role of Fractalkine (CX3CL1) in RA
   
S. Blaschke, M. Koziolek, A. Schwarz, et al .........1918

CCR3, CCR5, IL-4, and IFN-g Expression on Synovial and Peripheral T Cells and Monocytes in Patients with RA
   
R. Nissinen, M. Leirisalo-Repo, M. Tiittanen, et al .........1928

Increased Degradation of Tryptophan in Blood of Patients with RA
   
K. Schroecksnadel, S. Kaser, M. Ledochowski, et al .........1935

Preventive Medical Services Among Patients with RA
   
H. Maradit Kremers, M. Bidaut-Russell, C.G. Scott, M.S. Reinalda, A.R. Zinsmeister, S.E. Gabriel .........1940

The Effect of Ingestion of Ferrous Sulfate on the Absorption of Oral MTX in Patients with RA
   
S.F. Hamilton, N.R.C. Campbell, M. Kara, J. Watson, M. Connors .........1948

Posterior Tibial Tendon and Subtalar Joint Complex in RA: MRI Study
   
M. Bouysset, J. Tebib, T. Tavernier, et al .........1951

Accrual of Organ Damage Over Time in Patients with SLE
   
D.D. Gladman, M.B. Urowitz, P. Rahman, D. Ibañez, L-S. Tam .........1955

Clinically Active Serologically Quiescent SLE
   
D.D. Gladman, N. Hirani, D. Ibañez, M.B. Urowitz .........1960

Anti-Endothelial Cell Autoantibodies and Soluble Markers of Endothelial Cell Dysfunction in SLE
   
J. Constans, R. Dupuy, A.D. Blann, et al .........1963

Determinants of Discordance Between Patients and Physicians in Their Assessment of Lupus Disease Activity
   
J.C. Yen, M. Abrahamowicz, P.L. Dobkin, A.E. Clarke, R.N. Battista, P.R. Fortin .........1967

Summarizing Disease Features Over Time: I. Adjusted Mean SLEDAI Derivation and Application to an Index of Disease Activity in Lupus
   
D. Ibañez, M.B. Urowitz, D.D. Gladman .........1977

Fluid Attenuated Inversion Recovery (FLAIR) Imaging in Neuropsychiatric SLE
   
W.L. Sibbitt Jr, P.J. Schmidt, B.L. Hart, W.M. Brooks .........1983

Inhibition of Annexin V Binding to Cardiolipin and Thrombin Generation in an Unselected Population with Venous Thrombosis
   
J.G. Hanly, S.A. Smith, D. Anderson .........1990

Autoantibodies in Patients with SSc and Cancer: A Case-Control Study
   
C.T. Derk, L.I. Sakkas, M. Rasheed, C. Artlett, S.A. Jimenez .........1994

Progressive Facial Hemiatrophy: CNS Involvement and Relationship with Scleroderma en Coup de Sabre
   
M. Blaszczyk, L. Królicki, M. Krasu, O. Glinska, S. Jablonska .........1997

Prevalence of Cryoglobulinemia and Serological Markers of Autoimmunity in HIV Infected Individuals: A Cross-Sectional Study of 97 Patients
   
F. Bonnet, J-J. Pineau, J-L. Taupin, et al .........2005

Th1 Polarization in FMF
   
E. Aypar, S. Ozen, H. Okur, T. Kutluk, N. Besbas, A. Bakkaloglu .........2011

Mutations in the Gene for FMF: Do They Predispose to Inflammation?
   
S. Ozen, A. Bakkaloglu, E. Yilmaz, et al .........2014

Endothelial NO Synthase Haplotype Associations in Biopsy-Proven GCA
   
M.M. Amoli, C. Garcia-Porrua, J. Llorca, W.E.R. Ollier, M.A. Gonzalez-Gay .........2019

Antimonocyte Antibodies in Takayasu's Arteritis: Prevalence of and Relation to Disease Activity
   
N.K. Tripathy, N. Sinha, S. Nityanand .........2023

Effect of Immunostimulatory Ribomunyl on the Preventive Treatment of Rat Adjuvant Arthritis with Cyclosporine and MTX
   
J. Rovensky, K. Svík, M. Stancíková, R. Istok .........2027

Increased Expression of a Novel Osteoclast-Stimulating Factor, ADAM8, in Interface Tissue Around Loosened Hip Prostheses
   
J. Mandelin, T-F. Li, M.V.J. Hukkanen, et al .........2033

Effects of Tai Chi Exercise on Pain, Balance, Muscle Strength, and Perceived Difficulties in Physical Functioning in Older Women with OA: A Randomized Clinical Trial
   
R. Song, E-O. Lee, P. Lam, S-C. Bae .........2039

Do Employment and Family Work Affect the Health Status of Women with FM?
   
S. Reisine, J. Fifield, S.J. Walsh, R. Feinn .........2045

Pediatric Rheumatology

The Interrelationship Between Sex, Susceptibility Factors, and Outcome in AS and Its Associated Disorders Including Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Psoriasis, and Iritis
   
S. Brophy, G. Taylor, D. Blake, A. Calin .........2054

Severe CNS Involvement in JDM
   
E.F. Elst, S.S.M. Kamphuis, B.J. Prakken, et al .........2059

Case Reports

WG in Patients with RA
   
G. Douglas, K. Bird, P. Flume, R. Silver, M. Bolster .........2064

Cranial Pachymeningitis: An Unusual Manifestation of WG
   
A.G. Fam, E. Lavine, L. Lee, B. Perez-Ordonez, M. Goyal .........2070

Images in Rheumatology

Quantitative Imaging of Cerebral Blood Flow Using SPECT with ¹²³I-Iodoamphetamine in Neuropsychiatric SLE
 
H. Kobayashi, H. Watanabe, T. Seino, S. Suzuki, Y. Sato .........2075

Correspondence

Aldolase Levels in DM and PM with Normal Creatine Kinase Levels E. Liozon, E. Vidal, A. Sparsa .........2077

Reply J.D. Carter, J. Valeriano, F.B. Vasey .........2077

Reply U. Mercado .........2078

ANCA in Patients with SSc I.M. Manolova, M. Dancheva .........2078

Reply A. Ruffatti, P. Grypiotis, S. Todesco .........2079

Letters

Effects of High Dose IV Pamidronate on Disease Activity and Bone Metabolism in Patients with Active RA: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial M.C. Lodder, P.A. Van Pelt, W.F. Lems, P.J. Kostense, C.H.W. Koks, B.A.C. Dijkmans .........2080

Therapeutic Benefits of Irsogladine Maleate on Aphthous Stomatitis Induced by MTX in RA T. Yoshida, M. Hirakata .........2082

Notices