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VOLUME 34: NO. 9   SEPTEMBER 2007

Editorials

Glucosamine Therapy for Osteoarthritis: An Update

T.E. Towheed, T. Anastassiades .........1787

Prevention of Rheumatic Disease

R.D. Wigley .........1791

Microangiopathic Antiphospholipid-Associated Syndromes Revisited — New Concepts Relating to Antiphospholipid Antibodies and Syndromes

R.A. Asherson, S. Pierangeli, R. Cervera .........1793

Frontal Plane Knee Alignment: A Call for Standardized Measurement

T.D.V. Cooke, E.A. Sled, R.A. Scudamore .........1796

Articles

Vanadate, an Inhibitor of Stromelysin and Collagenase Expression, Suppresses Collagen Induced Arthritis
   
S.J. Oliver, G.S. Firestein, L. Arsenault, et al .........1802

Effects of Low-dose Prednisolone on Endothelial Function, Atherosclerosis, and Traditional Risk Factors for Atherosclerosis in Patients with RA — A Randomized Study
   
I. Hafström, M. Rohani, S. Deneberg, M. Wörnert, T. Jogestrand, J. Frostegård .........1810

Peripheral Blood Expression of NF-kB-Regulated Genes Is Associated with RA Disease Activity and Responds Differentially to Anti-TNF-a versus MTX
   
A. Parker, E.S. Izmailova, J. Narang, et al .........1817

Influence of theBsmI Polymorphism of the Vitamin D Receptor Gene on RA Clinical Activity
   
C. Gómez-Vaquero, J. Fiter, A. Enjuanes, X. Nogués, A. Díez-Pérez, J.M. Nolla .........1823

Gold Therapy in Women Planning Pregnancy: Outcomes in One Center
   
M. Almarzouqi, D. Scarsbrook, A. Klinkhoff .........1827

Acute Lower Respiratory Tract Infections in Patients with RA
   
P. Coyne, J. Hamilton, C. Heycock, V. Saravanan, E. Coulson, C.A. Kelly .........1832

Functional HAQ and Psychological HAQ Are Associated with and Predicted by Different Factors in RA
   
S.M.M. Verstappen, J.W.G. Jacobs, A-M. Huisman, A.W.A.M. van Rijthoven, T. Sokka, J.W.J. Bijlsma .........1837

Clinical Manifestations of Human T Lymphotropic Virus Type I-Infected Patients with SLE
   
M. Akimoto, K. Matsushita, Y. Suruga, et al .........1841

Inflammatory Mechanisms Affecting the Lipid Profile in Patients with SLE
   
C.P. Chung, A. Oeser, J. Solus, et al .........1849

Classification Criteria for SSc Subsets
   
S.R. Johnson, B.M. Feldman, G.A. Hawker .........1855

Rituximab for Refractory Polymyositis: An Open-label Prospective Study
   
C.C. Mok, L.Y. Ho, C.H. To .........1864

Autonomic and Orthostatic Dysfunction in Primary SS
   
T. Mandl, P. Wollmer, R. Manthorpe, L.T.H. Jacobsson .........1869

Enhanced Endothelium-Dependent Microvascular Responses in Patients with Wegener's Granulomatosis
   
H.L.A. Nienhuis, K. de Leeuw, A.J. Smit, et al .........1875

Serum Uric Acid Levels and Risk for Vascular Diseases in Patients with Metabolic Syndrome
   
J. Hjortnaes, A. Algra, J. Olijhoek, et al .........1882

Ultrasonographic Measurement of Tophi as an Outcome Measure for Chronic Gout
   
F. Perez-Ruiz, I. Martin, B. Canteli .........1888

Improving Informed Decision-Making for Patients with Knee Pain
   
L. Fraenkel, N. Rabidou, D. Wittink, T. Fried .........1894

Clinical Comorbidity in OA: Associations with Physical Function in Older Patients in Family Practice
   
U.T. Kadam, P.R. Croft .........1899

Determinants of Reduced Walking Speed in People with Musculoskeletal Pain
   
S. Ayis, S. Ebrahim, S. Williams, P. Jüni, P. Dieppe .........1905

Pediatric Rheumatology

Onset to First Visit Intervals in Childhood Rheumatic Diseases
   
C. Shapiro, L. Maenz, Md.A. Hossain, P. Pahwa, A. Rosenberg .........1913

Variation in the Initial Treatment of Knee Monoarthritis in JIA: A Survey of Pediatric Rheumatologists in the U.S. and Canada
   
T. Beukelman, J.P. Guevara, D.A. Albert, D.D. Sherry, J.M. Burnham .........1918

TMJ Arthritis in JIA: Prevalence, Clinical and Radiological Signs, and Relation to Dentofacial Morphology
   
A.D. Billiau, Y. Hu, A. Verdonck, C. Carels, C. Wouters .........1925

Case Report

Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis Associated with Leflunomide Therapy
   
N. Martin, J.A. Innes, C.M. Lambert, C.M. Turnbull, W.A.H. Wallace .........1934

Lupus Erythematosus Tumidus Induced by Sex Reassignment Surgery
   
G. Zandman-Goddard, M. Solomon, A. Barzilai, Y. Shoenfeld .........1938

Images in Rheumatology

Mikulicz's Syndrome: Old Disease and New View
 
M. Calguneri, B. Kisacik .........1941

Correspondence

Not Steroids Again
 
A. Russell .........1942

Reply
 
T. Pincus, T.W.J. Huizinga, Y. Yazici ......... 1942

Letters

APF Test Is More Useful than Anti-Sa Assay When Used with Anti-CCP Test in Diagnosis of RA
 
D-A. Kim, L-H. Jearn, T-Y. Kim .........1944

Duration of Treatment After Eye Involvement in Giant Cell Arteritis
 
K. Arashvand, W.L. Alexander, B. Dasgupta .........1945

Granulomatous Nephritis Associated with R334Q Mutation in NOD2
 
S.M. Meiorin, G. Espada, C.E. Costa, et al .........1945

Correction

Good Clinical Response, Remission, and Predictors of Remission in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Treated with Tumor Necrosis Factor-a Blockers: The GISEA Study
 
L. Mancarella, F. Bobbio-Pallavicini, F. Ceccarelli, et al, for the GISEA Group .........1947

Meetings in Rheumatology