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    Arthritis & Rheumatism: Volume 48, Issue 4

    869-1170, bmi-bmii
    April 2003
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ACR Presidential Address

If I am not for myself, who will be for me?

Allan Gibofsky, 
  • Pages: 869-872
  • First Published: 03 April 2003

Editorials

New policy on disclosure of interest for American College of Rheumatology journals

David S. Pisetsky,  Gene G. Hunder,  Ellen M. Gravallese, 
  • Pages: 873-875
  • First Published: 03 April 2003

High mobility group box chromosomal protein 1 as a nuclear protein, cytokine, and potential therapeutic target in arthritis

Luis Ulloa,  Franak M. Batliwalla,  Ulf Andersson,  Peter K. Gregersen,  Kevin J. Tracey, 
  • Pages: 876-881
  • First Published: 03 April 2003

A role for BLyS in tissue inflammation?

Robert H. Carter, 
  • Pages: 882-885
  • First Published: 03 April 2003

Review

Specificities, properties, and clinical significance of antiprothrombin antibodies

Olga Amengual,  Tatsuya Atsumi,  Takao Koike, 
  • Pages: 886-895
  • First Published: 03 April 2003

Conference Summary

Report on the Second International Enthesitis Workshop

Dennis McGonagle FRCPI,  Helena Marzo-Ortega,  Michael Benjamin PhD,  Paul Emery MA, MD, FRCP, 
  • Pages: 896-905
  • First Published: 03 April 2003

Research Articles

Screening the genome for rheumatoid arthritis susceptibility genes: A replication study and combined analysis of 512 multicase families

Damini Jawaheer,  Michael F. Seldin,  Christopher I. Amos,  Wei V. Chen,  Russell Shigeta,  Carol Etzel,  Aarti Damle,  Xiangli Xiao,  Dong Chen,  Raymond F. Lum,  Joanita Monteiro,  Marlene Kern,  Lindsey A. Criswell,  Salvatore Albani,  J. Lee Nelson,  Daniel O. Clegg,  Richard Pope,  Harry W. Schroeder Jr.,  S. Louis Bridges Jr.,  David S. Pisetsky,  Ryk Ward,  Daniel L. Kastner,  Ronald L. Wilder,  Theodore Pincus,  Leigh F. Callahan,  Donald Flemming,  Mark H. Wener,  Peter K. Gregersen, 
  • Pages: 906-916
  • First Published: 03 April 2003

Prevalence of rheumatoid arthritis in persons 60 years of age and older in the United States: Effect of different methods of case classification

Elizabeth K. Rasch,  Rosemarie Hirsch,  Ryne Paulose-Ram,  Marc C. Hochberg, 
  • Pages: 917-926
  • First Published: 03 April 2003

Anakinra, a recombinant human interleukin-1 receptor antagonist (r-metHuIL-1ra), in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: A large, international, multicenter, placebo-controlled trial

Roy M. Fleischmann,  Joy Schechtman,  Ralph Bennett,  Malcolm L. Handel,  Gerd-Rudiger Burmester,  John Tesser,  Dennis Modafferi,  Jennifer Poulakos,  Gordon Sun, 
  • Pages: 927-934
  • First Published: 03 April 2003

Development of an instrument to measure disability in parenting activity among women with rheumatoid arthritis

Patricia P. Katz PhD,  Lauri A. Pasch PhD,  Belinda Wong BA, 
  • Pages: 935-943
  • First Published: 03 April 2003

Low prevalence of antibodies to glucose-6-phosphate isomerase in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and a spectrum of other chronic autoimmune disorders

Isao Matsumoto MD, PhD,  David M. Lee MD, PhD,  Raphaela Goldbach-Mansky MD,  Takayuki Sumida MD,  Carol A. Hitchon MD,  Peter H. Schur MD,  Ronald J. Anderson MD,  Jonathan S. Coblyn MD,  Michael E. Weinblatt MD,  Michael Brenner MD,  Bernard Duclos MD,  Jean-Louis Pasquali MD, PhD,  Hani El-Gabalawy MD,  Diane Mathis PhD,  Christophe Benoist MD, PhD, 
  • Pages: 944-954
  • First Published: 03 April 2003

Interobserver agreement in ultrasonography of the finger and toe joints in rheumatoid arthritis

Marcin Szkudlarek,  Michel Court-Payen,  Søren Jacobsen,  Mette Klarlund,  Henrik S. Thomsen,  Mikkel Østergaard, 
  • Pages: 955-962
  • First Published: 03 April 2003

Risk of malignant lymphomas in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and in their first-degree relatives

Karin Ekström,  Henrik Hjalgrim,  Lena Brandt,  Eva Baecklund,  Lars Klareskog,  Anders Ekbom,  Johan Askling, 
  • Pages: 963-970
  • First Published: 03 April 2003

High mobility group box chromosomal protein 1 plays a role in the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis as a novel cytokine

Noboru Taniguchi,  Ko-Ichi Kawahara,  Kazunori Yone,  Teruto Hashiguchi,  Munekazu Yamakuchi,  Masamichi Goto,  Keiichi Inoue,  Shingo Yamada,  Kosei Ijiri,  Shunji Matsunaga,  Toshihiro Nakajima,  Setsuro Komiya,  Ikuro Maruyama, 
  • Pages: 971-981
  • First Published: 03 April 2003

Local production of B lymphocyte stimulator protein and APRIL in arthritic joints of patients with inflammatory arthritis

Soon-Min Tan,  Dong Xu,  Viktor Roschke,  James W. Perry,  Daniel G. Arkfeld,  Glenn R. Ehresmann,  Thi-Sau Migone,  David M. Hilbert,  William Stohl, 
  • Pages: 982-992
  • First Published: 03 April 2003

T cells regulate the expression of matrix metalloproteinase in human osteoblasts via a dual mitogen-activated protein kinase mechanism

Leonard Rifas,  Sophia Arackal, 
  • Pages: 993-1001
  • First Published: 03 April 2003

Increased expression of Fcγ receptors II and III on macrophages of rheumatoid arthritis patients results in higher production of tumor necrosis factor α and matrix metalloproteinase

Arjen B. Blom,  Timothy R. D. J. Radstake,  Astrid E. M. Holthuysen,  Annet W. Slöetjes,  Gerard J. Pesman,  Fred G. J. Sweep,  Fons A. J. van de Loo,  L. A. B. Joosten,  Pilar Barrera,  Peter L. E. M. van Lent,  Wim B. van den Berg, 
  • Pages: 1002-1014
  • First Published: 03 April 2003

Antinuclear antibodies following infliximab treatment in patients with rheumatoid arthritis or spondylarthropathy

Leen De Rycke,  Elli Kruithof,  Nancy Van Damme,  Ilse E. A. Hoffman,  Nancy Van den Bossche,  Filip Van den Bosch,  Eric M. Veys,  Filip De Keyser, 
  • Pages: 1015-1023
  • First Published: 03 April 2003

The association of body mass index and osteoarthritis of the knee joint: An examination of genetic and environmental influences

Nisha J. Manek,  Deborah Hart,  Timothy D. Spector,  Alexander J. MacGregor, 
  • Pages: 1024-1029
  • First Published: 03 April 2003

Weight from birth to 53 years: A longitudinal study of the influence on clinical hand osteoarthritis

A. Aihie Sayer,  J. Poole,  V. Cox,  D. Kuh,  R. Hardy,  M. Wadsworth,  C. Cooper, 
  • Pages: 1030-1033
  • First Published: 03 April 2003

Lower prevalence of hand osteoarthritis among Chinese subjects in Beijing compared with white subjects in the United States: The Beijing Osteoarthritis Study

Yuqing Zhang,  Ling Xu,  Michael C. Nevitt,  Jingbo Niu,  Joyce P. Goggins,  Piran Aliabadi,  Wei Yu,  Li-Yung Lui,  David T. Felson, 
  • Pages: 1034-1040
  • First Published: 03 April 2003

Age and sex differences in hip joint space among asymptomatic subjects without structural change: Implications for epidemiologic studies

Peter Lanyon,  Kenneth Muir,  Sally Doherty,  Michael Doherty, 
  • Pages: 1041-1046
  • First Published: 03 April 2003

Matrix fixed-charge density as determined by magnetic resonance microscopy of bioreactor-derived hyaline cartilage correlates with biochemical and biomechanical properties

Chih-Tung Chen,  Kenneth W. Fishbein,  Peter A. Torzilli,  Amy Hilger,  Richard G. S. Spencer,  Walter E. Horton Jr., 
  • Pages: 1047-1056
  • First Published: 03 April 2003

Inhibition of furin-like enzymes blocks interleukin-1α/oncostatin M–stimulated cartilage degradation

J. M. Milner,  A. D. Rowan,  S.-F. Elliott,  T. E. Cawston, 
  • Pages: 1057-1066
  • First Published: 03 April 2003

Treatment of systemic lupus erythematosus–associated type B insulin resistance syndrome with cyclophosphamide and mycophenolate mofetil

Anil Gehi,  Allison Webb,  Martha Nolte,  John Davis Jr., 
  • Pages: 1067-1070
  • First Published: 03 April 2003

Pathogenic T cells in murine lupus exhibit spontaneous signaling activity through phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase and mitogen-activated protein kinase pathways

Florin Niculescu,  Phuong Nguyen,  Teodora Niculescu,  Horea Rus,  Violeta Rus,  Charles S. Via, 
  • Pages: 1071-1079
  • First Published: 03 April 2003

Enhanced susceptibility to end-organ disease in the lupus-facilitating NZW mouse strain

Chun Xie,  Xin J. Zhou,  Xuebin Liu,  Chandra Mohan, 
  • Pages: 1080-1092
  • First Published: 03 April 2003

Efficacy of etanercept for the treatment of juvenile idiopathic arthritis according to the onset type

Pierre Quartier,  Pierre Taupin,  Franck Bourdeaut,  Irène Lemelle,  Pascal Pillet,  Michel Bost,  Jean Sibilia,  Isabelle Koné-Paut,  Sylvie Gandon-Laloum,  Marc LeBideau,  Brigitte Bader-Meunier,  Richard Mouy,  Marianne Debré,  Paul Landais,  Anne-Marie Prieur, 
  • Pages: 1093-1101
  • First Published: 03 April 2003

Changes in bone mineral density following discontinuation or continuation of alendronate therapy in glucocorticoid-treated patients: A retrospective, observational study

Ronald Emkey,  Pierre D. Delmas,  Stefan Goemaere,  Uri A. Liberman,  Patrice E. Poubelle,  Anastasia G. Daifotis,  Nadia Verbruggen,  Antonio Lombardi,  Michelle Czachur, 
  • Pages: 1102-1108
  • First Published: 03 April 2003

Cellular microchimerism as a lifelong physiologic status in parous women: An immunologic basis for its amplification in patients with systemic sclerosis

Samuele E. Burastero MD,  Silvia Galbiati PhD,  Antonia Vassallo PhD,  Maria Grazia Sabbadini MD,  Matteo Bellone MD,  Lucia Marchionni MD,  Maddalena Smid MD,  Elisabetta Ferrero PhD,  Augusto Ferrari MD,  Maurizio Ferrari MD,  Laura Cremonesi PhD, 
  • Pages: 1109-1116
  • First Published: 03 April 2003

Disruption of tumor necrosis factor receptor p55 impairs collagen turnover in experimentally induced sclerodermic skin fibroblasts

Hiroyuki Murota,  Youichiro Hamasaki,  Tomoki Nakashima,  Kazuo Yamamoto,  Ichiro Katayama,  Toshifumi Matsuyama, 
  • Pages: 1117-1125
  • First Published: 03 April 2003

Magnetic resonance imaging examinations of the spine in patients with ankylosing spondylitis, before and after successful therapy with infliximab: Evaluation of a new scoring system

J. Braun,  X. Baraliakos,  W. Golder,  J. Brandt,  M. Rudwaleit,  J. Listing,  M. Bollow,  J. Sieper,  D. van der Heijde, 
  • Pages: 1126-1136
  • First Published: 03 April 2003

Crystal-induced neutrophil activation: VIII. Immediate production of prostaglandin E2 mediated by constitutive cyclooxygenase 2 in human neutrophils stimulated by urate crystals

Caroline Gilbert,  Patrice E. Poubelle,  Pierre Borgeat,  Marc Pouliot,  Paul H. Naccache, 
  • Pages: 1137-1148
  • First Published: 03 April 2003

The contribution of genotypes at the MEFV and SAA1 loci to amyloidosis and disease severity in patients with familial Mediterranean fever

Ruth Gershoni-Baruch,  Riva Brik,  Nurit Zacks,  Maruan Shinawi,  Merav Lidar,  Avi Livneh, 
  • Pages: 1149-1155
  • First Published: 03 April 2003

Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae septic arthritis†

Maria E. Ruiz,  J. Steuart Richards,  Gail S. Kerr,  Virginia L. Kan, 
  • Pages: 1156-1157
  • First Published: 03 April 2003

Letters

Disparate results in studies of methotrexate plus corticosteroids in the treatment of giant cell arteritis: Comment on the article by Hoffman et al

Juan Angel Jover MD, PhD,  Cesar Hernández-Garcia MD,  Inmaculada C. Morado MD,  Emilio Vargas MD, PhD,  Antonio Bañares MD, PhD,  Benjamin Fernandez-Gutierrez MD, PhD, 
  • Pages: 1158-1159
  • First Published: 03 April 2003

Vision loss in giant cell arteritis patients treated with alternate-day corticosteroids: Comment on the article by Hoffman et al

Robert F. Spiera MD,  Mark Kupersmith MD,  Stephen Paget MD,  Harry Spiera MD, 
  • Pages: 1159-1160
  • First Published: 03 April 2003

Reply

Gary S. Hoffman MD, MS,  John H. Stone MD, MPH, 
  • Pages: 1160-1161
  • First Published: 03 April 2003

Does concomitant osteoarthritis affect histopathologic changes in patients with rheumatoid arthritis? Comment on the article by Kraan et al

Nathan Wei MD, FACP, FACR, 
  • Page: 1161
  • First Published: 03 April 2003

Reply

Maarten C. Kraan MD, PhD,  Richard J. Reece MD, MRCP,  Tom J. M. Smeets,  Douglas J. Veale MD, FRCPI,  Paul Emery MD, FRCP,  Paul P. Tak MD, PhD, 
  • Page: 1162
  • First Published: 03 April 2003

Possible role of shared epitope status in the relationship between matrix metalloproteinase 3 genotype and radiographic progression of rheumatoid arthritis: Comment on the article by Constantin et al

Niek De Vries MD, PhD,  Paul P. Tak MD, PhD, 
  • Pages: 1162-1163
  • First Published: 03 April 2003

Reply

Alain Cantagrel MD,  Valérie Lauwers-Cancès MD,  Arnaud Constantin MD, 
  • Pages: 1163-1164
  • First Published: 03 April 2003

Anti–glomerular basement membrane antibody–associated renal failure in a patient with leflunomide-treated rheumatoid arthritis

G. A. W. Bruyn MD, PhD,  R. P. Veenstra MD,  C. Halma MD, PhD,  J. Grond MD, PhD, 
  • Pages: 1164-1165
  • First Published: 03 April 2003

Etanercept-induced lupus-like syndrome in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis

Elise Carlson MD,  Naomi Rothfield MD, 
  • Pages: 1165-1166
  • First Published: 03 April 2003

Reply

David S. Pisetsky MD, PhD, 
  • Page: 1166
  • First Published: 03 April 2003

Chondrocyte apoptosis in osteoarthritis: Comment on the letter by Kouri and Abbud-Lozoya

Thomas Aigner MD, 
  • Pages: 1166-1167
  • First Published: 03 April 2003

Aquaporins in primary Sjögren's syndrome: Comment on the articles by Steinfeld et al

Sally A. Waterman PhD,  Dimitra Beroukas BSc,  Jenny Hiscock PhD,  Roland Jonsson MD,  Tom P. Gordon MD, 
  • Pages: 1167-1168
  • First Published: 03 April 2003

Use of an artificial neural network to predict cancer development in patients with inflammatory myopathy: Comment on the letter by Selva O'Callaghan et al

Roland Linder MD,  Eva Reinhold-Keller MD,  Wolfgang L. Gross MD, 
  • Pages: 1168-1169
  • First Published: 03 April 2003

Reply

Albert Selva-O'Callaghan MD, PhD,  Enrique Romero-Merino PhD,  Jose M. Sopena-Sisquella PhD,  Tilman Mijares-Boeckh-Behrens MD,  Roser Solans-Laqué MD, PhD,  Moises Labrador-Horrillo MD, PhD,  Miquel Vilardell-Tarrés MD, PhD, 
  • Pages: 1169-1170
  • First Published: 03 April 2003

Clinical Images

Clinical images: Neuropathic joint in a patient with calcium pyrophosphate deposition disease

Paola Caramaschi MD,  Domenico Biasi MD,  Giuliano Villa MD,  Antonio Carletto MD,  Lisa Maria Bambara MD, 
  • Page: 1170
  • First Published: 03 April 2003

ACR Announcements

ACR announcements

  • Pages: bmi-bmii
  • First Published: 03 April 2003