| Special
Articles |
| 2831 |
Editorial:
Et Tu, Acetaminophen? |
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Steven
B. Abramson |
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| 2836 |
Editorial:
Predictors and Outcomes of Scleroderma Renal Crisis: Data From the High-Dose
Versus Low-Dose D-Penicillamine in Early Diffuse Systemic Sclerosis
Trial |
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Vibeke
Strand |
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| Rheumatoid
Arthritis |
| 2838 |
Long-Term
Safety and Maintenance of Clinical Improvement Following Treatment With
Anakinra (Recombinant Human Interleukin-1 Receptor Antagonist) in Patients
With Rheumatoid Arthritis: Extension Phase of a Randomized, Double-Blind,
Placebo-Controlled Trial |
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George
Nuki, Barry Bresnihan, Moraye B. Bear, and Dorothy McCabe, for the European
Group of Clinical Investigators |
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| 2847 |
Association
of Baseline Levels of Markers of Bone and Cartilage Degradation With
Long-Term Progression of Joint Damage in Patients With Early Rheumatoid
Arthritis: The COBRA Study |
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Patrick
Garnero, Robert Landewe, Maarten Boers, Arco Verhoeven, Sjef van der
Linden, Stephan Christgau, Desiree van der Heijde, Annelies Boonen,
and Piet Geusens |
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| 2857 |
Cell-Derived
Microparticles in Synovial Fluid From Inflamed Arthritic Joints Support
Coagulation Exclusively Via a Factor VII-Dependent Mechanism |
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Rene
J. Berckmans, Rienk Nieuwland, Paul Peter Tak, Anita N. Boing, Fred
P. H. T. M. Romijn, Maarten C. Kraan, Ferdinand C. Breedveld, C. Erik
Hack, and Augueste Sturk |
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| 2867 |
Regulation
of Fibronectin and Metalloproteinase Expression by Wnt Signaling in
Rheumatoid Arthritis Synoviocytes |
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Malini
Sen, Jack Reifert, Kevin Lauterbach, Vladimir Wolf, Jeffrey S. Rubin,
Maripat Corr, and Dennis A. Carson |
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| 2878 |
Migration
of CX3CR1-Positive T Cells Producing Type 1 Cytokines and Cytotoxic
Molecules Into the Synovium of Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis |
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Toshihiro
Nanki, Toshio Imai, Kenji Nagasaka, Yasuyo Urasaki, Yoshinori Nonomura,
Ken Taniguchi, Kenji Hayashida, Jun Hasegawa, Osamu Yoshie, and Nobuyuki
Miyasaka |
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| Osteoarthritis
and Cartilage |
| 2884 |
Risk
Factors for Progressive Cartilage Loss in the Knee: A Longitudinal Magnetic
Resonance Imaging Study in Forty-Three Patients |
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Sandip
Biswal, Trevor Hastie, Thomas P. Andriacchi, Gabrielle A. Bergman, Michael
F. Dillingham, and Philipp Lang |
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| 2893 |
Clinical
Benefit of Joint Distraction in the Treatment of Severe Osteoarthritis
of the Ankle: Proof of Concept in an Open Prospective Study and in a
Randomized Controlled Study |
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Anne
C. A. Marijnissen, Peter M. van Roermund, Jan van Melkebeek, Willem
Schenk, Abraham J. Verbout, Johannes W. J. Bijlsma, and Floris P. J.
G. Lafeber |
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| 2903 |
Matrix
Homeostasis in Aging Normal Human Ankle Cartilage |
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Matthias
Aurich, A. Robin Poole, Agnes Reiner, Christine Mollenhauer, Arkady
Margulis, Klaus E. Kuettner, and Ada A. Cole |
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| 2911 |
Replicative
Aging of Human Articular Chondrocytes During Ex Vivo Expansion
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Dominik
Parsch, Tim H. Brummendorf, Wiltrud Richter, and J|f-rg Fellenberg |
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| Systemic
Lupus Erythematosus |
| 2917 |
Hematopoietic
Stem Cell Transplantation for Severe and Refractory Lupus: Analysis
After Five Years and Fifteen Patients |
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Ann
E. Traynor, Walter G. Barr, Robert M. Rosa, Julianne Rodriguez, Yu Oyama,
Steven Baker, Mary Brush, and Richard K. Burt |
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| 2924 |
Dehydroepiandrosterone
Treatment of Women With Mild-to-Moderate Systemic Lupus Erythematosus:
A Multicenter Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial |
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Deh-Ming
Chang, Joung-Liang Lan, Hsiao-Yi Lin, and Shue-Fen Luo |
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| 2928 |
Linkage
and Interaction of Loci on 1q23 and 16q12 May Contribute to Susceptibility
to Systemic Lupus Erythematosus |
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Betty
P. Tsao, Rita M. Cantor, Jennifer M. Grossman, Sung K. Kim, Noel Strong,
Chak S. Lau, Chung-Jen Chen, Nan Shen, Ellen M. Ginzler, Rose Goldstein,
Kenneth C. Kalunian, Frank C. Arnett, Daniel J. Wallace, and Bevra H.
Hahn |
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| 2937 |
Stratification
of Pedigrees Multiplex for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and for Self-Reported
Rheumatoid Arthritis Detects a Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Susceptibility
Gene (SLER1) at 5p15.3 |
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Bahram
Namjou, Swapan K. Nath, Jeff Kilpatrick, Jennifer A. Kelly, Jeff Reid,
Judith A. James, and John B. Harley |
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| 2946 |
Autoimmune
Responses to Proliferating Cell Nuclear Antigen Multiprotein Complexes
Involved in Cell Proliferation Are Strongly Associated With Their Structure
and Biologic Function in Patients With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
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Toshiaki
Kogure, Yoshinari Takasaki, Ken Takeuchi, Hirofumi Yamada, Masuyuki
Nawata, Keigo Ikeda, Masakazu Matsushita, Ran Matsudaira, Kazuhiko Kaneda,
Katsutoshi Terasawa, and Hiroshi Hashimoto |
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| 2957 |
Autoantibodies
to Lipoprotein Lipase and Dyslipidemia in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
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Morris
Reichlin, James Fesmire, Ana I. Quintero-Del-Rio, and Marianne Wolfson-Reichlin |
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| Spondylarthropathy |
| 2964 |
Fast
Spin Echo-T2-Weighted Sequences With Fat Saturation in Dactylitis of
Spondylarthritis: No Evidence of Entheseal Involvement of the Flexor
Digitorum Tendons |
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Ignazio
Olivieri, Carlo Salvarani, Fabrizio Cantini, Enrico Scarano, Angela
Padula, Laura Niccoli, Giovanni Ciancio, and Libero Barozzi |
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| 2968 |
Association
of Ankylosing Spondylitis With HLA-B*1403 in a West African Population
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Carlos
Lopez-Larrea, Moustafa Mijiyawa, Segundo Gonzalez, J. Luis Fernandez-Morera,
Miguel A. Blanco-Gelaz, Jesus Martinez-Borra, and Antonio Lopez-Vazquez |
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| 2972 |
Cell-Surface
Expression and Immune Receptor Recognition of HLA-B27 Homodimers |
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Simon
Kollnberger, Lucy Bird, Mei-Yi Sun, Christelle Retiere, Veronique M.
Braud, Andrew McMichael, and Paul Bowness |
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| Systemic
Sclerosis |
| 2983 |
Predictors
and Outcomes of Scleroderma Renal Crisis: The High-Dose Versus Low-Dose
D-Penicillamine in Early Diffuse Systemic Sclerosis Trial |
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Paul
J. DeMarco, Michael H. Weisman, James R. Seibold, Daniel E. Furst, Weng
Kee Wong, Eric L. Hurwitz, Maureen Mayes, Barbara White, Fredrick Wigley,
Walter Barr, Larry Moreland, Thomas A. Medsger, Jr., Virginia Steen,
Richard W. Martin, David Collier, Arthur Weinstein, Edward Lally, John
Varga, Steven R. Weiner, Brian Andrews, Micha Abeles, and Philip J.
Clements |
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| 2990 |
Association
of Novel Polymorphisms With the Expression of SPARC in Normal Fibroblasts
and With Susceptibility to Scleroderma |
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Xiaodong
Zhou, Filemon K. Tan, John D. Reveille, Debra Wallis, Dianna M. Milewicz,
Chul Ahn, Andrew Wang, and Frank C. Arnett |
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| 3000 |
Transforming
Growth Factor [beta] Induces Fibroblast Fibrillin-1 Matrix Formation
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Eugene
Y. Kissin, Raphael Lemaire, Joseph H. Korn, and Robert Lafyatis |
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| Childhood
Arthritis |
| 3010 |
Interleukin-15
Inhibits Sodium Nitroprusside-Induced Apoptosis of Synovial Fibroblasts
and Vascular Endothelial Cells |
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Lin
Yang, Sherry Thornton, and Alexei A. Grom3010 |
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| Muscle
Disease |
| 3015 |
Self
Epitopes Shared Between Human Skeletal Myosin and Streptococcus pyogenes
M5 Protein Are Targets of Immune Responses in Active Juvenile Dermatomyositis
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Margherita
Massa, Nick Costouros, Federica Mazzoli, Fabrizio De Benedetti, Antonio
La Cava, Tho Le, Isme de Kleer, Angelo Ravelli, Margaret Liotta, Sarah
Roord, Charles Berry, Lauren M. Pachman, Alberto Martini, and Salvatore
Albani |
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| Crystal-Induced
Arthritis |
| 3026 |
Safe
Disposal of Inflammatory Monosodium Urate Monohydrate Crystals by Differentiated
Macrophages |
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R.
Clive Landis, Darshna R. Yagnik, Oliver Florey, Pandelis Philippidis,
Vivien Emons, Justin C. Mason, and Dorian O. Haskard |
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| Tendinopathy |
| 3034 |
Ciprofloxacin
Enhances the Stimulation of Matrix Metalloproteinase 3 Expression by
Interleukin-1[beta] in Human Tendon-Derived Cells: A Potential Mechanism
of Fluoroquinolone-Induced Tendinopathy |
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Anthony
N. Corps, Rebecca L. Harrall, Valerie A. Curry, Steven A. Fenwick, Brian
L. Hazleman, and Graham P. Riley |
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| Genetics |
| 3041 |
CARD15
Mutations in Familial Granulomatosis Syndromes: A Study of the Original
Blau Syndrome Kindred and Other Families With Large-Vessel Arteritis
and Cranial Neuropathy |
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Xiaoju
Wang, Helena Kuivaniemi, Gina Bonavita, Lysette Mutkus, Ulrike Mau,
Edward Blau, Naohiro Inohara, Gabriel Nunez, Gerard Tromp, and Charlene
J. Williams |
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| Drug
Therapy |
| 3046 |
Determinants
and Sequelae Associated With Utilization of Acetaminophen Versus Traditional
Nonsteroidal Antiinflammatory Drugs in an Elderly Population |
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Elham
Rahme, Dan Pettitt, and Jacques LeLorier |
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| Animal
Models |
| 3055 |
Increase
in Expression of Receptor Activator of Nuclear Factor [Kappa]B at Sites
of Bone Erosion Correlates With Progression of Inflammation in Evolving
Collagen-Induced Arthritis |
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Erik
Lubberts, Birgitte Oppers-Walgreen, Allison R. Pettit, Liduine van den
Bersselaar, Leo A. B. Joosten, Steven R. Goldring, Ellen M. Gravallese,
and Wim B. van den Berg |
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| 3065 |
Mechanisms
of Effects of Complement Inhibition in Murine Collagen-Induced Arthritis
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Nirmal
K. Banda, Damian Kraus, Andrea Vondracek, Long H. Huynh, Alison Bendele,
V. Michael Holers, and William P. Arend |
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| 3076 |
Spinal
Adenosine Receptor Activation Inhibits Inflammation and Joint Destruction
in Rat Adjuvant-Induced Arthritis |
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David
L. Boyle, James Moore, Li Yang, Linda S. Sorkin, and Gary S. Firestein |
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| 3083 |
Correlation
of Renal Tubular Epithelial Cell-Derived Interleukin-18 Up-Regulation
With Disease Activity in MRL-Faslpr Mice With Autoimmune Lupus Nephritis
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Justus
Faust, Julia Menke, Jorg Kriegsmann, Vicki Rubin Kelley, Werner J. Mayet,
Peter R. Galle, and Andreas Schwarting |
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| Concise
Communications |
| 3096 |
Tumor
Necrosis Factor Receptor Type II (Exon 6) and Interleukin-6 (-174) Gene
Polymorphisms Are Not Associated With Family History but Tumor Necrosis
Factor Receptor Type II Is Associated With Hypertension in Patients
With Rheumatoid Arthritis From Northern Sweden |
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Solbritt
Rantapaa Dahlqvist, Lisbeth Arlestig, Carin Sikstrom, and Solveig Linghult |
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| 3098 |
Comparison
of a Disease-Specific and a Generic Instrument for Measuring Health-Related
Quality of Life in Ankylosing Spondylitis |
|
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Philip
S. Helliwell, Helena Marzo-Ortega, and Alan Tennant |
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| 3099 |
Detection
of Parvovirus B19 DNA by Polymerase Chain Reaction in Giant Cell Arteritis:
A Case-Control Study |
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Carlo
Salvarani, Enrico Farnetti, Bruno Casali, Davide Nicoli, Liu Wenlan,
GianLuigi Bajocchi, PierLuigi Macchioni, Giovanni Lo Scocco, Maria Grazia
Catanoso, Luigi Boiardi, and Fabrizio Cantini |
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| Letters |
| 3102 |
Aspirin
Antiplatelet Therapy and Nonsteroidal Antiinflammatory Drugs: Comment
on the 2002 Update of the American College of Rheumatology Guidelines
for the Management of Rheumatoid Arthritis |
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Jose
L. Pablos |
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| 3102 |
Hidden
Hazards and Practical Problems: Comment on the 2002 Update of the American
College of Rheumatology Guidelines for the Management of Rheumatoid
Arthritis |
|
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Sidney
R. Block |
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| 3103 |
Reply |
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C.
Kent Kwoh, Larry G. Anderson, Jerry M. Greene, Dorothy A. Johnson, James
R. O'Dell, Mark L. Robbins, W. Neal Roberts, Jr., Robert W. Simms, and
Robert A. Yood |
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| 3104 |
Intolerance
to Caffeine May Increase Susceptibility to Rheumatoid Arthritis: Comment
on the Article by Mikuls et al |
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Hugh
McGrath, Jr. |
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| 3104 |
Reply
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Ted
R. Mikuls, James R. Cerhan, Lindsey A. Criswell, Linda A. Merlino, and
Kenneth G. Saag |
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| 3105 |
Importance
of T cells in Rheumatoid Synovitis: Comment on the Review by Firestein
and Zvaifler |
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Jonathan
C. W. Edwards |
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| 3106 |
Reply
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Gary
S. Firestein and Nathan J. Zvaifler |
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| 3107 |
Genetic
Drift as an Explanation for the Reduced Incidence of Rheumatoid Arthritis
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Tom
W. J. Huizinga, Suzanne Linn-Rasker, Leroy R. Lard, and Rudi G. J. Westendorp |
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| 3107 |
Successful
Rechallenge With Anti-Tumor Necrosis Factor [alpha] for Psoriatic Arthritis
After Development of Demyelinating Nervous System Disease During Initial
Treatment: Comment on the Article by Mohan et al |
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Marcela
Cisternas, Miguel Gutierrez, and Sergio Jacobelli |
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| 3108 |
Reply
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Niveditha
Mohan and Thomas R. Cupps |
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| 3109 |
A
Nonsense Mutation in Exon 2 of the DNase I Gene Is Not Present in UK
Subjects With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Graves' Disease: Comment
on the Article by Rood et al |
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Matthew
J. Simmonds, Joanne M. Heward, M. Ann Kelly, Amit Allahabadia, Helen
Foxall, Caroline Gordon, Jayne A. Franklyn, and Stephen C. L. Gough |
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| 3110 |
Antioxidant
Treatment Decreases the Titer of Circulating Anticardiolipin Antibodies:
Comment on the Article by Sambo et al |
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D.
Ferro, L. Iuliano, F. Violi, G. Valesini, and F. Conti |
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| 3112 |
Role
of T Cells in the Pathogenesis of Osteoarthritis |
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Lazaros
I. Sakkas and Chris D. Platsoucas |
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| 3113 |
Benefit
or Risk of Aspirin Treatment of Giant Cell Arteritis: Comment on the
Article by Weyand et al |
|
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Bruce
M. Rothschild |
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| 3113 |
Reply |
|
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Cornelia
M. Weyand and Jorg J. Goronzy |
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| ACR
Announcements |
| 17A |
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| Cover
image: The figure on the cover (from Olivieri et al, page 2966)
shows an axial spin-echo T2-weighted magnetic resonance image with fat
suppression, of the fingers of a patient with dactylitis from spondylarthropathy.
Fluid collections in the flexor synovial sheaths and subcutaneous edema
are present. |
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