2006 Vol.24, N°6 - Table of contents

November-December 2006

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Editorial

CER2907
2006,24,6
Pg. 0613-0616

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Stefano Delle Chiaie (1794-1860), a forerunner of osteoarticular paleopathology
G. Pasero, P. Marson

Imaging

CER2908
2006,24,6
Pg. 0617-0621

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Ultrasound imaging for the rheumatologist. VI. Ultrasonography of the elbow, sacroiliac, parasternal, and temporomandibular joints
A. Delle Sedie, L. Riente, A. Iagnocco, E. Filippucci, G. Meenagh, G. Valesini, W. Grassi, S. Bombardieri

Full Papers

CER2909
2006,24,6
Pg. 0622-0628

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Cartilage oligomeric matrix protein (COMP) is modified by intra-articular liposomal clodronate in an experimental model of arthritis
E. Gomez-Barrena, L. Lindroos, A. Cˇeponis, M. López-Franco, O. Sanchez-Pernaute, J. Mönkkönen, J. Salo, G. Herrero-Beaumont, Y. Konttinen

CER2910
2006,24,6
Pg. 0629-0635

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Central nervous system involvement as the presenting manifestation of autoimmune rheumatic diseases: an observational study using the American College of Rheumatology nomenclature for neuropsychiatric lupus
V. Mastorodemos, M. Mamoulaki, H. Kritikos, A. Plaitakis, D.T. Boumpas

CER2911
2006,24,6
Pg. 0636-0642

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Association of tumour necrosis factor a, b and c microsatellite polymorphisms with clinical disease activity and induction of remission in early rheumatoid arthritis
S. Laivoranta-Nyman, T. Möttönen, P. Hannonen, M. Korpela, H. Kautiainen, M. Leirisalo-Repo, H. Julkunen, R. Luukkainen, M. Hakala, K. Vuori, A.P. Laine, A. Toivanen, J. Ilonen for the FIN-RACo Trial Group

CER2912
2006,24,6
Pg. 0643-0648

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Interleukin-1 receptor antagonist (IL-1RN) and interleukin-1B gene polymorphisms in Turkish patients with rheumatoid arthritis
A. Arman, B. Yılmaz, A. Coker, N. Inanc, H. Direskeneli

CER2913
2006,24,6
Pg. 0649-0655

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Incidence and clinical features of cytomegalovirus infection diagnosed by cytomegalovirus pp65 antigenemia assay during high dose corticosteroid therapy for collagen vascular diseases
M. Yamashita, T. Ishii, N. Iwama, H. Takahashi

CER2914
2006,24,6
Pg. 0656-0663

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Synovial inflammation in active rheumatoid arthritis and psoriatic arthritis facilitates trapping of a variety of oral bacterial DNAs
K. Moen, J.G. Brun, M. Valen, L. Skartveit, E.K. Ribs Eribe, I. Olsen, R. Jonsson

CER2915
2006,24,6
Pg. 0664-0669

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Imaging of intratendinous distribution of glucocorticosteroid in the treatment of Achilles tendinopathy. Pilot study of low-field magnetic resonance imaging correlated with ultrasound
M.I. Boesen, M. Boesen, K.E. Jensen, H. Bliddal, S. Torp-Pedersen

CER2916
2006,24,6
Pg. 0670-0676

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Frequency of musculoskeletal conditions among patients referred to Italian tertiary rheumatological centers
M.A. Cimmino, D. Ugolini, A. Cauli, A. Mannoni, P. Macchioni, A. Ciocci, M. Ceppi, R. Scarpa

CER2917
2006,24,6
Pg. 0677-0682

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Sister chromatid exchanges and cell proliferative abilities in cultured peripheral blood lymphocytes of patients with rheumatoid and reactive arthritis
S. Jarmalaite, J. Mierauskiene, K. Beitas, J. Ranceva, J.R. Lazutka, I. Butrimiene

CER2918
2006,24,6
Pg. 0683-0689

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Cardiovascular and pupillary autonomic nervous dysfunction in patients with rheumatoid arthritis – a cross-sectional and longitudinal study
S. Schwemmer, P. Beer, J. Schölmerich, M. Fleck, R.H. Straub

Brief Papers

CER2919
2006,24,6
Pg. 0690-0693

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Activity of N-acetyl-b-hexosaminidase and its isoenzymes in serum and synovial fluid from patients with different arthropathies
J. Popko, J. Marciniak, A. Zalewska, A. Górska, K. Zwierz, S. Sierakowski, M. Urban

CER2920
2006,24,6
Pg. 0694-0697

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Restricted specificity of anti-ribosomal P antibodies to SLE patients in Israel
O. Shovman, G. Zandman-Goddard, B. Gilburd, M. Blank, M. Ehrenfeld, S. Bardechevski, L. Stojanovich, P. Langevitz, Y. Shoenfeld

CER2921
2006,24,6
Pg. 0698-0701

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The serum levels ofresistin in rheumatoid arthritis patients
K. Migita, Y. Maeda, T. Miyashita, H. Kimura, M. Nakamura, H. Ishibashi, K. Eguchi

CER2922
2006,24,6
Pg. 0702-0704

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Circannual vitamin D serum levels and disease activity in rheumatoid arthritis: Northern versus Southern Europe
M. Cutolo, K. Otsa, K. Laas, M. Yprus, R. Lehtme, M.E. Secchi, A. Sulli, S. Paolino, B. Seriolo

Case Reports

CER2923
2006,24,6
Pg. 0705-0706

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Microscopic polyangiitis following recurrent Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia and infectious endocarditis.
J.A. Miranda-Filloy, J.A. Veiga, Y. Juarez, C. Gonzalez-Juanatey, M.A. Gonzalez-Gay, C. Garcia-Porrua

Review

CER2924
2006,24,6
Pg. 0707-0712

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Molecular mechanisms in normal pregnancy and rheumatic diseases
M. Vázquez-Del Mercado, B.T. Martín-Márquez, M.H. Petri, E.A. Martínez-García, J.F. Muñoz-Valle

Paediatric Rheumatology

CER2925
2006,24,6
Pg. 0713-0718

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Design and validation of a new scale to assess the functional ability in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA)
M.J. Iglesias, R.J. Cuttica, M. Herrera Calvo, M. Micelotta, A. Pringe, M.I. Brusco

CER2926
2006,24,6
Pg. 0719-0721

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Bilateral renal artery stenosis in Kawasaki disease: a report of two cases
F. Falcini, G.B. Calabri, G. Simonini, A. Vitale, L. De Simone, M. De Martino

Letter

CER2927
2006,24,6
Pg. 0722

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A case of rheumatoid arthritis complicated by two different types of lymphoproliferative disorder
T. Sato, K. Hagiwara, I. Matsuda, T. Takemura, S. Inokuma, O. Akiyama

CER2928
2006,24,6
Pg. 0723

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Mycobacterium fortuitum infection complicating infliximab therapy in rheumatoid arthritis
N. Boulman, M. Rozenbaum, G. Slobodin, I. Rosner

CER2929
2006,24,6
Pg. 0724

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Effects of intra-articular hyaluronic acid and corticosteroid therapies on articular cartilage in experimental severe osteoarthritis
S. Eyigor, S. Hepguler, M. Sezak, F. Öztop, K. Capaci