The Journal of Rheumatology: 36 (12)

December 01, 2009; Volume 36,Issue 12

Editorials

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Chance and the Prepared Mind — Attracting Trainees into Rheumatology
GALE A. McCARTY

The Journal of Rheumatology December 1 2009, 36 (12) 2627-2629; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.091106
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The Enigma of Fatigue
JOHANNES J. RASKER

The Journal of Rheumatology December 1 2009, 36 (12) 2630-2632; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.091036
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The Challenge and Need of Defining Axial Psoriatic Arthritis
JOSÉ LUIS FERNÁNDEZ-SUEIRO

The Journal of Rheumatology December 1 2009, 36 (12) 2633-2634; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.091023

Review

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Systematic Review and Metaanalysis of Patient Self-Report versus Trained Assessor Joint Counts in Rheumatoid Arthritis
JENNIFER L. BARTON, LINDSEY A. CRISWELL, RACHEL KAISER, YEA-HUNG CHEN and DEAN SCHILLINGER

The Journal of Rheumatology December 1 2009, 36 (12) 2635-2641; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.090569
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Assessment of the Methodologic Quality of Medical and Surgical Clinical Trials in Patients with Arthroplasty
JASVINDER A. SINGH, STEPHEN MURPHY and MOHIT BHANDARI

The Journal of Rheumatology December 1 2009, 36 (12) 2642-2654; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.090333

Articles

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Adaptation of Human CD4+ T Cells to Pathophysiological Hypoxia: A Transcriptome Analysis
TIMO GABER, THOMAS HÄUPL, GRIT SANDIG, KAROLINA TYKWINSKA, MONIQUE FANGRADT, MIRIAM TSCHIRSCHMANN, MARTIN HAHNE, RENÉ DZIURLA, KEREM EREKUL, MARTIN LAUTENBACH, PAULA KOLAR, GERD-RÜDIGER BURMESTER and FRANK BUTTGEREIT

The Journal of Rheumatology December 1 2009, 36 (12) 2655-2669; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.090255
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The Anti-mutated Citrullinated Vimentin Response Classifies Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis into Broad and Narrow Responders
ROBBY ENGELMANN, JAN BRANDT, MARTIN EGGERT, KIRSTEN KARBERG, ANDREAS KRAUSE, GUNTHER NEECK and BRIGITTE MUELLER-HILKE

The Journal of Rheumatology December 1 2009, 36 (12) 2670-2674; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.081263
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Agreement Between Quantiferon-TB Gold Test and Tuberculin Skin Test in the Identification of Latent Tuberculosis Infection in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis and Ankylosing Spondylitis
NEVSUN INANC, SIBEL ZEHRA AYDIN, SAIT KARAKURT, PAMIR ATAGUNDUZ, SULE YAVUZ and HANER DIRESKENELI

The Journal of Rheumatology December 1 2009, 36 (12) 2675-2681; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.090268
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Citrulline Dependence of Anti-Cyclic Citrullinated Peptide Antibodies in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus as a Marker of Deforming/Erosive Arthritis
PRASANTHI KAKUMANU, ERIC S. SOBEL, SONALI NARAIN, YI LI, JUN AKAOGI, YOSHIOKI YAMASAKI, MARK S. SEGAL, PAULETTE C. HAHN, EDWARD K.L. CHAN, WESTLEY H. REEVES and MINORU SATOH

The Journal of Rheumatology December 1 2009, 36 (12) 2682-2690; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.090338
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Cigarette Smoking and Cutaneous Damage in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
IRINA TURCHIN, SASHA BERNATSKY, ANN E. CLARKE, YVAN ST-PIERRE and CHRISTIAN A. PINEAU

The Journal of Rheumatology December 1 2009, 36 (12) 2691-2693; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.090403
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Expression of Proteasomal Immunosubunit ß1i Is Dysregulated in Inflammatory Infiltrates of Minor Salivary Glands in Sjögren’s Syndrome
LARS MORAWIETZ, LORENA MARTINEZ-GAMBOA, SONJA SCHEFFLER, GERT HAUSDORF, ANJA DANKOF, ULRIKE KUCKELKORN, THOMAS DOERNER, KARL EGERER, GERD-R. BURMESTER, DENISE L. FAUSTMAN and EUGEN FEIST

The Journal of Rheumatology December 1 2009, 36 (12) 2694-2703; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.081098
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Malignancy Is Associated with Dermatomyositis But Not Polymyositis in Northern New England, USA
BRENDAN B. ANTIOCHOS, LIN A. BROWN, ZHONGZE LI, TOR D. TOSTESON, ROBERT L. WORTMANN and WILLIAM F.C. RIGBY

The Journal of Rheumatology December 1 2009, 36 (12) 2704-2710; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.090549
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Serum Cardiac Troponin T, But Not Troponin I, Is Elevated in Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies
ROHIT AGGARWAL, DOROTA LEBIEDZ-ODROBINA, ALPANA SINHA, AUGUSTINE MANADAN and JOHN P. CASE

The Journal of Rheumatology December 1 2009, 36 (12) 2711-2714; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.090562
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Association of Interleukin 23 Receptor Polymorphisms with Anti-Topoisomerase-I Positivity and Pulmonary Hypertension in Systemic Sclerosis
SANDEEP K. AGARWAL, PRAVITT GOURH, SANJAY SHETE, GENE PAZ, DIPAL DIVECHA, JOHN D. REVEILLE, SHERVIN ASSASSI, FILEMON K. TAN, MAUREEN D. MAYES and FRANK C. ARNETT

The Journal of Rheumatology December 1 2009, 36 (12) 2715-2723; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.090421
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Perceived Functioning Has Ethnic-specific Associations in Systemic Sclerosis: Another Dimension of Personalized Medicine
TERRY A. McNEARNEY, SONYA E. HUNNICUTT, MICHAEL FISCHBACH, ALAN W. FRIEDMAN, MARTHA AGUILAR, CHUL W. AHN, JOHN D. REVEILLE, JEFFREY R. LISSE, BRUCE A. BAETHGE, NITI GOEL and MAUREEN D. MAYES for the GENISOS Study Group

The Journal of Rheumatology December 1 2009, 36 (12) 2724-2732; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.090295
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Association of HLA Class II Genes with Systemic Sclerosis in Spanish Patients
CARMEN P. SIMEÓN, VICENT FONOLLOSA, CARLES TOLOSA, EDUARD PALOU, ALBERT SELVA, ROSER SOLANS, LLUIS ARMADANS, ESTEFANIA MORENO, SARA MARSAL and MIQUEL VILARDELL

The Journal of Rheumatology December 1 2009, 36 (12) 2733-2736; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.090377
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Malnutrition Is Common in Systemic Sclerosis: Results from the Canadian Scleroderma Research Group Database
MURRAY BARON, MARIE HUDSON and RUSSELL STEELE Canadian Scleroderma Research Group

The Journal of Rheumatology December 1 2009, 36 (12) 2737-2743; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.090694
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Axial Psoriatic Arthritis: Update on a Longterm Prospective Study
VINOD CHANDRAN, JESSICA BARRETT, CATHERINE T. SCHENTAG, VERNON T. FAREWELL and DAFNA D. GLADMAN

The Journal of Rheumatology December 1 2009, 36 (12) 2744-2750; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.090412
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Significance of Clinical Evaluation of the Metacarpophalangeal Joint in Relation to Synovial/Bone Pathology in Rheumatoid and Psoriatic Arthritis Detected by Magnetic Resonance Imaging
MILLICENT A. STONE, LAWRENCE M. WHITE, DAFNA D. GLADMAN, ROBERT D. INMAN, SAM CHAYA, MATTHEW LAX, DAVID SALONEN, DEBORAH A. WEBER, JUDY A. GUTHRIE, EMMA POMEROY, DOMINIK PODBIELSKI and EDWARD C. KEYSTONE

The Journal of Rheumatology December 1 2009, 36 (12) 2751-2757; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.080205
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Mercaptopyruvate Inhibits Tissue-Nonspecific Alkaline Phosphatase and Calcium Pyrophosphate Dihydrate Crystal Dissolution
JOVIL V.A. KANNAMPUZHA, JINDRA H. TUPY and KENNETH P.H. PRITZKER

The Journal of Rheumatology December 1 2009, 36 (12) 2758-2765; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.090098
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Hand Syndromes Associated with Diabetes: Impairments and Obesity Predict Disability
CHRISTINE L. REDMOND, GREGORY I. BAIN, LAURA L. LASLETT and JULIAN D. McNEIL

The Journal of Rheumatology December 1 2009, 36 (12) 2766-2771; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.090239
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The Relationship of Estrogen Receptor-α and -β Genes with Osteoarthritis of the Hand
BARTON L. WISE, SERKALEM DEMISSIE, L. ADRIENNE CUPPLES, DAVID T. FELSON, MEI YANG, AMANDA M. SHEARMAN, PIRAN ALIABADI and DAVID J. HUNTER

The Journal of Rheumatology December 1 2009, 36 (12) 2772-2779; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.081208
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Osteonecrosis of the Jaw Correlated to Bisphosphonate Therapy in Non-oncologic Patients: Clinicopathological Features of 24 Patients
GIANFRANCO FAVIA, GIOVANNI PIETRO PILOLLI and EUGENIO MAIORANO

The Journal of Rheumatology December 1 2009, 36 (12) 2780-2787; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.090455
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Is Fatigue an Inflammatory Variable in Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)? Analyses of Fatigue in RA, Osteoarthritis, and Fibromyalgia
MARTIN J. BERGMAN, SHADI S. SHAHOURI, TIMOTHY S. SHAVER, JAMES D. ANDERSON, DAVID N. WEIDENSAUL, RUTH E. BUSCH, SHIRLEY WANG and FREDERICK WOLFE

The Journal of Rheumatology December 1 2009, 36 (12) 2788-2794; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.090561
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Heterogeneity Within the Fibromyalgia Population: Theoretical Implications of Variable Tender Point Severity Ratings
HILARY D. WILSON, TERENCE W. STARZ, JAMES P. ROBINSON and DENNIS C. TURK

The Journal of Rheumatology December 1 2009, 36 (12) 2795-2801; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.090432
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Attracting Internal Medicine Trainees to Rheumatology: Where and When Programs Should Focus Efforts
STEVEN J. KATZ and ELAINE A. YACYSHYN

The Journal of Rheumatology December 1 2009, 36 (12) 2802-2805; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.081200
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A Cluster Within the Continuum of Biopsychosocial Distress Can Be Labeled “Fibromyalgia Syndrome” — Evidence from a Representative German Population Survey
WINFRIED HÄUSER, GABRIELE SCHMUTZER, ELMAR BRÄHLER and HEIDE GLAESMER

The Journal of Rheumatology December 1 2009, 36 (12) 2806-2812; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.090579

Pediatric Rheumatology

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Monitoring Methotrexate Toxicity in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
LAKSHMI KOCHARLA, JANALEE TAYLOR, TRACEY WEILER, TRACY V. TING, MICHAEL LUGGEN and HERMINE I. BRUNNER

The Journal of Rheumatology December 1 2009, 36 (12) 2813-2818; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.090482
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The Localized Scleroderma Skin Severity Index and Physician Global Assessment of Disease Activity: A Work in Progress Toward Development of Localized Scleroderma Outcome Measures
THASCHAWEE ARKACHAISRI, SOAMARAT VILAIYUK, SUZANNE LI, KATHLEEN M. O’NEIL, ELENA POPE, GLORIA C. HIGGINS, MARILYNN PUNARO, EGLA C. RABINOVICH, MARGALIT ROSENKRANZ, DANIEL A. KIETZ, PAUL ROSEN, STEVEN J. SPALDING, TERESA R. HENNON, KATHRYN S. TOROK, ELAINE CASSIDY and THOMAS A. MEDSGER Jr for the Localized Scleroderma Clinical and Ultrasound Study Group (LOCUS)

The Journal of Rheumatology December 1 2009, 36 (12) 2819-2829; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.081284
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Pattern of Disease Onset, Diagnostic Delay, and Clinical Features in Juvenile Onset and Adult Onset Ankylosing Spondylitis
SALIH OZGOCMEN, OZGE ARDICOGLU, AYHAN KAMANLI, ARZU KAYA, BEKIR DURMUS, KADIR YILDIRIM, OZLEM BAYSAL, ALI GUR, SALIHA KARATAY, ZUHAL ALTAY, REMZI CEVIK, AKIN ERDAL, YUKSEL ERSOY, AYSEGUL J. SARAC, IBRAHIM TEKEOGLU, MAHIR UGUR, KEMAL NAS, KAZIM SENEL and HASAN ULUSOY

The Journal of Rheumatology December 1 2009, 36 (12) 2830-2833; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.090435

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Extensive Calcinosis Cutis in Limited Cutaneous Scleroderma
RENÉ THONHOFER and CORNELIA SIEGEL

The Journal of Rheumatology December 1 2009, 36 (12) 2834-2835; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.090633

Correspondence

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Fibromyalgia and the Fallacy of Pain from Nowhere
JEFF SARKOZI

The Journal of Rheumatology December 1 2009, 36 (12) 2836-2837; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.090486
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War Is Over. Give Peace a Chance (with apologies to the late John Lennon)
MANFRED HARTH and WARREN NIELSON

The Journal of Rheumatology December 1 2009, 36 (12) 2837-2838; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.090508
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Drs. Shir and Fitzcharles reply
YORAM SHIR and MARY-ANN FITZCHARLES

The Journal of Rheumatology December 1 2009, 36 (12) 2839; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.090709
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Fibromyalgia Wars – II Dr. Wolfe replies
FRED WOLFE

The Journal of Rheumatology December 1 2009, 36 (12) 2840; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.090605
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Is the Canadian Healthcare System Neglecting a Significant Proportion of the Rheumatoid Arthritis Population?
BOULOUS HARAOUI, HANI EL-GABALAWY, MAJED KHRAISHI and CARTER THORNE

The Journal of Rheumatology December 1 2009, 36 (12) 2841; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.090321
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Dr. Edworthy replies
STEVEN EDWORTHY

The Journal of Rheumatology December 1 2009, 36 (12) 2842; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.090669
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Hyperuricemia, Cardiovascular Disease, and the Metabolic Syndrome
PRAVEEN L. INDRARATNA, KENNETH M. WILLIAMS, GARRY G. GRAHAM and RICHARD O. DAY

The Journal of Rheumatology December 1 2009, 36 (12) 2842-2843; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.090500
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Drs. Marasini and Massarotti reply
BIANCA MARASINI and MARCO MASSAROTTI

The Journal of Rheumatology December 1 2009, 36 (12) 2844; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.090649
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Hypovitaminosis D in Systemic Sclerosis
GILBERTO CALZOLARI, VALERIA DATA, RENATO CARIGNOLA and ALBERTO ANGELI

The Journal of Rheumatology December 1 2009, 36 (12) 2844; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.090439
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Dr. Braun-Moscovici, et al reply
YOLANDA BRAUN-MOSCOVICI, DANIEL E. FURST, MENACHEM A. NAHIR and ALEXANDRA BALBIR-GURMAN

The Journal of Rheumatology December 1 2009, 36 (12) 2845; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.090703

Letters

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Septic Arthritis Caused by Rothia dentocariosa in a Patient with Rheumatoid Arthritis Receiving Etanercept Therapy
MARTA FAVERO, BERND RAFFEINER, DIEGO CECCHIN and FRANCO SCHIAVON

The Journal of Rheumatology December 1 2009, 36 (12) 2846-2847; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.090276
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Sarcoidosis During Anti-Tumor Necrosis Factor-α Therapy: No Relapse After Rechallenge
DEBORAH van der STOEP, GERT-JAN BRAUNSTAHL, JENDE van ZEBEN and JACQUES WOUTERS

The Journal of Rheumatology December 1 2009, 36 (12) 2847-2848; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.090307
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Coarctation of the Aorta in an Infant Exposed to Etanercept in Utero
IMAN HEMMATI, ENSWORTH STEPHANIE and KAM SHOJANIA

The Journal of Rheumatology December 1 2009, 36 (12) 2848; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.090430
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HLA-B27 Polymorphism in Han Chinese Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis: A Distinctive Disease Association for B*2715 in a Multiplex Family
ZHEN WU, YIKUN MOU, ZHIMING LIN, JINXIAN HUANG, QIUJING WEI and JIERUO GU

The Journal of Rheumatology December 1 2009, 36 (12) 2849-2850; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.090341
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Computed Tomography Angiogram in Diagnosis of Churg-Strauss Vasculitis
PAYAL C. DESAI, EMILY S. KENNER and BRYAN K. MOFFETT

The Journal of Rheumatology December 1 2009, 36 (12) 2851-2852; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.090695
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Positive Alizarin Red Clumps in Milwaukee Shoulder Syndrome
CHRISTOPHER J. FORSTER, ROBERT J. OGLESBY, ALBERT J. SZKUTNIK and JEFFERSON R. ROBERTS

The Journal of Rheumatology December 1 2009, 36 (12) 2853; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.090163
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Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in 6 Male Cocaine Users at Bellevue Hospital
TANIA L. RIVERA, H. MICHAEL BELMONT and GERALD WEISSMANN

The Journal of Rheumatology December 1 2009, 36 (12) 2854-2855; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.090271

Book Review

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Imaging of Arthritis and Metabolic Bone Disease
JOEL RUBENSTEIN

The Journal of Rheumatology December 1 2009, 36 (12) 2856; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.090868

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