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  Interleukin 17 (IL-17) Increases the Expression of Toll-like Receptor-2, 4, and 9 by Increasing IL-1β and IL-6 Production in Autoimmune Arthritis

  JUN-HEE LEE, MI-LA CHO, JU-IN KIM, YOUNG-MEE MOON, HYE-JWA OH, GEUN-TAE KIM, SUN RYU, SEUNG-HOON BAEK, SUN-HEE LEE, HO-YOUN KIM and SUNG-IL KIM

  The Journal of Rheumatology April 1 2009, 36 (4) 684-692; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.080169
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  Association of Polymorphisms in Interferon Regulatory Factor 5 Gene with Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Metaanalysis

  SEUNG WOO HAN, WON KI LEE, KI TAE KWON, BYUNG KI LEE, EON JEONG NAM and GUN WOO KIM

  The Journal of Rheumatology April 1 2009, 36 (4) 693-697; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.081054
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  Hypoxia-induced Abrogation of Contact-dependent Inhibition of Rheumatoid Arthritis Synovial Fibroblast Proliferation

  YOSHINORI NONOMURA, FUMITAKA MIZOGUCHI, AKIKO SUZUKI, TOSHIHIRO NANKI, HIROYUKI KATO, NOBUYUKI MIYASAKA and HITOSHI KOHSAKA

  The Journal of Rheumatology April 1 2009, 36 (4) 698-705; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.080188
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  Comparison of Threshold Cutpoints and Continuous Measures of Anti-Cyclic Citrullinated Peptide Antibodies in Predicting Future Rheumatoid Arthritis

  LORI B. CHIBNIK, LISA A. MANDL, KAREN H. COSTENBADER, PETER H. SCHUR and ELIZABETH W. KARLSON

  The Journal of Rheumatology April 1 2009, 36 (4) 706-711; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.080895
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  Anti-Cyclic Citrullinated Peptide Antibodies Distinguish Hepatitis B Virus (HBV)-associated Arthropathy from Concomitant Rheumatoid Arthritis in Patients with Chronic HBV Infection

  MI-KYOUNG LIM, DONG-HYUK SHEEN, YUN JUNG LEE, YOU RI MUN, MIRA PARK and SEUNG-CHEOL SHIM

  The Journal of Rheumatology April 1 2009, 36 (4) 712-716; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.080653
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  Implementation of Z-Scores as an Age- and Sex-independent Parameter for Estimating Joint Space Widths in Rheumatoid Arthritis

  ALEXANDER PFEIL, MAX L. SCHÄFER, GABRIELE LEHMANN, BETTINA E. SEIDL, THORSTEN EIDNER, ANSGAR MALICH, DIANE M. RENZ, PETER OELZNER, ANDREAS HANSCH, GUNTER WOLF, GERT HEIN, WERNER A. KAISER and JOACHIM BÖTTCHER

  The Journal of Rheumatology April 1 2009, 36 (4) 717-723; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.080651
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  Circulating Leptin and Adiponectin Concentrations During Tumor Necrosis Factor Blockade in Patients with Active Rheumatoid Arthritis

  CALIN POPA, MIHAI G. NETEA, JACQUELINE de GRAAF, FRANK H.J. van den HOOGEN, TIMOTHY R.D.J. RADSTAKE, HELGA TOENHAKE-DIJKSTRA, PIET L.C.M. van RIEL, JOS W.M. van der MEER, ANTON F.H. STALENHOEF and PILAR BARRERA

  The Journal of Rheumatology April 1 2009, 36 (4) 724-730; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.080626
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  Mannose-Binding Lectin Gene Polymorphisms Are Associated with Disease Activity and Physical Disability in Untreated, Anti-Cyclic Citrullinated Peptide-Positive Patients with Early Rheumatoid Arthritis

  SØREN JACOBSEN, PETER GARRED, HANS OLE MADSEN, NIELS H.H. HEEGAARD, MERETE LUND HETLAND, KRISTIAN STENGAARD-PEDERSEN, PETER JUNKER, TINE LOTTENBURGER, TORKEL ELLINGSEN, LIS SMEDEGAARD ANDERSEN, IB HANSEN, HENRIK SKJØDT, JENS KRISTIAN PEDERSEN, ULRIK BIRK LAURIDSEN, ANDERS J. SVENDSEN, ULRIK TARP, JAN PØDENPHANT, HANNE LINDEGAARD, AAGE VESTERGAARD, MIKKEL ØSTERGAARD and KIM HØRSLEV-PETERSEN

  The Journal of Rheumatology April 1 2009, 36 (4) 731-735; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.080846
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  Safety and Efficacy of the Selective Costimulation Modulator Abatacept in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis Receiving Background Methotrexate: A 5-year Extended Phase IIB Study

  RENE WESTHOVENS, JOEL M. KREMER, LARRY W. MORELAND, PAUL EMERY, ANTHONY S. RUSSELL, TRACY LI, RICHARD ARANDA, JEAN-CLAUDE BECKER, KEQIN QI and MAXIME DOUGADOS

  The Journal of Rheumatology April 1 2009, 36 (4) 736-742; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.080813
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  Hidden Cost of Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA): Estimating Cost of Comorbid Cardiovascular Disease and Depression Among Patients with RA

  AMIE T. JOYCE, PAULA SMITH, REZAUL KHANDKER, JEFFREY M. MELIN and AMITABH SINGH

  The Journal of Rheumatology April 1 2009, 36 (4) 743-752; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.080670
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  Autoantibodies to Tumor Necrosis Factor in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

  BARBARA J. ROSENAU and PETER H. SCHUR

  The Journal of Rheumatology April 1 2009, 36 (4) 753-756; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.080587
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  Serum Levels of Ficolin-3 (Hakata Antigen) in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

  TRINE ANDERSEN, LEA MUNTHE-FOG, PETER GARRED and SØREN JACOBSEN

  The Journal of Rheumatology April 1 2009, 36 (4) 757-759; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.080361
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  Effect of Bosentan on Plasma Markers of Endothelial Cell Activity in Patients with Secondary Pulmonary Hypertension Related to Connective Tissue Diseases

  GIUSEPPE CELLA, FABRIZIO VIANELLO, FRANCO COZZI, HELGA MAROTTA, FRANCESCO TONA, GRAZIELLA SAGGIORATO, OMER IQBAL and JAWED FAREED

  The Journal of Rheumatology April 1 2009, 36 (4) 760-767; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.080542
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  Quality of Life in Patients with Systemic Sclerosis Compared to the General Population and Patients with Other Chronic Conditions

  MARIE HUDSON, BRETT D. THOMBS, RUSSELL STEELE, PANTELIS PANOPALIS, EVAN NEWTON, MURRAY BARON and for the Canadian Scleroderma Research Group

  The Journal of Rheumatology April 1 2009, 36 (4) 768-772; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.080281
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  Surfactant Protein D and KL-6 as Serum Biomarkers of Interstitial Lung Disease in Patients with Scleroderma

  FAYE N. HANT, ANNA LUDWICKA-BRADLEY, HE-JING WANG, NING LI, ROBERT ELASHOFF, DONALD P. TASHKIN and RICHARD M. SILVER

  The Journal of Rheumatology April 1 2009, 36 (4) 773-780; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.080633
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  CENP-O, a Protein Localized at the Centromere Throughout the Cell Cycle, Is a Novel Target Antigen in Systemic Sclerosis

  AKIKO SAITO, YOSHINAO MURO, KAZUMITSU SUGIURA, MASASHI IKENO, KINYA YODA and YASUSHI TOMITA

  The Journal of Rheumatology April 1 2009, 36 (4) 781-786; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.080726
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  Ethnic Influence on Disease Manifestations and Autoantibodies in Chinese-Descent Patients with Systemic Sclerosis

  ANDREA H.L. LOW, SINDHU R. JOHNSON and PETER LEE

  The Journal of Rheumatology April 1 2009, 36 (4) 787-793; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.080915
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  Rate of Discordant Findings in Bilateral Temporal Artery Biopsy to Diagnose Giant Cell Arteritis

  GABRIEL S. BREUER, GIDEON NESHER and RONIT NESHER

  The Journal of Rheumatology April 1 2009, 36 (4) 794-796; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.080792
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  The Immune Response to Autologous Bacteroides in Ankylosing Spondylitis Is Characterized by Reduced Interleukin 10 Production

  SIMON M. STEBBINGS, CORINDA TAYLOR, GERALD W. TANNOCK, MARGARET A. BAIRD and JOHN HIGHTON

  The Journal of Rheumatology April 1 2009, 36 (4) 797-800; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.080964
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  Effectiveness, Safety, and Predictors of Good Clinical Response in 1250 Patients Treated with Adalimumab for Active Ankylosing Spondylitis

  MARTIN RUDWALEIT, PASCAL CLAUDEPIERRE, PAUL WORDSWORTH, EDUARDO LOZA CORTINA, JOACHIM SIEPER, MARTINA KRON, ROBERTO CARCERERI-DE-PRATI, HARTMUT KUPPER and SONJA KARY

  The Journal of Rheumatology April 1 2009, 36 (4) 801-808; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.081048
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  Prevalence of Hip Symptoms and Radiographic and Symptomatic Hip Osteoarthritis in African Americans and Caucasians: The Johnston County Osteoarthritis Project

  JOANNE M. JORDAN, CHARLES G. HELMICK, JORDAN B. RENNER, GHEORGHE LUTA, ANCA D. DRAGOMIR, JANICE WOODARD, FANG FANG, TODD A. SCHWARTZ, AMANDA E. NELSON, LAUREN M. ABBATE, LEIGH F. CALLAHAN, WILLIAM D. KALSBEEK and MARC C. HOCHBERG

  The Journal of Rheumatology April 1 2009, 36 (4) 809-815; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.080677
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  Detection of Unsaturated Disaccharides, Pyridinoline, and Hydroxyproline in Urine of Patients with Kashin-Beck Disease: Comparison with Controls in an Endemic Area

  WEI DONG, YAXU ZHANG, HUI LIU, BEN GAO, DE’AN LI and JIANBO YANG

  The Journal of Rheumatology April 1 2009, 36 (4) 816-821; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.080642
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  Gout in the Elderly — A Population Health Study

  JOHN G. HANLY, CHRIS SKEDGEL, INGRID SKETRIS, CHARMAINE COOKE, TINA LINEHAN, KARA THOMPSON and SANDER VELDHUYZEN van ZANTEN

  The Journal of Rheumatology April 1 2009, 36 (4) 822-830; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.080768
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  Outcome and Predictor Relationships in Fibromyalgia and Rheumatoid Arthritis: Evidence Concerning the Continuum versus Discrete Disorder Hypothesis

  FREDERICK WOLFE and KALEB MICHAUD

  The Journal of Rheumatology April 1 2009, 36 (4) 831-836; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.080897