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  High Serum Cartilage Oligomeric Matrix Protein Determines the Subset of Patients with Early-Stage Rheumatoid Arthritis with High Serum C-Reactive Protein, Matrix Metalloproteinase-3, and MRI-Proven Bone Erosion

  KEITA FUJIKAWA, ATSUSHI KAWAKAMI, MAMI TAMAI, MASATAKA UETANI, SHOICHIRO TAKAO, KAZUHIKO ARIMA, NAOKI IWAMOTO, TOSHIYUKI ARAMAKI, SHINYA KAWASHIRI, KUNIHIRO ICHINOSE, MAKOTO KAMACHI, HIDEKI NAKAMURA, TOMOKI ORIGUCHI, HIROAKI IDA, KIYOSHI AOYAGI and KATSUMI EGUCHI

  The Journal of Rheumatology June 1 2009, 36 (6) 1126-1129; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.080926
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  Immunogenetic Risks of Anti-Cyclical Citrullinated Peptide Antibodies in a North American Native Population with Rheumatoid Arthritis and Their First-degree Relatives

  HANI S. El-GABALAWY, DAVID B. ROBINSON, DONNA HART, BRENDA ELIAS, JANET MARKLAND, CHRISTINE A. PESCHKEN, IRENE SMOLIK, GABRIELA MONTES-ALDANA, MARLIS SCHROEDER, MARVIN J. FRITZLER, MARY CHEANG and KIEM OEN

  The Journal of Rheumatology June 1 2009, 36 (6) 1130-1135; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.080855
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  The Role of Anti-Mutated Citrullinated Vimentin Antibodies in the Diagnosis of Early Rheumatoid Arthritis

  XIA LIU, RULIN JIA, JINXIA ZHAO and ZHANGUO LI

  The Journal of Rheumatology June 1 2009, 36 (6) 1136-1142; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.080796
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  The Value of HLA-DRB1 Shared Epitope, −308 Tumor Necrosis Factor-α Gene Promoter Polymorphism, Rheumatoid Factor, Anti-Citrullinated Peptide Antibodies, and Early Erosions for Predicting Radiological Outcome in Recent-Onset Rheumatoid Arthritis

  SONSOLES RENESES, MARÍA F. GONZÁLEZ-ESCRIBANO, ANTONIO FERNÁNDEZ-SUÁREZ, LUIS PESTANA, BERNABÉ DAVILA, INGEBORG WICHMANN and ALICIA GARCÍA

  The Journal of Rheumatology June 1 2009, 36 (6) 1143-1149; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.081075
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  Validating and Assessing the Sensitivity of the Health Assessment Questionnaire-Disability Index-derived Short Form-6D in Patients with Early Aggressive Rheumatoid Arthritis

  SOGOL S. AMJADI, PAUL M. MARANIAN, HAROLD E. PAULUS, ROBERT M. KAPLAN, VEENA K. RANGANATH, DANIEL E. FURST, PUJA P. KHANNA, DINESH KHANNA and for the Western Consortium of Practicing Rheumatologists

  The Journal of Rheumatology June 1 2009, 36 (6) 1150-1157; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.080959
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  Correlation of CX3CL1 and CX3CR1 Levels with Response to Infliximab Therapy in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis

  TSUYOSHI ODAI, MIZUHO MATSUNAWA, RYO TAKAHASHI, KUNINOBU WAKABAYASHI, TAKEO ISOZAKI, NOBUYUKI YAJIMA, YUSUKE MIWA and TSUYOSHI KASAMA

  The Journal of Rheumatology June 1 2009, 36 (6) 1158-1165; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.081074
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  Differences in Longitudinal Disease and Treatment Characteristics of Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis Replying and Not Replying to a Postal Questionnaire. Experience from a Biologics Register in Southern Sweden

  MARIA K. SÖDERLIN, LENNART T.H. JACOBSSON, INGEMAR F. PETERSSON, MARTIN ENGLUND, TORE SAXNE and PIERRE GEBOREK

  The Journal of Rheumatology June 1 2009, 36 (6) 1166-1169; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.081027
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  Sick Leave Before and After Diagnosis of Rheumatoid Arthritis —A Report from the Swedish TIRA Project

  MATHILDA BJÖRK, INGRID THYBERG, KLAS RIKNER, ISTVAN BALOGH and BJÖRN GERDLE

  The Journal of Rheumatology June 1 2009, 36 (6) 1170-1179; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.080523
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  Relationship Between Pack-year History of Smoking and Response to Tumor Necrosis Factor Antagonists in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis

  DEREK L. MATTEY, ANN BROWNFIELD and PETER T. DAWES

  The Journal of Rheumatology June 1 2009, 36 (6) 1180-1187; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.081096
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  Use of Tumor Necrosis Factor-α-blocking Agents in Hepatitis B Virus-positive Patients: Reports of 3 Cases and Review of the Literature

  STEFANIA ZINGARELLI, MICOL FRASSI, CHIARA BAZZANI, MIRKO SCARSI, MASSIMO PUOTI and PAOLO AIRÒ

  The Journal of Rheumatology June 1 2009, 36 (6) 1188-1194; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.081246
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  Determinants of Risk for Venous and Arterial Thrombosis in Primary Antiphospholipid Syndrome and in Antiphospholipid Syndrome with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

  ADRIANA DANOWSKI, MARIO NEWTON LEITÃO de AZEVEDO, JOSE ANGELO de SOUZA PAPI and MICHELLE PETRI

  The Journal of Rheumatology June 1 2009, 36 (6) 1195-1199; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.081194
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  The 1000 Canadian Faces of Lupus: Determinants of Disease Outcome in a Large Multiethnic Cohort

  CHRISTINE A. PESCHKEN, STEVEN J. KATZ, EARL SILVERMAN, JANET E. POPE, PAUL R. FORTIN, CHRISTIAN PINEAU, C. DOUGLAS SMITH, HECTOR O. ARBILLAGA, DAFNA D. GLADMAN, MURRAY UROWITZ, MICHEL ZUMMER, ANN CLARKE, SASHA BERNATSKY and MARIE HUDSON

  The Journal of Rheumatology June 1 2009, 36 (6) 1200-1208; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.080912
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  Psychometric Properties of the EuroQol-5D and Short Form-6D in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

  ROHIT AGGARWAL, CAITLYN T. WILKE, A. SIMON PICKARD, VIKRANT VATS, RACHEL MIKOLAITIS, LEWIS FOGG, JOEL A. BLOCK and MEENAKSHI JOLLY

  The Journal of Rheumatology June 1 2009, 36 (6) 1209-1216; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.081022
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  Quantitative Abnormalities of Peripheral Blood Distinct T, B, and Natural Killer Cell Subsets and Clinical Findings in Obstetric Antiphospholipid Syndrome

  JAVIER CARBONE, ANTONIO GALLEGO, NALLIBE LANIO, JOAQUIN NAVARRO, MARIA ORERA, ANGEL AGUARON, EDUARDO FERNANDEZ-CRUZ and ELIZABETH SARMIENTO

  The Journal of Rheumatology June 1 2009, 36 (6) 1217-1225; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.081079
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  Clinical Correlates of Self-reported Physical Health Status in Systemic Sclerosis

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

  The Journal of Rheumatology June 1 2009, 36 (6) 1226-1229; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.081057
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  HLA-G Expression in the Skin of Patients with Systemic Sclerosis

  ISABELA J. WASTOWSKI, PERCIVAL D. SAMPAIO-BARROS, ELIANE M.I. AMSTALDEN, GUSTAVO MARTELLI PALOMINO, JOÃO FRANCISCO MARQUES-NETO, JANAINA C.O. CRISPIM, ANA C. BIRAL, DIANE M. RASSI, EDGARDO D. CAROSELLA, PHILIPPE MOREAU and EDUARDO A. DONADI

  The Journal of Rheumatology June 1 2009, 36 (6) 1230-1234; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.080552
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  Raynaud’s Phenomenon and Plasma Endothelin: Correlations with Capillaroscopic Patterns in Systemic Sclerosis

  ALBERTO SULLI, STEFANO SOLDANO, CARMEN PIZZORNI, PAOLA MONTAGNA, MARIA ELENA SECCHI, BARBARA VILLAGGIO, BRUNO SERIOLO, RENATA BRIZZOLARA and MAURIZIO CUTOLO

  The Journal of Rheumatology June 1 2009, 36 (6) 1235-1239; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.081030
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  Immunological Reconstitution after Autologous Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation in Patients with Systemic Sclerosis: Relationship Between Clinical Benefits and Intensity of Immunosuppression

  TOSHIYUKI BOHGAKI, TATSUYA ATSUMI, MIYUKI BOHGAKI, AKIRA FURUSAKI, MAKOTO KONDO, KAZUKO C. SATO-MATSUMURA, RIICHIRO ABE, HIROSHI KATAOKA, TETSUYA HORITA, SHINSUKE YASUDA, YOSHIHARU AMASAKI, MITSUFUMI NISHIO, KEN-ICHI SAWADA, HIROSHI SHIMIZU and TAKAO KOIKE

  The Journal of Rheumatology June 1 2009, 36 (6) 1240-1248; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.081025
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  Spinal Radiographic Changes in Ankylosing Spondylitis: Association with Clinical Characteristics and Functional Outcome

  ANNELIES BOONEN, BERT vander CRUYSSEN, KURT de VLAM, SERGE STEINFELD, CLIO RIBBENS, JAN LENAERTS, FILIP Van den BOSCH, HERMAN MIELANTS, LODE DEWULF and NATHAN VASTESAEGER

  The Journal of Rheumatology June 1 2009, 36 (6) 1249-1255; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.080831
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  Etanercept in the Longterm Treatment of Patients With Ankylosing Spondylitis

  BEN DIJKMANS, PAUL EMERY, MARKKU HAKALA, MARJATTA LEIRISALO-REPO, EMILIO MARTIN MOLA, LAURENCE PAOLOZZI, CARLO SALVARANI, RAIMON SANMARTI, JEAN SIBILIA, JOACHIM SIEPER, FILIP Van Den BOSCH, DÉSIRÉE van der HEIJDE, SJEF van der LINDEN and JOSEPH WAJDULA

  The Journal of Rheumatology June 1 2009, 36 (6) 1256-1264; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.081033
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  The CPPDD-Associated ANKH M48T Mutation Interrupts the Interaction of ANKH with the Sodium/Phosphate Cotransporter PiT-1

  JOHN WANG, HING WO TSUI, FRANK BEIER and FLORENCE W.L. TSUI

  The Journal of Rheumatology June 1 2009, 36 (6) 1265-1272; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.081118
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  Clinical Efficacy and Safety of Successful Longterm Urate Lowering with Febuxostat or Allopurinol in Subjects with Gout

  MICHAEL A. BECKER, H. RALPH SCHUMACHER, PATRICIA A. MacDONALD, ERIC LLOYD and CHRISTOPHER LADEMACHER

  The Journal of Rheumatology June 1 2009, 36 (6) 1273-1282; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.080814
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  Poor Validation of Medical Record ICD-9 Diagnoses of Gout in a Veterans Affairs Database

  AARTI MALIK, JANET E. DINNELLA, C. KENT KWOH and H. RALPH SCHUMACHER

  The Journal of Rheumatology June 1 2009, 36 (6) 1283-1286; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.081195
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  Serum Urate During Acute Gout

  NAOMI SCHLESINGER, JOSEPHINE M. NORQUIST and DOUGLAS J. WATSON

  The Journal of Rheumatology June 1 2009, 36 (6) 1287-1289; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.080938
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  Efficacy, Safety, and Tolerability of the Cyclooxygenase-Inhibiting Nitric Oxide Donator Naproxcinod in Treating Osteoarthritis of the Hip or Knee

  JON KARLSSON, ALDINA PIVODIC, DIANA AGUIRRE and THOMAS J. SCHNITZER

  The Journal of Rheumatology June 1 2009, 36 (6) 1290-1297; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.081011
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  Resident Evaluations: The Use of Daily Evaluation Forms in Rheumatology Ambulatory Care

  SUSAN HUMPHREY-MURTO, NADER KHALIDI, C. DOUGLAS SMITH, ELZBIETA KAMINSKA, CLAIRE TOUCHIE, ERIN KEELY and TIMOTHY J. WOOD

  The Journal of Rheumatology June 1 2009, 36 (6) 1298-1303; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.080951
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  Minimal Clinically Important Difference in the Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire

  ROBERT M. BENNETT, ANDREW G. BUSHMAKIN, JOSEPH C. CAPPELLERI, GERGANA ZLATEVA and ALESIA B. SADOSKY

  The Journal of Rheumatology June 1 2009, 36 (6) 1304-1311; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.081090
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  The Hypoxic Synovial Environment Regulates Expression of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor and Osteopontin in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis

  MARIA CARLA BOSCO, SILVANA DELFINO, FRANCESCA FERLITO, MAURA PUPPO, ANDREA GREGORIO, CLAUDIO GAMBINI, MARCO GATTORNO, ALBERTO MARTINI and LUIGI VARESIO

  The Journal of Rheumatology June 1 2009, 36 (6) 1318-1329; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.080782