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Volume 48, Issue 12, December 2009
Editorials
The performing artist as an elite athlete
Rheumatology, Volume 48, Issue 12, December 2009, Pages 1469–1470, https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/kep257
Pulmonary arterial hypertension in systemic lupus erythematosus: should we bother?
Rheumatology, Volume 48, Issue 12, December 2009, Pages 1471–1472, https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/kep258
Reviews
Psoriatic arthritis in Asia
Rheumatology, Volume 48, Issue 12, December 2009, Pages 1473–1477, https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/kep230
Extraspinal manifestations of diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis
Rheumatology, Volume 48, Issue 12, December 2009, Pages 1478–1481, https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/kep308
Basic science
Modulation of OPG, RANK and RANKL by human chondrocytes and their implication during osteoarthritis
Rheumatology, Volume 48, Issue 12, December 2009, Pages 1482–1490, https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/kep300
CLINICAL VIGNETTE
Peripheral ulcerative keratitis: an unusual primary ocular manifestation in Behçet's disease?
Rheumatology, Volume 48, Issue 12, December 2009, Page 1490, https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/kep232
Basic science
The gene expression of type 17 T-helper cell-related cytokines in the urinary sediment of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus
Rheumatology, Volume 48, Issue 12, December 2009, Pages 1491–1497, https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/kep255
Impaired C3b/iC3b deposition on Streptococcus pneumoniae in serum from patients with systemic lupus erythematosus
Rheumatology, Volume 48, Issue 12, December 2009, Pages 1498–1501, https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/kep289
CT60 and +49 polymorphisms of CTLA 4 are associated with ANCA-positive small vessel vasculitis
Rheumatology, Volume 48, Issue 12, December 2009, Pages 1502–1505, https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/kep280
CLINICAL
Prevalence and risk factors for pulmonary arterial hypertension in patients with lupus
Rheumatology, Volume 48, Issue 12, December 2009, Pages 1506–1511, https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/kep203
Impact of primary Sjögren's syndrome on smell and taste: effect on quality of life
Rheumatology, Volume 48, Issue 12, December 2009, Pages 1512–1514, https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/kep249
Benefits of ultrasonography in the management of early arthritis: a cross-sectional study of baseline data from the ESPOIR cohort
Rheumatology, Volume 48, Issue 12, December 2009, Pages 1515–1519, https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/kep279
Influence of recent exercise and skin temperature on ultrasound Doppler measurements in patients with rheumatoid arthritis—an intervention study
Rheumatology, Volume 48, Issue 12, December 2009, Pages 1520–1523, https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/kep294
Nervous system dysfunction in Henoch–Schönlein syndrome: systematic review of the literature
Rheumatology, Volume 48, Issue 12, December 2009, Pages 1524–1529, https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/kep282
Bone erosions at the distal ulna detected by ultrasonography are associated with structural damage assessed by conventional radiography and MRI: a study of patients with recent onset rheumatoid arthritis
Rheumatology, Volume 48, Issue 12, December 2009, Pages 1530–1532, https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/kep283
Fatigue is a reliable, sensitive and unique outcome measure in rheumatoid arthritis
Rheumatology, Volume 48, Issue 12, December 2009, Pages 1533–1536, https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/kep287
Minimally important differences in the Mahler's Transition Dyspnoea Index in a large randomized controlled trial—results from the Scleroderma Lung Study
Rheumatology, Volume 48, Issue 12, December 2009, Pages 1537–1540, https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/kep284
Cumulative organ damage and prognostic factors in juvenile dermatomyositis: a cross-sectional study median 16.8 years after symptom onset
Rheumatology, Volume 48, Issue 12, December 2009, Pages 1541–1547, https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/kep302
Numerical scoring for the Classic BILAG index
Rheumatology, Volume 48, Issue 12, December 2009, Pages 1548–1552, https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/kep183
Autoimmunity and atherosclerosis: the presence of antinuclear antibodies is associated with decreased carotid elasticity in young women. The Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns Study
Rheumatology, Volume 48, Issue 12, December 2009, Pages 1553–1556, https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/kep288
Rheumatoid factor positivity rather than anti-CCP positivity, a lower disability and a lower number of anti-TNF agents failed are associated with response to rituximab in rheumatoid arthritis
Rheumatology, Volume 48, Issue 12, December 2009, Pages 1557–1559, https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/kep314
Incidence and survival rates in Wegener's granulomatosis, microscopic polyangiitis, Churg–Strauss syndrome and polyarteritis nodosa
Rheumatology, Volume 48, Issue 12, December 2009, Pages 1560–1565, https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/kep304
Longitudinal examination with shoulder ultrasound of patients with polymyalgia rheumatica
Rheumatology, Volume 48, Issue 12, December 2009, Pages 1566–1569, https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/kep286
Clinical usefulness of anti-RNA polymerase III antibody measurement by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
Rheumatology, Volume 48, Issue 12, December 2009, Pages 1570–1574, https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/kep290
Response of elderly patients with rheumatoid arthritis to methotrexate or TNF inhibitors compared with younger patients
Rheumatology, Volume 48, Issue 12, December 2009, Pages 1575–1580, https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/kep291
Investigating the role of the interleukin-23/-17A axis in rheumatoid arthritis
Rheumatology, Volume 48, Issue 12, December 2009, Pages 1581–1589, https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/kep293
Metastasis-inducing S100A4 protein is associated with the disease activity of rheumatoid arthritis
Rheumatology, Volume 48, Issue 12, December 2009, Pages 1590–1594, https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/kep316
A prospective open-label study of mycophenolate mofetil for the treatment of diffuse systemic sclerosis
Rheumatology, Volume 48, Issue 12, December 2009, Pages 1595–1599, https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/kep295
Cardiovascular morbidity and mortality remain similar in two cohorts of patients with long-standing rheumatoid arthritis seen in 1978 and 1995 in Malmö, Sweden
Rheumatology, Volume 48, Issue 12, December 2009, Pages 1600–1605, https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/kep301
Arterial stiffness and cumulative inflammatory burden in rheumatoid arthritis: a dose–response relationship independent of established cardiovascular risk factors
Rheumatology, Volume 48, Issue 12, December 2009, Pages 1606–1612, https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/kep305
Letters to the Editor
Injury and joint hypermobility syndrome in ballet dancers—a 5-year follow-up
Rheumatology, Volume 48, Issue 12, December 2009, Pages 1613–1614, https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/kep175
No evidence for association of the systemic lupus erythematosus-associated ITGAM variant, R77H, with rheumatoid arthritis in the Caucasian population
Rheumatology, Volume 48, Issue 12, December 2009, Pages 1614–1615, https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/kep254
Inflammatory profile in the cerebrospinal fluid of patients with central neuropsychiatric lupus, with and without associated factors
Rheumatology, Volume 48, Issue 12, December 2009, Pages 1615–1616, https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/kep297
Case reports
Lupus podocytopathy
Rheumatology, Volume 48, Issue 12, December 2009, Pages 1616–1618, https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/kep256
Brain multiple sclerosis-like lesions in a patient with Muckle–Wells syndrome
Rheumatology, Volume 48, Issue 12, December 2009, Pages 1618–1619, https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/kep321
Matters Arising
Comment on: Methotrexate pharmacogenomics in rheumatoid arthritis: introducing false positive report probability
Rheumatology, Volume 48, Issue 12, December 2009, Pages 1619–1620, https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/kep322
Comment on: Methotrexate pharmacogenomics in rheumatoid arthritis: introducing false positive report probability: reply
Rheumatology, Volume 48, Issue 12, December 2009, Page 1620, https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/kep317
Book Review
Fast Facts: Osteoarthritis. Edited by Philip Conaghan and Leena Sharma.
Rheumatology, Volume 48, Issue 12, December 2009, Page 1621, https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/kep310
Obituary
John Holborow (1918–2009)
Rheumatology, Volume 48, Issue 12, December 2009, Pages 1622–1623, https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/kep318
Editor's acknowledgement
Editor's Acknowledgement
Rheumatology, Volume 48, Issue 12, December 2009, Pages 1624–1627, https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/kep370
