Annals ofAutoimmunity

Volume: 4 - Number: 35 - June 15, 2005

Outstanding

Comparison of different kits in the detection of autoantibodies to cardiolipin and beta2glycoprotein 1

Decreased levels of serum soluble complement receptor-II (CR2/CD21) in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

Systemic lupus erythematosus in three ethnic groups. XX. Damage as a predictor of further damage

A survey of British rheumatologists’ DMARD preferences for rheumatoid arthritis

Basic Sciences

Comparative immune responses to candidate arthritogenic bacteria do not confirm a dominant role for Klebsiella pneumonia in the pathogenesis of familial ankylosing spondylitis

Pharmacoeconomic analysis of thiopurine methyltransferase polymorphism screening by polymerase chain reaction for treatment with azathioprine in Korea

Glucocorticoids inhibit induced and non-induced mRNA accumulation of genes encoding hyaluronan synthases (HAS): hydrocortisone inhibits HAS1 activation by blocking the p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase signalling pathway

Evaluation of capture ELISA for detection of antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies directed against proteinase 3 in Wegener's granulomatosis: first results from a multicentre study

Comparison of different kits in the detection of autoantibodies to cardiolipin and beta2glycoprotein 1

Decreased levels of serum soluble complement receptor-II (CR2/CD21) in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

Cases Reports

Interstitial nephritis with infiltration of IgG-kappa positive plasma cells in a patient with Sjögren's syndrome

Opportunistic infection due to unexplained CD4+ lymphocytopenia and associated Sjögren's syndrome

Clinic

Expression of somatostatin receptors in inflammatory lesions and diagnostic value of somatostatin receptor scintigraphy in patients with ANCA-associated small vessel vasculitis

Systemic lupus erythematosus in three ethnic groups. XX. Damage as a predictor of further damage

A survey of British rheumatologists’ DMARD preferences for rheumatoid arthritis

Developing a programme of transitional care for adolescents with juvenile idiopathic arthritis: results of a postal survey

Anti-nucleosome antibodies in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus of recent onset. Potential utility as a diagnostic tool and disease activity marker

Safety and efficacy of iloprost for the treatment of ischaemic digits in paediatric connective tissue diseases

Type 2 diabetes in hepatitis C-related mixed cryoglobulinaemia patients

The role of 2-18F-fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose positron emission tomography in the diagnosis of giant cell arteritis of the temporal arteries

Heberden Historical Series

Polymorphism of the tumour necrosis factor- gene at position –308 and renal manifestations of primary Sjögren's syndrome

Rheumatoid arthritis impairs driving ability even in patients with a low disability index

Reviews

Reducing the risk of methotrexate pneumonitis in rheumatoid arthritis