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Research highlight: Chronic neutrophil activation in JRA    Open Access
Neutrophils remain activated in patients with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (JRA) even when the disease is controlled, and disruptions in gene regulatory networks suggest neutrophils play an essential role in the pathogenesis of disease.
Arthritis Research & Therapy 2008, 8:R154

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Association of single-nucleotide polymorphisms in RHOB and TXNDC3 with knee osteoarthritis susceptibility: two case-control studies in East Asian populations and a meta-analysis
Dongquan Shi, Takahiro Nakamura, Masahiro Nakajima, Jin Dai, Jianghui Qin, Haijian Ni, Yong Xu, Chen Yao, Jia Wei, Baorui Liu, Shiro Ikegawa, Qing Jiang
Arthritis Research & Therapy 2008, 10:R54 (10 May 2008)
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Research article    
Discontinuation rates in clinical trials in musculoskeletal pain: meta-analysis from etoricoxib clinical trial reports
R Andrew Moore, Sheena Derry, Henry J McQuay
Arthritis Research & Therapy 2008, 10:R53 (8 May 2008)
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Metabolic syndrome in rheumatic diseases: epidemiology, pathophysiology, and clinical implications
Prodromos I Sidiropoulos, Stylianos A Karvounaris, Dimitrios T Boumpas
Arthritis Research & Therapy 2008, 10:207 (8 May 2008)
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Research article    
PTPN22, PADI-4 and CTLA-4 genetic polymorphisms and risk of rheumatoid arthritis in two longitudinal cohort studies: evidence of gene-environment interactions with heavy cigarette smoking
Karen H Costenbader, Shun-Chiao Chang, Immaculata De Vivo, Robert Plenge, Elizabeth W Karlson
Arthritis Research & Therapy 2008, 10:R52 (7 May 2008)
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Anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide antibodies in primary Sjogren's syndrome may be associated with non-erosive synovitis
Fabiola Atzeni MD, PhD, Piercarlo Sarzi-Puttini MD, Nicola Lama PhD, Eleonora Bonacci MD, Francesca Bobbio-Pallavicini MD, Carlomaurizio Montecucco MD, Roberto Caporali MD
Arthritis Research & Therapy 2008, 10:R51 (7 May 2008)
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Molecular discrimination of responders and non-responders to anti-TNF-alpha therapy in rheumatoid arthritis by etanercept
Dirk Koczan, Susanne Drynda, Michael Hecker, Andreas Drynda, Reinhard Guthke, Joern Kekow, Hans-Juergen Thiesen
Arthritis Research & Therapy 2008, 10:R50 (2 May 2008)
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Proteinases in the joint: clinical relevance of proteinases in joint destruction
Yvonne Rengel, Caroline Ospelt, Steffen Gay
Arthritis Research & Therapy 2007, 9:221 (31 October 2007)
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Cells of the synovium in rheumatoid arthritis. Dendritic cells
Viviana Lutzky, Suad Hannawi, Ranjeny Thomas
Arthritis Research & Therapy 2007, 9:219 (7 September 2007)
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