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Localization of a gene for familial recurrent arthritis
1 Sept 2000
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OBJECTIVE: To localize the gene for familial recurrent arthritis via a genome-wide linkage scan in an extended kindred with the disease. METHODS: A 3-generation family in which 9 members were diagnosed with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) was ascertained. In this family the disease was of very early onset and included episodic inflammation leading to eventual destruction of joints, muscle, and skin. We...
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