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The association of HLA-DR4 antigen with juvenile chronic arthritis and slipped capital femoral epiphysis.
Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery - 1 Nov 2001
Unsal E, Gülay Z, Günal I
Abstract excerpt
Seventeen children who met the criteria for juvenile chronic arthritis (JCA) were reviewed. Throughout the study, the clinical examination, HLA phenotyping, and radiological assessment of the hips were performed by separate authors who were blinded to other data. At the end of the study, the results were also compared with 25 healthy, age- and sex-matched children. Six of the children with JCA also had...
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