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Gene expression profiling in DQA1*0501+ children with untreated dermatomyositis: a novel model of pathogenesis.
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) - 15 Apr 2002
Tezak Zivana, Hoffman Eric P, Lutz Jennica L, Fedczyna Tamara O, Stephan Dietrich, Bremer Eric G, Krasnoselska-Riz Irina, Kumar Ajit, Pachman Lauren M
Abstract excerpt
Juvenile dermatomyositis (JDM), the most common pediatric inflammatory myopathy, is a systemic vasculopathy affecting young children. Epidemiology studies documenting an antecedent illness in the 3 mo before the first definite symptom (rash and/or weakness) of JDM are supported by immunologic data that suggest that the disease pathophysiology is Ag driven. The purpose of this study was to compare the gene...
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