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The influence of patient characteristics, disease variables, and HLA alleles on the development of radiographically evident sacroiliitis in juvenile idiopathic arthritis.
Arthritis and rheumatism - 1 Apr 2002
Flatø Berit, Smerdel Anna, Johnston Virginia, Lien Gunhild, Dale Knut, Vinje Odd, Egeland Thore, Sørskaar Dag, Førre Øystein
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OBJECTIVE: To assess the frequency of sacroiliitis and the radiographic and clinical outcome in juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) and determine patient characteristics, early disease variables, and genetic markers that predict development of sacroiliitis. METHODS: We performed a retrospective cohort study of 314 (79%) of the 400 JIA patients first admitted to the hospital between 1980 and 1985. The participants...
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