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Geographical and genetic factors do not account for significant differences in the clinical spectrum of giant cell arteritis in southern europe.
The Journal of rheumatology - 1 Mar 2004
Gonzalez-Gay Miguel A, Boiardi Luigi, Garcia-Porrua Carlos, Macchioni Pierluigi, Amor-Dorado Juan C, Salvarani Carlo
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether genetic and geographical differences may influence the clinical spectrum of giant cell arteritis (GCA), we compared the demographic and clinical features of patients with biopsy-proven GCA from Reggio Emilia (Northern Italy) and Lugo (Northwest Spain) during a 15-year period. METHODS: We performed a retrospective review of the case records of all patients diagnosed with...
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