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Susceptibility to JRA/JIA: complementing general autoimmune and arthritis traits.
Genes and immunity - 1 Jan 2006
Phelan J D, Thompson S D, Glass D N
Abstract excerpt
Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (JRA), also known as juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA), includes the most common chronic autoimmune arthropathies of childhood. These two nomenclatures for classification include components representing the major subclasses of disease. The chromosomal regions and the genes involved in these complex genetic traits are being elucidated, with findings often specific for a particular...
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