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Mannose-binding lectin deficiency is associated with early onset of polyarticular juvenile rheumatoid arthritis: a cohort study.
Arthritis research & therapy - 1 Jan 2008
Dolman Koert M, Brouwer Nannette, Frakking Florine N J, Flatø Berit, Tak Paul P, Kuijpers Taco W, Førre Oystein, Smerdel-Ramoya Anna
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BACKGROUND: Mannose-binding lectin (MBL) is an innate immune protein. The aim of our study was to determine whether genetically determined MBL deficiency is associated with susceptibility to juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (JRA) and whether MBL2 genotypes are associated with JRA severity. METHODS: In a retrospective cohort study of 218 patients with polyarthritis (n = 67) and oligoarthritis (n = 151), clinical and...
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