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Comprehensive association study of genetic variants in the IL-1 gene family in systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis.
Genes and immunity - 1 Jun 2008
Stock C J W, Ogilvie E M, Samuel J M, Fife M, Lewis C M, Woo P
Abstract excerpt
Patients with systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis (sJIA) have a characteristic daily spiking fever and elevated levels of inflammatory cytokines. Members of the interleukin-1 (IL-1) gene family have been implicated in various inflammatory and autoimmune diseases, and treatment with the IL-1 receptor antagonist, Anakinra, shows remarkable improvement in some patients. This work describes the most comprehensive...
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