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Macrophage activation syndrome in patients with systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis is associated with MUNC13-4 polymorphisms.
Arthritis and rheumatism - 1 Sept 2008
Zhang Kejian, Biroschak Jennifer, Glass David N, Thompson Susan D, Finkel Terri, Passo Murray H, Binstadt Bryce A, Filipovich Alexandra, Grom Alexei A
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OBJECTIVE: Systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is associated with macrophage activation syndrome. Macrophage activation syndrome bears a close resemblance to familial hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH). The development of familial HLH has been recently associated with mutations in...
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