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Juvenile onset Systemic Lupus Erythematosus thyroid dysfunction: a subgroup with mild disease?
Journal of autoimmunity - 1 Sept 2009
Parente Costa Luciana, Bonfá Eloisa, Martinago Ciro D, de Oliveira Ricardo M, Carvalho Jozélio Freire, Pereira Rosa M R
Abstract excerpt
The aim of this study was to evaluate the frequency of thyroid dysfunction and thyroid antibodies in patients with juvenile onset Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (JOSLE) and its association with clinical and immunological features. Seventy-seven patients with JOSLE, 64 females, median age 19 years, were consecutively enrolled from March to December 2007. Clinical data related to thyroid dysfunction and lupus were...
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