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Possible environmental determinants of juvenile idiopathic arthritis.
Rheumatology (Oxford, England) - 1 Mar 2010
Ellis Justine A, Munro Jane E, Ponsonby Anne-Louise
Abstract excerpt
Like other autoimmune diseases, including adult RA, risk of developing juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is thought to be determined by a complex combination of genetic and environmental factors. Although some predisposing JIA genes are now being identified, research aimed at identifying environmental influences lags behind most other autoimmune conditions. Here we review research to date, from which some...
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