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Association of HLA-A*02:06 and HLA-DRB1*04:05 with clinical subtypes of juvenile idiopathic arthritis.
Journal of human genetics - 1 Mar 2011
Yanagimachi Masakatsu, Miyamae Takako, Naruto Takuya, Hara Takuma, Kikuchi Masako, Hara Ryoki, Imagawa Tomoyuki, Mori Masaaki, Kaneko Tetsuji, Goto Hiroaki, Morita Satoshi, Mizuki Nobuhisa, Kimura Akinori, Yokota Shumpei
Abstract excerpt
Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is one of the most common forms of pediatric chronic arthritis. JIA is a clinically heterogeneous disease. Therefore, the genetic background of JIA may also be heterogeneous. The aim of this study was to investigate associations between human leukocyte antigen (HLA) and susceptibility to JIA and/or uveitis, which is one of the most devastating complications of JIA. A total of...
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