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Association of IRF5 polymorphisms with susceptibility to macrophage activation syndrome in patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis.
The Journal of rheumatology - 1 Apr 2011
Yanagimachi Masakatsu, Naruto Takuya, Miyamae Takako, Hara Takuma, Kikuchi Masako, Hara Ryoki, Imagawa Tomoyuki, Mori Masaaki, Sato Hidenori, Goto Hiroaki, Yokota Shumpei
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OBJECTIVE: Systemic-onset juvenile idiopathic arthritis (systemic JIA) and macrophage activation syndrome (MAS), the most devastating complication of systemic JIA, are characterized by abnormal levels of proinflammatory cytokines. Interferon regulatory factor 5 (IRF5) is a member of the IRF family of transcription factors, and acts as a master transcription factor in the activation of genes encoding...
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