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De novo 19q13.42 duplications involving NLRP gene cluster in a patient with systemic-onset juvenile idiopathic arthritis.
Journal of human genetics - 1 May 2011
Tadaki Hiromi, Saitsu Hirotomo, Nishimura-Tadaki Akira, Imagawa Tomoyuki, Kikuchi Masako, Hara Ryoki, Kaneko Utako, Kishi Takayuki, Miyamae Takako, Miyake Noriko, Doi Hiroshi, Tsurusaki Yoshinori, Sakai Haruya, Yokota Shumpei, Matsumoto Naomichi
Abstract excerpt
Systemic-onset juvenile idiopathic arthritis (s-JIA) is a rare inflammatory disease classified as a subtype of chronic childhood arthritis, manifested by spiking fever, erythematous skin rash, pericarditis and hepatosplenomegaly. The genetic background underlying s-JIA remains poorly understood. To detect disease-related copy number variations (CNVs), we performed single-nucleotide polymorphism array analysis in...
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