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Investigation of rheumatoid arthritis susceptibility loci in juvenile idiopathic arthritis confirms high degree of overlap.
Annals of the rheumatic diseases - 1 Jul 2012
Hinks Anne, Cobb Joanna, Sudman Marc, Eyre Stephen, Martin Paul, Flynn Edward, Packham Jonathon, Barton Anne, Worthington Jane, Langefeld Carl D, Glass David N, Thompson Susan D, Thomson Wendy
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OBJECTIVES: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) shares some similar clinical and pathological features with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA); indeed, the strategy of investigating whether RA susceptibility loci also confer susceptibility to JIA has already proved highly successful in identifying novel JIA loci. A plethora of newly validated RA loci has been reported in the past year. Therefore, the aim of this study was...
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