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A descriptive analysis of 14 cases of progressive-psuedorheumatoid-arthropathy of childhood from south India: review of literature in comparison with juvenile idiopathic arthritis.
Seminars in arthritis and rheumatism - 1 Jun 2013
Ekbote Alka V, Danda Debashish, Kumar Sathish, Danda Sumita, Madhuri Vrisha, Gibikote Sridhar
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BACKGROUND: Progressive-psuedorheumatoid-arthropathy of childhood (PPAC) is an autosomal recessive single gene skeletal dysplasia involving joints. The gene attributed to its cause is WNT1-inducible-signaling pathway protein3 (WISP3). OBJECTIVE: To study the clinical and radiographic presentation of PPAC in Indian patients and to compare with described features of PPAC and Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) from...
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