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HLA-B27 predicts a more chronic disease course in an 8-year followup cohort of patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis.
The Journal of rheumatology - 1 May 2013
Berntson Lillemor, Nordal Ellen, Aalto Kristiina, Peltoniemi Suvi, Herlin Troels, Zak Marek, Nielsen Susan, Rygg Marite
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: We investigated associations of HLA-B27 with clinical manifestations and longterm outcome in a near population-based setting among patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). METHODS: We studied clinical and serological data from 410 patients with HLA-B27 results among 440 prospectively collected patients with JIA with 8-year followup data in a Nordic database. The study was structured to be as...
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