Article
Update in juvenile myositis.
Current opinion in rheumatology - 1 Nov 2013
Nistala Kiran, Wedderburn Lucy R
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: This update on childhood idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIMs) reviews recent progress in the field of translational science and clinical research over the past 12-18 months. RECENT FINDINGS: Several new studies, including results from the international genome-wide association study, point to abnormalities of the adaptive immune system in childhood IIMs. Circulating T-follicular helper...
Topics
- Autoantibodies
- Child
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Genome-Wide Association Study
- Humans
- Myositis
- Prognosis
- Risk Factors
- Sunlight
- Treatment Outcome
