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Genome-wide data reveal novel genes for methotrexate response in a large cohort of juvenile idiopathic arthritis cases.
The pharmacogenomics journal - 1 Aug 2014
Cobb J, Cule E, Moncrieffe H, Hinks A, Ursu S, Patrick F, Kassoumeri L, Flynn E, Bulatović M, Wulffraat N, van Zelst B, de Jonge R, Bohm M, Dolezalova P, Hirani S, Newman S, Whitworth P, Southwood T R, De Iorio M, Wedderburn L R, Thomson W
Abstract excerpt
Clinical response to methotrexate (MTX) treatment for children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) displays considerable heterogeneity. Currently, there are no reliable predictors to identify non-responders: earlier identification could lead to a targeted treatment. We genotyped 759 JIA cases from the UK, the Netherlands and Czech Republic. Clinical variables were measured at baseline and 6 months after...
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