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Τhe genetics of juvenile idiopathic arthritis: Searching for new susceptibility loci.
Molecular medicine reports - 1 Dec 2017
Zervou Maria I, Dimopoulou Despoina G, Eliopoulos Elias, Trachana Maria, Pratsidou-Gkertsi Polyxeni, Andreou Athena, Sidiropoulos Prodromos, Spandidos Demetrios A, Garyfallos Alexandros, Goulielmos George N
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Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is an autoimmune disease that is characterized by persistent chronic arthritis and affected by genetic and environmental factors. Different genetic variations have been reported as risk factors for JIA. However, given that many results could not be replicated in individuals of different ancestral origin, it was assumed that heterogeneous genetic factors are involved in this...
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