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Genetics of Macrophage Activation Syndrome in Systemic Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis.
Advances in experimental medicine and biology - 1 Jan 2024
Grom Alexei A
Abstract excerpt
Macrophage activation syndrome (MAS) is a life-threatening episode of hyperinflammation driven by excessive activation and expansion of T cells (mainly CD8) and hemophagocytic macrophages producing proinflammatory cytokines. MAS has been reported in association with almost every rheumatic disease, but it is by far most common in systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis (SJIA). Clinically, MAS is similar to familial...
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