Serum S100A12 and temporomandibular joint magnetic resonance imaging in juvenile idiopathic arthritis Egyptian patients: a case control study

• Published in: Pakistan journal of biological sciences Vol. 13; no. 3; pp. 101 - 113
• Main Authors: Abdul-Aziez, Ola A, Saber, Nayera Z, El-Bakry, Samah A, Mohammad, Ahmed A, Abdel-Maksud, Sahar S, Ali, Yaser
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Pakistan 01.02.2010
• Subjects: Adolescent; Arthritis, Juvenile - blood; Arthritis, Juvenile - pathology; Arthritis, Juvenile - physiopathology; Case-Control Studies; Child; Egypt; Female; Humans; Inflammation - blood; Inflammation - pathology; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Male; S100 Proteins - blood; S100A12 Protein; Temporomandibular Joint - pathology; Temporomandibular Joint Disorders - blood; Temporomandibular Joint Disorders - pathology; Egypt

This study aimed to measure serum levels of the proinflammatory protein S100A12, investigate clinical as well as contrast enhanced magnetic resonance imaging findings of temporomandibular joint inflammation among juvenile idiopathic arthritis patients and to find out the correlation between each of...