The imbalance of IL-18/IL-18BP in patients with systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis

Systemic ,IIA (SJIA) is one subtype of juvenile idiopathic arthritis (jrlA) that is a leading cause of short-term and long-term disability in children [1]. Although SJIA repre- sents only 10%-20% of all cases of JIA, it accounts for more than two-thirds of the mortality associated with this conditio...

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Published inActa biochimica et biophysica Sinica Vol. 45; no. 4; pp. 339 - 341
Main Authors Chen, Ou, Shan, Ningning, Zhu, Xiaobo, Wang, Yibiao, Ren, Peng, Wei, De'e, Sun, Ruopeng
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published China 01.04.2013
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Summary:Systemic ,IIA (SJIA) is one subtype of juvenile idiopathic arthritis (jrlA) that is a leading cause of short-term and long-term disability in children [1]. Although SJIA repre- sents only 10%-20% of all cases of JIA, it accounts for more than two-thirds of the mortality associated with this condition [2]. The etiology and pathogenesis of SJIA remain urd~nown. Further understanding of SJIA pathogen- esis may fiicilitate new therapeutic approaches.
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Systemic ,IIA (SJIA) is one subtype of juvenile idiopathic arthritis (jrlA) that is a leading cause of short-term and long-term disability in children [1]. Although SJIA repre- sents only 10%-20% of all cases of JIA, it accounts for more than two-thirds of the mortality associated with this condition [2]. The etiology and pathogenesis of SJIA remain urd~nown. Further understanding of SJIA pathogen- esis may fiicilitate new therapeutic approaches.
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ISSN:1672-9145
1745-7270
DOI:10.1093/abbs/gmt007