The autoimmune burden in juvenile idiopathic arthritis
Abstract Background Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is a chronic inflammatory arthritis of unknown origin which can be considered an autoimmune disease (AD). The aim of this study is to analyse the presence of two or more autoimmune diseases (polyautoimmunity) in patients suffering from JIA and...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2017-06-01
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Series: | Italian Journal of Pediatrics |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13052-017-0373-9 |