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ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens
SUBMITTER: Patricia Hunter
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-15083 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
Hunter Patricia J PJ Nistala Kiran K Jina Nipurna N Eddaoudi Ayad A Thomson Wendy W Hubank Mike M Wedderburn Lucy R LR
Arthritis and rheumatism 20100301 3
<h4>Objective</h4>To identify biomarkers in the first synovial fluid (SF) aspirate obtained from children with oligoarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA), which could be used to identify children whose disease is likely to extend to a more severe phenotype.<h4>Methods</h4>Patients with recent-onset oligoarticular JIA were identified and grouped according to those whose mild disease persisted (persistent disease) or those whose disease would extend from a mild to more severe phenotype (ex ...[more]