Juvenile idiopathic arthritis-type disease associated with chromosomal aberrations

The association of certain chromosome aberrations with arthropathy has been previously described, but there is a limited number of reports in the literature. Two children are described, one with 18q- syndrome and another with supernumary marker chromosome 15, both presenting with juvenile idiopathic...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Clinical and experimental rheumatology 2008-03, Vol.26 (2), p.347-350
Hauptverfasser:	SALAVOURA, K, DRACOU, C, KOLIALEXI, A, DRAKONAKI, S, SOFOCLEOUS, C, MAVROU, A
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Arthritis, Juvenile - genetics Arthritis, Juvenile - pathology Biological and medical sciences Child Chromosome Aberrations Chromosomes, Human, Pair 15 Chromosomes, Human, Pair 18 Diseases of the osteoarticular system Female Genetic Markers Humans In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence Inflammatory joint diseases Medical sciences Phenotype
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Zusammenfassung:	The association of certain chromosome aberrations with arthropathy has been previously described, but there is a limited number of reports in the literature. Two children are described, one with 18q- syndrome and another with supernumary marker chromosome 15, both presenting with juvenile idiopathic arthritis-type disease, aggressive progression and moderate response to inflammatory, corticosteroid and immunosuppressive treatment.
ISSN:	0392-856X 1593-098X