Functional and prognostic relevance of the −173 polymorphism of the macrophage migration inhibitory factor gene in systemic-onset juvenile idiopathic arthritis
✍ Scribed by Fabrizio De Benedetti; Cristina Meazza; Marina Vivarelli; Federica Rossi; Angela Pistorio; Rebecca Lamb; Mark Lunt; Wendy Thomson; the British Paediatric Rheumatology Study Group; Angelo Ravelli; Rachelle Donn; Alberto Martini
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2003
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 111 KB
- Volume
- 48
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0004-3591
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## Objective. To determine if polymorphisms of the macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) gene are associated with systemic-onset juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). Methods. Denaturing high-performance liquid chromatography was used to screen for the MIF gene in 32 healthy Caucasian subjec
## Abstract ## Objective To establish linkage and replicate the association of macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). ## Methods Three hundred twenty‐one Caucasian simplex families from the UK were genotyped for polymorphisms of MIF using SNaPshot
## Abstract ## Objective Macrophage activation syndrome is characterized by an overwhelming inflammatory reaction driven by excessive expansion of T cells and hemophagocytic macrophages. Levels of soluble interleukin‐2 receptor α (sIL‐2Rα) and soluble CD163 (sCD163) may reflect the degree of activ