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Indian Journal of Pediatrics
Published in: Indian Journal of Pediatrics 5/2017

01-05-2017 | Scientific Letter

Familial Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis

Authors: Rakesh Mondal, Ananya Das, Gargi Gayen, Dona Banerjee

Published in: Indian Journal of Pediatrics | Issue 5/2017

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To the Editor: Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is a chronic arthritis in children below 16 y. The etio-pathogenesis of the disease remains unknown without defined genetic susceptibility, immunological and environmental factors [1]. We, here, describe two families with JIA in non-twin siblings. …
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Metadata
Title
Familial Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
Authors
Rakesh Mondal
Ananya Das
Gargi Gayen
Dona Banerjee
Publication date
01-05-2017
Publisher
Springer India
Published in
Indian Journal of Pediatrics / Issue 5/2017
Print ISSN: 0019-5456
Electronic ISSN: 0973-7693
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12098-016-2283-z

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