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Open Access
01-12-2013 | Poster presentation
PReS-FINAL-2160: Intestinal microbiome in polyarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis: a pilot study
Authors:
PC Hissink Muller, PM Westedt, AE Budding, CF Allaart, DM Brinkman, TW Kuijpers, JM Van den Berg, LW Van Suijlekom-Smit, MA Van Rossum, TG De Meij, R Ten Cate
Published in:
Pediatric Rheumatology
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Special Issue 2/2013
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Excerpt
The intestinal microbiome may play a role in the pathogenesis of Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA). In IBD patients an overall decrease in microbial diversity of the intestinal microbiota has been observed. Studies comparing intestinal microbiome in children with JIA and healthy controls have not been conducted to date. …