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01-07-2012 | Poster presentation
Race is a risk factor for calcinosis in patients with JDM – early results from the CARRAnet registry study
Authors:
Mark F Hoeltzel, Mara L Becker, Angela B Robinson, Brian M Feldman, Adam Huber, Ann M Reed, Juvenile Myositis CARRA Subgroup, CARRAnet Investigators
Published in:
Pediatric Rheumatology
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Special Issue 1/2012
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Excerpt
Previously established risk factors for calcinosis include duration of disease and the length of time to treatment, suggesting early aggressive treatment may be important in preventing calcinosis. Race has also been suggested to be a risk factor, but this observation was thought to be secondary to delays in treatment. We utilized the CARRAnet registry to investigate potential risk factors for calcinosis. …