[Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis with pauciarticular onset and HLA-A, B, DR in Italian children]. 1991

F Falcini, and L Tafi, and G Taccetti, and S Trapani, and A Menicucci, and G Bartolozzi
Dipartimento di Pediatria, Clinica Pediatrica 1a, Università degli Studi di Firenze, Italia.

Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis is a heterogeneous disease currently divided into different subtypes based on clinical characteristics. Significant alterations in frequencies of HLA-A, B and DR antigens have been described previously in children with pauciarticular onset Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis. We report the results of a study on 42 italian children with pauciarticular onset Juvenile Rheumatoid arthritis that partially confirm the literature data.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007558 Italy A country in southern Europe, a peninsula extending into the central Mediterranean Sea, northeast of Tunisia. The capital is Rome. Sardinia
D008297 Male Males
D002648 Child A person 6 to 12 years of age. An individual 2 to 5 years old is CHILD, PRESCHOOL. Children
D002675 Child, Preschool A child between the ages of 2 and 5. Children, Preschool,Preschool Child,Preschool Children
D005260 Female Females
D006684 HLA-DR Antigens A subclass of HLA-D antigens that consist of alpha and beta chains. The inheritance of HLA-DR antigens differs from that of the HLA-DQ ANTIGENS and HLA-DP ANTIGENS. HLA-DR,Antigens, HLA-DR,HLA DR Antigens
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D001171 Arthritis, Juvenile Arthritis in children, with onset before 16 years of age. The terms juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (JRA) and juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) refer to classification systems for chronic arthritis in children. Only one subtype of juvenile arthritis (polyarticular-onset, rheumatoid factor-positive) clinically resembles adult rheumatoid arthritis and is considered its childhood equivalent. Arthritis, Juvenile Chronic,Arthritis, Juvenile Idiopathic,Arthritis, Juvenile Rheumatoid,Childhood Arthritis,PCJIA,PJIA Polyarticular Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis,Polyarticular Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis,Polyarticular-Course Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis,Still's Disease, Juvenile-Onset,Enthesitis-Related Arthritis, Juvenile,Juvenile Chronic Arthritis,Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis,Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis,Juvenile-Onset Still Disease,Juvenile-Onset Stills Disease,Oligoarthritis, Juvenile,Polyarthritis, Juvenile, Rheumatoid Factor Negative,Polyarthritis, Juvenile, Rheumatoid Factor Positive,Psoriatic Arthritis, Juvenile,Still Disease, Juvenile-Onset,Systemic Arthritis, Juvenile,Arthritides, Childhood,Arthritis, Childhood,Arthritis, Juvenile Enthesitis-Related,Arthritis, Juvenile Psoriatic,Arthritis, Juvenile Systemic,Childhood Arthritides,Chronic Arthritis, Juvenile,Enthesitis Related Arthritis, Juvenile,Idiopathic Arthritis, Juvenile,Juvenile Arthritis,Juvenile Enthesitis-Related Arthritis,Juvenile Oligoarthritis,Juvenile Onset Still Disease,Juvenile Onset Stills Disease,Juvenile Psoriatic Arthritis,Juvenile Systemic Arthritis,Juvenile-Onset Still's Disease,Rheumatoid Arthritis, Juvenile,Still Disease, Juvenile Onset,Still's Disease, Juvenile Onset,Stills Disease, Juvenile-Onset
D015234 HLA-A Antigens Polymorphic class I human histocompatibility (HLA) surface antigens present on almost all nucleated cells. At least 20 antigens have been identified which are encoded by the A locus of multiple alleles on chromosome 6. They serve as targets for T-cell cytolytic responses and are involved with acceptance or rejection of tissue/organ grafts. Antigens, HLA-A,HLA-A,Antigens, HLA A,HLA A Antigens
D015235 HLA-B Antigens Class I human histocompatibility (HLA) surface antigens encoded by more than 30 detectable alleles on locus B of the HLA complex, the most polymorphic of all the HLA specificities. Several of these antigens (e.g., HLA-B27, -B7, -B8) are strongly associated with predisposition to rheumatoid and other autoimmune disorders. Like other class I HLA determinants, they are involved in the cellular immune reactivity of cytolytic T lymphocytes. Antigens, HLA-B,HLA-B Antigen,HLA-B,Antigen, HLA-B,Antigens, HLA B,HLA B Antigen,HLA B Antigens

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