Advances in biomarkers for paediatric rheumatic diseases

Nature Reviews Rheumatology 11, 265 (2015). doi:10.1038/nrrheum.2014.208 Authors: Alessandro Consolaro, Giulia C. Varnier, Alberto Martini & Angelo Ravelli The search for biomarkers in paediatric rheumatic diseases, particularly juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA), childhood lupus nephritis (LN), and juvenile idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (JIIMs) is attracting increased interest. In JIA, a number of biomarkers have shown potential for predicting clinical phenotype, disease activity and severity, clinical
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