Familial aggregation of juvenile idiopathic arthritis with other autoimmune diseases: Impact on clinical characteristics, disease activity status and disease damage

ConclusionThis study shows that autoimmune diseases cluster within families of patients with JIA with a high proportion of ERA and psoriatic arthritis. JIA patients with FHADs are likely to have more disease damage.

Source: International Journal of Rheumatic Diseases - June 29, 2021 Category: Rheumatology Authors: Sulaiman M. Al ‐Mayouf, Abeer Alrasheedi, Iman Almsellati, Soad Hashad, Khulood Khawaja, Reem Abdwani, Samia AlHashim, Mohammed Muzaffer, Hala Lotfy, Nora Almutairi Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research