Vitamin D deficiency is associated with higher disease activity and the risk for uveitis in juvenile idiopathic arthritis - data from a German inception cohort

Autor: Claudia Sengler, Julian Zink, Jens Klotsche, Martina Niewerth, Ina Liedmann, Gerd Horneff, Christoph Kessel, Gerd Ganser, Angelika Thon, Johannes-Peter Haas, Anton Hospach, Frank Weller-Heinemann, Arnd Heiligenhaus, Dirk Foell, Angela Zink, Kirsten Minden
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: Arthritis Research & Therapy, Vol 20, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2018)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1478-6362
DOI: 10.1186/s13075-018-1765-y
Popis: Abstract Objective The objective was to evaluate the 25(OH) vitamin D (25(OH)D) status of patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) and determine whether the 25(OH)D level is associated with disease activity and the course of JIA. Methods Patients ≤ 16 years of age with recently diagnosed JIA (
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