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Molecular Analysis Reveals Potential Treatment Window for Systemic Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
In patients with simultaneous systemic and arthritic components of systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis (SJIA), these components appear to be related mechanistically. Moreover, the inflammatory pathways of SJIA appear to be distinct from those seen in polyarticular JIA.