Performance of interferon-gamma levels may lead to earlier diagnosing macrophage activation syndrome complicating systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis

Abstract Macrophage activation syndrome (MAS) is a severe, potentially fatal complication of rheumatic diseases, predominantly in systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis (SJIA), and is considered as an autoinflammatory disease. Specific cytokine profiles could play a pivotal role in this inflammatory...

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Main Authors: Meiping Lu, Liping Teng, Yiping Xu, Xuefeng Xu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-10-01
Series:Pediatric Rheumatology Online Journal
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12969-023-00907-7