Lower NK cell numbers in children with untreated juvenile dermatomyositis during the COVID-19 pandemic

RNA viruses have been posited as triggers for Juvenile Dermatomyositis (JDM). The COVID-19 pandemic proved a unique opportunity to observe the effect of a novel RNA virus on JDM incidence and phenotype. We found the incidence of JDM increased from average of 6.9 cases per year from 2012 to 2019 to 9...

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Main Authors: Christopher Costin, Gabrielle Morgan, Amer Khojah, Marisa Klein-Gitelman, Lauren M. Pachman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-12-01
Series:Clinical Immunology Communications
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772613423000070