Decreased recent thymus emigrant number in rheumatoid factor-negative polyarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis

Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 348-353

  Horvath, Daniela ^a   Kayser, Cristiane ^a   Silva, Clovis Artur A ^b   Terreri, Maria Tereza ^a   Hilário, Maria Odete E ^a   Andrade, Luís Eduardo Coelho ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Juvenile idiopathic arthritis; Recent thymus emigrants; T lymphocyte; Thymus; TREC

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; CHLOROQUINE; CYCLOSPORIN; DNA; DNA FRAGMENT; GLUCOCORTICOID; INDOMETACIN; LEFLUNOMIDE; METHOTREXATE; NAPROXEN; RHEUMATOID FACTOR; T CELL RECEPTOR EXCISION CIRCLE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENT; STEROID;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; JUVENILE RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; MALE; PERIPHERAL BLOOD MONONUCLEAR CELL; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCHOOL CHILD; THYMUS; ADOLESCENT; CELL MOTION; GENE REARRANGEMENT; GENETICS; IMMUNOLOGICAL MEMORY; IMMUNOLOGICAL TOLERANCE; IMMUNOLOGY; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLASMID; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; T LYMPHOCYTE;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENTS; ARTHRITIS, JUVENILE RHEUMATOID; CELL MOVEMENT; CHILD; FEMALE; GENE REARRANGEMENT, T-LYMPHOCYTE; HUMANS; IMMUNE TOLERANCE; IMMUNOLOGIC MEMORY; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MALE; METHOTREXATE; PLASMIDS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RHEUMATOID FACTOR; STEROIDS; T-LYMPHOCYTES; THYMUS GLAND;

EID: 77957004814     PISSN: 0392856X     EISSN: 1593098X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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