Geographical and genetic factors do not account for significant differences in the clinical spectrum of giant cell arteritis in southern europe
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Data di Pubblicazione:
2004
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Geographical and genetic factors do not account for significant differences in the clinical spectrum of giant cell arteritis in southern europe / Gonzalez Gay, Miguel A; Boiardi, Luigi; Garcia Porrua, Carlos; Macchioni, Pierluigi; Amor Dorado, Juan C; Salvarani, Carlo. - In: THE JOURNAL OF RHEUMATOLOGY. - ISSN 0315-162X. - 31:3(2004), pp. 520-523.
Abstract:
To investigate whether genetic and geographical differences may influence the clinical spectrum of giant cell arteritis (GCA), we compared the demographic and clinical features of patients with biopsy-proven GCA from Reggio Emilia (Northern Italy) and Lugo (Northwest Spain) during a 15-year period.
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Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Demography; Female; Genetic Predisposition to Disease; Giant Cell Arteritis; Humans; Italy; Male; Retrospective Studies; Spain
Elenco autori:
Gonzalez Gay, Miguel A; Boiardi, Luigi; Garcia Porrua, Carlos; Macchioni, Pierluigi; Amor Dorado, Juan C; Salvarani, Carlo
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