Low Serum IGF-1 in Boys with Recent Onset of Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis.

Anna-Carin LundellMalin ErlandssonMaria BokarewaHille LiivamägiKarin UiboSirje TarrasteTiina RebaneTiina TalvikChris PruunsildRille Pullerits

Published in: Journal of immunology research (2018)

We report a sex-dependent deficiency in serum IGF-1 in boys with early JIA, which argues for sex-related differences in biological mechanisms involved in the disease pathogenesis.

Keyphrases

juvenile idiopathic arthritis
disease activity
pi k akt
binding protein
growth hormone
rheumatoid arthritis