Dyslipidemia in active juvenile dermatomyositis patients
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Dyslipidemia in active juvenile dermatomyositis patients
Methods 25 JDM patients followed at the Pediatric Rheumatology Unit of our tertiary University Hospital were compared to 25 healthy controls according to demographic data, fasting lipoproteins, glycemia and insulin, anti-LPL antibodies and muscle enzymes. All patients were evaluated by the same pediatric rheumatologist in order to evaluate the following JDM scores: Disease Activity Score (DAS),...
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عنوان ژورنال: Pediatric Rheumatology
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1546-0096
DOI: 10.1186/1546-0096-9-s1-p58