Pediatric researchers find possible 'master switch' gene in juve...

Courtesy EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health  Mon, 06/30/2008 - 23:00

(Children's Hospital of Philadelphia) Researchers have found that a gene region known to play a role in some varieties of adult rheumatoid arthritis is also present in all types of childhood arthritis.

The researchers say the responsible gene may be a "master switch" that helps turn on the debilitating disease.

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