TY - BOOK AU - Mohamed Fawzi Mahmoud Hamouda AU - Hala Mohamed Amin Fouad , AU - Nadia Ibrahim Ahmed Sewelam , AU - Nermeen Moftah Galal , TI - Anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide (Anti-CCP) antibodies in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) / PY - 2012/// CY - Cairo : PB - Mohamed Fawzi Mahmoud Hamouda , KW - Anti-CCP antibodies KW - Juvenile idiopathic arthritis KW - Polyarticular onset JIA N1 - Thesis (Ph.D.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Pediatrics; Issued also as CD N2 - Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is defined as a disease with onset before 16 years of age, primarily characterized by the presence of persistent arthritis in one or more joints, for at least six weeks, once other causes have been ruled out. The anti-CCP antibodies seem to be more useful in JIA than other investigated serological markers especially the polyarticular onset JIA for further prediction of joint damage and early treatment accordingly UR - http://172.23.153.220/th.pdf ER -