AN AGENT FOR TREATMENT OF CHILDREN WITH JUVENILE IDIOPATHIC ARTHRITIS (JIA)

摘要

An invention pertains to a method for prevention of complications in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). The method provides for analysis of DNA from peripherial blood lymphocytes. By genotyping HLA class I genes locus B*27 31 subtype a detection of subtypes HLA B*2704 and HLA B*2705 means that combined therapy should be used for prevention of the complications.