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What is the best definition of clinical remission in JIA?

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The optimal definition of clinical remission in juvenile idiopathic arthritis is still uncertain. A new study has found that the current criteria for clinically inactive disease do not always identify the same group of patients. Why is there such a discrepancy? And which approach to defining remission is the most advantageous?

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Figure 1: Categorizing clinically inactive disease in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis.

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Giancane, G., Ravelli, A. What is the best definition of clinical remission in JIA?. Nat Rev Rheumatol 13, 460–461 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrrheum.2017.105

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