title: Serum interleukin 18 as a diagnostic remission criterion in systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Institute of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa; shimizum@staff.kanazawa-u.ac.jp.
authors.forename: Masaki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shimizu
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Rheumatology, Hyogo Prefectural Kobe Children's Hospital, Hyogo;
authors.forename: Yasuo
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nakagishi
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Japanese Red Cross Wakayama Medical Center, Wakayama;
authors.forename: Akira
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yoshida
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Institute of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan.
authors.forename: Akihiro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yachie
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001171:Arthritis, Juvenile / Q000097:blood* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D020382:Interleukin-18 / Q000097:blood*; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D011379:Prognosis; D012008:Recurrence; D012074:Remission Induction; D012494:Sampling Studies; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D020382:Interleukin-18