Research Results: Do children with JIA from different ethnic groups have different disease activity after treatment with methotrexate?
The association between ethnicity, socioeconomic position and outcomes following initiation of methotrexate in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis Mr Richard Beesley is studying for his PhD at the University of Manchester. He talks through his recent research using UK JIA...
Research Results: Improving Eye Screening for Children with Arthritis by Adding Genetic Insights
Dr John Bowes explains his recent research from the CLUSTER consortium (which includes UK JIA Biologics Register data) looking at genetic markers predicting risk of uveitis. Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) can sometimes lead to a serious eye problem called...
Collaboration with international JIA Registries
We asked UK JIA Biologics Register Co-Investigator Dr Lianne Kearsley Fleet to discuss her research: Burden of comorbid conditions in children and young people with juvenile idiopathic arthritis: a collaborative analysis of 3 JIA registries , which was published in...
Research Results: Machine-learning and JIA
Research Results: Machine-learning and JIA Dr Stephanie Shoop-Worrall discusses her latest research from the CLUSTER consortium (which includes data from the UK JIA Biologics Register). This research looks at how Artificial Intelligence (AI) can help determine which...
My Route to Research – Professor Kimme Hyrich
We asked UK JIA Biologics Register Chief Investigator, Professor Kimme Hyrich, about her route to research. What did you study, and at which University? I grew up in Canada and did most of my university in my home city of Winnipeg, where I grew up. I did a...
Research results: originator to biosimilar switching
We asked Dr Lianne Kearsley Fleet, UK JIA Biologics Register Co-Investigator, to explain her recent research: Outcomes following anti-TNF originator to biosimilar switching in children and young people with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis, which was published in The...
The UK JIA Biologics Register blog is here!
Welcome! We’re excited to introduce the UK JIA Biologics Register blog, which will keep you updated on the latest news, updates, and key findings from the study. We want our participants, their families, healthcare professionals and anyone interested in JIA research...

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