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Autosomal-dominant periodic fever with AA amyloidosis: Novel mutation in tumor necrosis factor receptor 1 gene Rapid Communication.
Kidney international - 1 May 2001
Jadoul M, Dodé C, Cosyns J P, Abramowicz D, Georges B, Delpech M, Pirson Y
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BACKGROUND: The recent identification of genes responsible for syndromes of periodic fever with amyloidosis has opened the way to a molecular diagnosis of hereditary AA amyloidosis. METHODS: A Belgian woman presented for genetic counseling. Three first-degree relatives had a diagnosis of renal amyloidosis with a history of recurrent fever and inflammatory episodes. Medical records and pathological specimens were...
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