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Molecular analysis of the mevalonate kinase gene in a cohort of patients with the hyper-igd and periodic fever syndrome: its application as a diagnostic tool.
Annals of internal medicine - 4 Sept 2001
Simon A, Cuisset L, Vincent M F, van Der Velde-Visser S D, Delpech M, van Der Meer J W, Drenth J P
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The hyper-IgD and periodic fever syndrome (HIDS) is characterized by recurrent attacks of fever, abdominal distress, and arthralgia and is caused by mevalonate kinase mutations. OBJECTIVE: To ascertain the role of mevalonate kinase and the usefulness of molecular diagnosis in HIDS. DE...
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