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Systemic cytokine levels and the effects of etanercept in TNF receptor-associated periodic syndrome (TRAPS) involving a C33Y mutation in TNFRSF1A.
Rheumatology (Oxford, England) - 1 Jan 2006
Nowlan M L, Drewe E, Bulsara H, Esposito N, Robins R A, Tighe P J, Powell R J, Todd I
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OBJECTIVE: To investigate the levels of the pro-inflammatory cytokines IL-6, TNF-alpha, IL-1beta, IL-8, IL-10 and IL-12p70 in the plasma of patients with TNF receptor-associated periodic syndrome (TRAPS) in relation to CRP levels and treatment with etanercept. METHODS: Cytokine concentrations were measured in sequential plasma samples obtained from eight patients with a C33Y mutation in TNFRSF1A and diagnosed...
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