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A mutation in TREX1 that impairs susceptibility to granzyme A-mediated cell death underlies familial chilblain lupus.
Journal of molecular medicine (Berlin, Germany) - 1 May 2007
Lee-Kirsch Min Ae, Chowdhury Dipanjan, Harvey Scott, Gong Maoliang, Senenko Lydia, Engel Kerstin, Pfeiffer Christiane, Hollis Thomas, Gahr Manfred, Perrino Fred W, Lieberman Judy, Hubner Norbert
Abstract excerpt
We recently described a novel autosomal-dominant genodermatosis, termed familial chilblain lupus, and mapped its genetic locus to chromosome 3p21. Familial chilblain lupus manifests in early childhood with ulcerating acral skin lesions and is associated with arthralgias and circulating antinuclea...
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