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[MVK gene abnormality and new approach to treatment of hyper IgD syndrome and periodic fever syndrome].
Nihon Rinsho Men'eki Gakkai kaishi = Japanese journal of clinical immunology - 1 Apr 2007
Naruto Takuya
Abstract excerpt
Hyper IgD and periodic fever syndrome (HIDS; OMIM 260920) is one of the hereditary autoinflammatory syndromes characterized by recurrent episodes of fever and inflammation.. HIDS is an autosomal recessive disorder characterized by recurrent fever attacks in early childhood. HIDS caused by mevalonate kinase (MK) mutations, also that is the gene of mevalonic aciduria (OMIM 251170). During febrile episodes, urinary...
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