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Proinflammatory action of the antiinflammatory drug infliximab in tumor necrosis factor receptor-associated periodic syndrome.
Arthritis and rheumatism - 1 Feb 2009
Nedjai Belinda, Hitman Graham A, Quillinan Niamh, Coughlan Robert J, Church Leigh, McDermott Michael F, Turner Mark D
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OBJECTIVE: Tumor necrosis factor receptor (TNFR)-associated periodic syndrome (TRAPS) is an autosomal-dominant autoinflammatory condition caused by mutations in the TNFRSF1A gene. Unlike other autoinflammatory diseases in which anti-TNF therapy is largely a successful treatment option, therapy with the anti-TNF drug infliximab is often ineffective in patients with TRAPS. Moreover, in certain cases, infliximab...
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