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The crystal structure of human pyrin b30.2 domain: implications for mutations associated with familial Mediterranean fever.
Journal of molecular biology - 27 Nov 2009
Weinert Christopher, Grütter Christian, Roschitzki-Voser Heidi, Mittl Peer R E, Grütter Markus G
Abstract excerpt
The inherited autoinflammatory syndrome familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is characterized by recurrent episodes of fever, which are independent of any bacterial or viral infections. This disease is associated with point mutations in the mefv gene product pyrin. Although the precise molecular functions of pyrin are unknown, it seems to be involved in the maturation and secretion of interleukin-1beta....
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