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Clinical features and functional significance of the P369S/R408Q variant in pyrin, the familial Mediterranean fever protein.
Annals of the rheumatic diseases - 1 Jul 2010
Ryan J G, Masters S L, Booty M G, Habal N, Alexander J D, Barham B K, Remmers E F, Barron K S, Kastner D L, Aksentijevich I
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is caused by mutations in MEFV, which encodes pyrin. The nature of substitutions P369S and R408Q in exon 3 remains unclear. Exon 3 encoding pyrin's B-box domain is necessary for interactions with proline serine threonine phosphatase interacting protein 1 (PSTPIP1). The aim was to characterise the phenotype of patients with these substitutions and to determine their...
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