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Familial clustering of recurrent pericarditis may disclose tumour necrosis factor receptor-associated periodic syndrome.
Clinical and experimental rheumatology - 1 Jan 2000
Cantarini Luca, Lucherini Orso Maria, Baldari Cosima Tatiana, Laghi Pasini Franco, Galeazzi Mauro
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OBJECTIVES: Although several causes of recurrent pericarditis have been identified, the etiology remains obscure in most cases. The tumour necrosis factor receptor-1 associated periodic syndrome (TRAPS) is the most common autosomal dominant autoinflammatory disorder and is caused by mutations in the TNFRSF1A gene encoding the 55-kD receptor for tumour necrosis factor-(TNF)-alpha. Serosal membrane inflammation is...
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