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Translational research network and patient registry for auto-inflammatory diseases.
Rheumatology (Oxford, England) - 1 Jan 2011
Lainka Elke, Bielak Maria, Hilger Volker, Basu Oliver, Neudorf Ulrich, Wittkowski Helmut, Holzinger Dirk, Roth Johannes, Niehues Tim, Foell Dirk
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OBJECTIVE: Auto-inflammatory diseases (AIDs) are characterized by recurrent self-limiting systemic inflammation. In a multicentre effort, we set out to register genetic, epidemiological and clinical features as well as prognostic factors of these diseases by prospective longitudinal and long-term documentation, in order to define novel AIDs and to better understand treatment responses and outcome. METHODS: In...
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