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A new category of autoinflammatory disease associated with NOD2 gene mutations.
Arthritis research & therapy - 1 Jan 2011
Yao Qingping, Zhou Lan, Cusumano Philip, Bose Nilanjana, Piliang Melissa, Jayakar Bijal, Su Le-Chu, Shen Bo
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INTRODUCTION: Autoinflammatory diseases are characterized by seemingly unprovoked episodes of inflammation, without high titers of autoantibodies or antigen-specific T cells, and derive from genetic variants of the innate immune system. This study characterized a cohort of patients with similar p...
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