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Mutation screening of the IL-1 receptor antagonist gene in chronic non-bacterial osteomyelitis of childhood and adolescence.
Clinical and experimental rheumatology - 1 Jan 2000
Beck Christine, Girschick Hermann J, Morbach Henner, Schwarz Tobias, Yimam Toyba, Frenkel Joost, van Gijn Marielle E
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OBJECTIVES: Chronic non-bacterial osteomyelitis CNO is an inflammatory disorder of the musculoskeletal system with unknown etiology. In addition to bone inflammation, patients may present with inflammatory involvement of other tissues including, e.g., skin. Recently, a novel syndrome due to deficiency of interleukin-1 receptor antagonist (IL1RN), DIRA has been identified. Clinically the syndrome is characterized...
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