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Incidence and clinical features of hyperimmunoglobulinemia D and periodic fever syndrome (HIDS) and spectrum of mevalonate kinase (MVK) mutations in German children.
Rheumatology international - 1 Oct 2012
Lainka E, Neudorf U, Lohse P, Timmann C, Bielak M, Stojanov S, Huss K, von Kries R, Niehues T
Abstract excerpt
Autoinflammatory diseases (AIDs) are characterized by recurrent, self-limiting systemic inflammation. Disorders include hereditary recurrent fever (HRF) syndromes such as hyperimmunoglobulinemia D and periodic fever syndrome (HIDS). To determine the incidence of HIDS and report clinical and genetic characteristics together with the underlying MVK genotypes in German children, a prospective active surveillance was...
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