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NLRP3 E311K mutation in a large family with Muckle-Wells syndrome--description of a heterogeneous phenotype and response to treatment.
Arthritis research & therapy - 1 Jan 2011
Kuemmerle-Deschner Jasmin B, Lohse Peter, Koetter Ina, Dannecker Guenther E, Reess Fabian, Ummenhofer Katharina, Koch Silvia, Tzaribachev Nikolay, Bialkowski Anja, Benseler Susanne M
Abstract excerpt
INTRODUCTION: Muckle-Wells syndrome (MWS) is an inherited autoinflammatory disease characterized by fever, rash, arthralgia, conjunctivitis, sensorineural deafness and potentially life-threatening amyloidosis. The NLRP3/CIAS1 E311K mutation caused a heterogeneous phenotype of MWS in a large family. This study analyzes the clinical spectrum, patterns of inflammatory parameters and reports on response to treatment....
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