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A case of infantile Takayasu arteritis with a p.D382E NOD2 mutation: an unusual phenotype of Blau syndrome/early-onset sarcoidosis?
Modern rheumatology - 1 Jul 2013
Inoue Yuzaburo, Kawaguchi Yasushi, Shimojo Naoki, Yamaguchi Kenichi, Morita Yoshinori, Nakano Taiji, Arima Takayasu, Tomiita Minako, Kohno Yoichi
Abstract excerpt
Blau syndrome/early-onset sarcoidosis (Blau/EOS) is an autoinflammatory disease characterized by granulomatous arthritis, uveitis, and skin rash. It has been shown that gain-of-function NOD2 mutations cause Blau/EOS. In this paper, we describe a patient with a gain-of-function NOD2 mutation who developed infantile Takayasu arteritis, which is rare in Blau/EOS, but who has not yet had significant granulomatous...
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