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Familial granulomatosis with polyangiitis: three cases of this rare disorder in one Indoasian family carrying an identical HLA DPB1 allele.
BMJ case reports - 9 Nov 2012
Tanna Anisha, Salama Alan D, Brookes Paul, Pusey Charles D
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The aetiology of granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) remains unclear. There is likely a complex interplay between environmental triggers and genetic predisposition. Early diagnosis and treatment improve outcome in this condition with an untreated reported mortality of 90%. There are a few cases of familial GPA in the literature, but we report here the interesting and rare scenario of three members of the same...
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