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Increased NLRP3-dependent interleukin 1β secretion in patients with familial Mediterranean fever: correlation with MEFV genotype.
Annals of the rheumatic diseases - 1 Feb 2014
Omenetti Alessia, Carta Sonia, Delfino Laura, Martini Alberto, Gattorno Marco, Rubartelli Anna
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: To define in patients affected by familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) whether or not interleukin (IL)-1β secretion (1) is enhanced, (2) correlates with the type of MEFV mutation and (3) is mediated by NLRP3. METHODS: Freshly isolated monocytes from 21 patients with FMF (12 homozygous and 9 heterozygous), 14 MEFV healthy carriers and 30 healthy donors (HDs), unstimulated or after lipopolysaccharide...
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