Article
[Genetic fever syndromes. Hereditary recurrent (periodic) fever syndromes].
Zeitschrift fur Rheumatologie - 1 May 2013
Neudorf U, Lainka E, Kallinich T, Holzinger D, Roth J, Föll D, Niehues T
Abstract excerpt
Genetic fever syndromes or hereditary recurrent fever syndromes (HRF) are considered to be part of the autoinflammatory diseases (AID) which result from errors in the innate immune system. Patients typically have self-limiting episodes of fever and high levels of inflammation markers. The mode of inheritance is autosomal recessive or autosomal dominant. The diseases of the HRF include familial Mediterranean...
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