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Challenges in diagnosing Muckle-Wells syndrome: identifying two distinct phenotypes.
Arthritis care & research - 1 May 2014
Kuemmerle-Deschner Jasmin B, Dembi Samba Samuel, Tyrrell Pascal N, Koné-Paut Isabelle, Marie Isabelle, Deschner Norbert, Benseler Susanne M
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OBJECTIVE: The diagnosis of Muckle-Wells syndrome (MWS) remains challenging due to the clinical heterogeneity and lack of diagnostic criteria. The aims of this study were to describe key elements of the diagnostic evaluation process in MWS and compare identified variables between patients diagnosed in childhood and adulthood. METHODS: A cohort study of consecutive patients with a clinical and genetic diagnosis of...
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