Clinical and genetic characterization of Japanese sporadic cases of periodic Fever, aphthous stomatitis, pharyngitis and adenitis syndrome from a single medical center in Japan.

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PURPOSE: To investigate clinical presentation, genetic background and cytokine profile of Japanese sporadic cases of periodic fever, aphthous stomatitis, pharyngitis and adenitis (PFAPA) syndrome. METHODS: Nine PFAPA syndrome patients were recruited. DNA sequence analysis of auto inflammatory disorder susceptibility genes, MEFV, MVK, NLRP3, and TNFRSF1A, were performed. Serum cytokine levels and monocyte IL-1β...

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