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A functional inflammasome activation assay differentiates patients with pathogenic NLRP3 mutations and symptomatic patients with low penetrance variants.
Clinical immunology (Orlando, Fla.) - 1 Mar 2015
Rieber Nikolaus, Gavrilov Alina, Hofer Laura, Singh Anurag, Öz Hasan, Endres Theresa, Schäfer Iris, Handgretinger Rupert, Hartl Dominik, Kuemmerle-Deschner Jasmin
Abstract excerpt
Cryopyrin-associated periodic syndromes (CAPS) are characterized by recurrent episodes of systemic inflammation caused by mutations in the NLRP3 gene. Besides confirmed pathogenic NLRP3 mutations, patients with CAPS-like symptoms frequently show low penetrance variants in NLRP3. The disease relev...
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