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Interleukin-1 receptor antagonist deficiency with a novel mutation; late onset and successful treatment with canakinumab: a case report.
Journal of medical case reports - 23 Jun 2015
Ulusoy Ezgi, Karaca Neslihan Edeer, El-Shanti Hatem, Kilicoglu Erhan, Aksu Guzide, Kutukculer Necil
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INTRODUCTION: Interleukin-1 receptor antagonist deficiency is a rare autoinflammatory disease involving neonatal onset of pustulosis, periostitis, and sterile osteomyelitis. The underlying genetic abnormality involves a recessive mutation in IL1RN, which encodes interleukin-1 receptor antagonist. In this case report, we describe a case of a 12-year-old Turkish girl who initially was presented at 1 year of age,...
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