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Current treatment recommendations and considerations for cryopyrin-associated periodic syndrome.
Expert review of clinical immunology - 1 Jan 2015
Koné-Paut Isabelle, Galeotti Caroline
Abstract excerpt
Cryopyrin-associated periodic syndrome (CAPS) encompasses a spectrum of three phenotypes of increasing severity. The syndrome is due to dominant mutations in NLRP3, which encodes a key component of the innate immunity that regulates the secretion of IL-1β. CAPS manifests as systemic inflammation, which compromises quality of life and leads to serious complications and handicap. Anti-IL-1 drugs have shown...
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