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Correlation of Secretory Activity of Neutrophils With Genotype in Patients With Familial Mediterranean Fever.
Arthritis & rheumatology (Hoboken, N.J.) - 1 Dec 2016
Gohar Faekah, Orak Banu, Kallinich Tilmann, Jeske Marion, Lieber Mareike, von Bernuth Horst, Giese Arnd, Weissbarth-Riedel Elisabeth, Haas Johannes-Peter, Dressler Frank, Holzinger Dirk, Lohse Peter, Neudorf Ulrich, Lainka Elke, Hinze Claas, Masjosthusmann Katja, Kessel Christoph, Weinhage Toni, Foell Dirk, Wittkowski Helmut
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is an autoinflammatory disorder caused by pyrin-encoding MEFV mutations. Patients present with recurrent but self-limiting episodes of acute inflammation and often have persistent subclinical inflammation. The pathophysiology is only partially understood, but neutrophil overactivation is a hallmark of the disease. S100A12 is a neutrophil-derived proinflammatory danger...
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