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A novel de novo NLRC4 mutation reinforces the likely pathogenicity of specific LRR domain mutation.
Clinical immunology (Orlando, Fla.) - 1 Feb 2020
Chear Chai Teng, Nallusamy Revathy, Canna Scott W, Chan Kwai Cheng, Baharin Mohd Farid, Hishamshah Munirah, Ghani Hamidah, Ripen Adiratna Mat, Mohamad Saharuddin Bin
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Autoinflammatory disorders are characterized by dysregulated innate immune response, resulting in recurrent uncontrolled systemic inflammation and fever. Gain-of-function mutations in NLRC4 have been described to cause a range of autoinflammatory disorders. We report a twelve-year-old Malay girl with recurrent fever, skin erythema, and inflammatory arthritis. Whole exome sequencing and subsequent bidirectional...
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