A dominant pathogenic MEFV mutation causes atypical pyrin-associated periodic syndromes.

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Pyrin, a protein encoded by the MEFV gene, plays a vital role in innate immunity by sensing modifications in Rho GTPase and assembling the pyrin inflammasome, which in turn activates downstream immune responses. We identified a novel and de novo MEFV p.E583A dominant variant in 3 patients from the same family; the variant was distinct from the previously reported S242 and E244 sites. These patients exhibited a...

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