A pilot study of childhood-onset Takayasu arteritis using whole exome sequencing suggests oligogenic inheritance involving classical complement, collagen, and autoinflammatory pathways.

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Takayasu arteritis (TA) is a chronic granulomatous inflammatory disease affecting the aorta and its branches. Paediatric TA (pTA) may present from 6 months after birth till the adolescent age group. Genetics and pathogenesis of pTA are not fully understood. Earlier studies reported monogenic mutation in NOD2, XIAP, and STAT1 genes in patients with pTA. TA, a relatively rare disease, is more common in geographical...

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