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A Diagnostic Odyssey: Mevalonate Kinase Deficiency Revealed by Genetic Testing in Adulthood.
Genes - 11 Apr 2026
Kumar Vijayalakshmi, de Saint-Aubain Constance Jensina, Konstantinov Konstantin N
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Mevalonate kinase deficiency (MKD) is a rare autosomal recessive autoinflammatory disorder with marked clinical heterogeneity, frequently leading to delayed diagnosis. We describe a 71-year-old woman with lifelong episodic inflammatory symptoms beginning in infancy, including recurrent fevers, lymphadenopathy, and gastrointestinal and mucocutaneous manifestations, later evolving into intermittent arthralgia,...
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