periodic fever syndrome

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periodic fever syndrome

Immunology A heterogeneous group of inherited diseases of uncertain pathogenesis, in which the diagnosis is based on clinical features rather than on specific tests. See Familial Mediterranean fever, Hyper-IgD syndrome.
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Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is the most common autoinflammatory disease (AID), and it is characterized by spontaneous attack with fever, abdominal pain, and polyserositis.
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The discovery of the pathophysiology of the disease reinforces a hypothesis of possible autoinflammatory disease [4].
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The new activity index known as the Autoinflammatory Disease Activity index should be used in the future in prospective studies.
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In patients with FMF, serum IL-17 levels were high both during the attack one of the autoinflammatory disease periods and during asymptomatic periods (32).
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Familial mediterranean fever (FMF) is an autosomal recessive autoinflammatory disease characterized by recurrent fever, serositis, and erysipelas-like erythema.
Nail Fold Capillary Abnormality and Insulin Resistance in Children with Familial Mediterranean Fever: Is There Any Relationship Between Vascular Changes and Insulin Resistance?
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Mevalonate kinase deficiency (MKD) is a rare autosomal recessive autoinflammatory disease caused by mutations in MVK, causing loss of function of the enzyme mevalonate kinase (MVK).
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All of the involved patients should have at least one known mutation, and parents should not have any history for autoinflammatory disease.
Familial Mediterranean Gene (MEFV) Mutation in Parents of Children with Familial Mediterranean Fever: What Are the Exceptions?
Several aspects of BD are typical of an immune-mediated disease, but whether BD is an autoimmune or an autoinflammatory disease is still debated.
Gene Expression Profiling in Behcet's Disease Indicates an Autoimmune Component in the Pathogenesis of the Disease and Opens New Avenues for Targeted Therapy
Cryopyrin-associated periodic syndromes (CAPS) are a rare, autoinflammatory disease group that generally has autosomal dominant inheritance.
Role of genetics in pediatric rheumatology
A DNA test to detect Shar-Pei Autoinflammatory Disease (SPAID) is now available, thanks to the Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine Animal Health Diagnostic Center (AHDC).
Cornell offers new DNA test for Shar-Pei

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