Genetic and Epigenetic Determinants in Autoinflammatory Diseases
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Genetic and Epigenetic Determinants in Autoinflammatory Diseases
The concept of autoinflammation has evolved over the past 20 years, beginning with the discovery that mutations in the Mediterranean Fever (MEFV) gene were causative of Familial Mediterranean Fever. Currently, autoinflammatory diseases comprise a wide range of disorders with the common features of recurrent fever attacks, prevalence of hyperreactive innate immune cells, and signs of inflammatio...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Frontiers in Immunology
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1664-3224
DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2017.00318