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01-11-2013 | Meeting abstract
OR13-002 Recessive mutations in CECR1, encoding adenosine deaminase 2 (ADA2), cause systemic and cutaneous polyarteritis nodosa (PAN)
Authors:
E Levy-Lahad, P Elkan-Navon, R Segel, SB Pierce, T Walsh, J Barash, S Padeh, A Zlotogorski, YY Berkun, JJ Press, M Mukamel, PJ Hashkes, LL Harel, M Tekin, F Yalcinkaya, O Kasapcopur, EF Emirogullari, MK Lee, RE Klevit, PF Renbaum, A Weinberg-Shukron, S Zeligson, D Marek-Yagel, M Shohat, A Singer, E Pras, AA Rubinow, Y Anikster, M-C King
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Pediatric Rheumatology
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Special Issue 1/2013
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Excerpt
Polyarteritis nodosa (PAN) is a systemic necrotizing vasculitis of middle-sized arteries, found in both adults and children. Disease pathogenesis is poorly understood. We identified multiple cases of systemic PAN and cutaneous PAN in families and individuals of Georgian-Jewish ancestry, consistent with autosomal recessive inheritance. While most cases (17/20) had childhood onset, cutaneous PAN could also initiate in middle age. …