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01-11-2013 | Meeting abstract
PW02-018 - Impact of PSTPIP1 mutaions on clinical phenotype
Authors:
D Holzinger, P Lohse, S Faßl, J Austermann, T Vogl, W de Jager, S Holland, M Gattorno, C Rodriguez-Gallego, J Arostegui, S Fessatou, B Isidor, K Ito, H-J Epple, J Bernstein, M Jeng, G Lionetti, P Ong, C Hinze, B Sampson, C Sunderkoetter, D Foell, J Chae, A Ombrello, J Brady, I Aksentijevich, J Roth
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Pediatric Rheumatology
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Special Issue 1/2013
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Excerpt
Hyperzincaemia and hypercalprotectinaemia (Hz/Hc), a rare condition within the spectrum of autoinflammatory diseases, is associated with hepatosplenomegaly, arthritis, anemia, cutaneous inflammation, and failure to thrive. So far, no genetic cause has been identified. While the clinical appearance is heterogeneous, all affected individuals present with extremely elevated MRP8/MRP14 (calprotectin) serum concentrations (0.9-12.0 g/l (normal range < 0.001 g/l)). …
