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CASE REPORT

A case of Muckle–Wells syndrome caused by a novel H312P mutation in NALP3 (cryopyrin)

Ryuji KoikeDepartment of Pharmacovigilance, Tokyo Medical and Dental University,1-5-45 Yushima, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8519, Japan;Department of Medicine and Rheumatology, Tokyo Medical and Dental University,Tokyo, JapanCorrespondence[email protected]
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Tetsuo KubotaGraduate School of Health Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University,Tokyo, Japan
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Yukichi HaraGraduate School of Health Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University,Tokyo, Japan
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Sayaka ItoGraduate School of Health Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University,Tokyo, Japan
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Kyoko SuzukiDepartment of Medicine and Rheumatology, Tokyo Medical and Dental University,Tokyo, Japan
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Kayoko YanagisawaDepartment of Medicine and Rheumatology, Tokyo Medical and Dental University,Tokyo, Japan
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Ken UchiboriDepartment of Medicine and Rheumatology, Tokyo Medical and Dental University,Tokyo, Japan
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Nobuyuki MiyasakaDepartment of Medicine and Rheumatology, Tokyo Medical and Dental University,Tokyo, Japan
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Pages 496-499 | Received 26 Mar 2007, Accepted 04 Jun 2007, Published online: 02 Jan 2014

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