Hyper-IgD syndrome and familial Hibernian fever are true periodic fever syndromes [2] (multiple letters)

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 137, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 438-439

  Drenth, J P H ^a   Powell, R J ^a   Lawton, A R ^a   Edwards, K M ^a   Thomas, K T ^a   Padeh, S ^a   Brezniak, N ^a   Zemer, D ^a   Pras, E ^a   Livneh, A ^a   Langevitz, P ^a   Migdal, M ^a   Pras, M ^a   Passwell, J H ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN D; MEVALONIC ACID; PHOSPHOTRANSFERASE;

CLINICAL FEATURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FAMILIAL DISEASE; FEVER; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; HYPERIMMUNOGLOBULINEMIA; LETTER; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; PERIODICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNDROME;

EID: 0033823558     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mpd.2000.106434     Document Type: Letter

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