SPAG7 is a candidate gene for the periodic fever, aphthous stomatitis, pharyngitis and adenopathy (PFAPA) syndrome

Genes and Immunity

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 190-194

  Bens, S ^a   Zichner, T ^b   Stutz A M ^b   Caliebe, A ^a   Wagener, R ^a   Hoff, K ^a   Korbel, J O ^b   Von Bismarck, P ^a   Siebert, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^b EUROPEAN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY LABORATORY   (Germany)

Author keywords

chromosomal translocation; periodic fever; PFAPA; SPAG7

Indexed keywords

CIMETIDINE; COLCHICINE; PROTEIN; SPAG7 PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; MEMBRANE ANTIGEN; SPAG7 PROTEIN, HUMAN;

ALLELE; ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHROMOSOME 10Q; CHROMOSOME 17P; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CHROMOSOME DELETION; CHROMOSOME TRANSLOCATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EPIGENETICS; EXON; FEMALE; GENE; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; HAPLOINSUFFICIENCY; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; KARYOTYPE; KARYOTYPING; MALE; MOLECULAR CLONING; PATHOGENESIS; PFAPA SYNDROME; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SCHOOL CHILD; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SOMATIC MUTATION; SPAG7 GENE; TONSILLECTOMY; APHTHOUS STOMATITIS; CHROMOSOME BREAKAGE; FEVER; GENE TRANSLOCATION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETICS; INFANT; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM DISEASE; PHARYNGITIS; SYNDROME;

ANTIGENS, SURFACE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHROMOSOME BREAKPOINTS; FEMALE; FEVER; GENETIC ASSOCIATION STUDIES; HAPLOINSUFFICIENCY; HUMANS; INFANT; KARYOTYPING; LYMPHATIC DISEASES; MALE; PHARYNGITIS; STOMATITIS, APHTHOUS; SYNDROME; TRANSLOCATION, GENETIC;

EID: 84899587113     PISSN: 14664879     EISSN: 14765470     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/gene.2013.73     Document Type: Article

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