A new mutation in blau syndrome: case report
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A new mutation in blau syndrome: case report
Introduction Blau syndrome is a rare autoinflamattory granulomatous disease and inherited as autosomal dominant.The classical triad of Blau syndrome is granulomatous dermatitis, symmetric arthritis and recurrent uveitis. However, all of these findings may not be together in the patients. In the majority of patients, the disease is characterized by early onset that usually before 3-4 years of ag...
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عنوان ژورنال: Pediatric Rheumatology
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1546-0096
DOI: 10.1186/1546-0096-12-s1-p297