Abstract Number: 2012 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Novel G58V Mutation in the TNFRSF1A Gene Identified in a Family with Tumor Necrosis Factor Receptor-Associated Periodic Syndrome (TRAPS) Decreases the Cell Surface Expression of TNFR1
Background/Purpose: TNF Receptor- Associated Periodic Syndrome (TRAPS) is one of the autoinflammatory diseases characterized by recurrent inflammatory episodes. TRAPS is caused by an autosomal dominant…Abstract Number: 2854 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Majeed Syndrome Causing LPIN2 mutations May Prevent Bone “Healing” By Rendering M2 Macrophage Proinflammatory
Background/Purpose: To study the mechanism that leads to bone inflammation in a 4-year old patient of mixed Puerto Rican and African-American background who presented with…Abstract Number: 79 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Functional Analysis of the Novel G58V Mutation in the TNFRSF1A Gene Identified in a Family with TNF Receptor-Associated Periodic Syndrome (TRAPS)
Background/Purpose: Mutations in the TNFRSF1A, which encodes tumor necrosis factor receptor 1 (TNFR1), are associated with the autosomal dominant disease TNF Receptor- Associated Periodic Syndrome…Abstract Number: 939 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Stimulator of Interferon Genes (STING)-Induced Endothelial-Mesenchymal Transition (EndMT) Contributes to Interstitial Lung Disease in Sting-Associated Vasculopathy with Onset in Infancy (SAVI) Patients
Background/Purpose: Pulmonary fibrosis, is a life-threatening complication of the monogenic autoinflammatory interferonopathy, STING-Associated Vasculopathy with onset in Infancy (SAVI) that is caused by gain-of-function mutations…Abstract Number: 1027 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Quantification of Leukocytes’ Secretome to Guide Diagnosis and Treatment Options in Patients with Suspected Chronic Auto-Inflammatory Syndromes
Background/Purpose: Auto-inflammatory syndromes are inherited conditions characterized by recurrent inflammation (fever, abdominal pain, dermatitis, arthritis). Diagnosis and treatments are challenging as detection rate of mutations…Abstract Number: 2347 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
High Interferon (IFN) Signatures and Overlapping Clinical Features Characterize Subgroups of Patients with Presumed IFN-Mediated Autoinflammatory Diseases
Background/Purpose: Many pediatric patients (pts.) with early-onset autoinflammatory disease (AID) phenotypes are mutation-negative for genetically known AIDs. Recent data suggest a role for Type-I interferon…Abstract Number: 33 • 2017 Pediatric Rheumatology Symposium
An extracellular ionic milieu renders human granulocytic S100A12 into a pro-inflammatory TLR4-binding alarmin
Background/Purpose: Granulocytic S100A12 is a member of the calgranulin-subgroup within the S100 family of calcium-binding proteins. Similar to other S100 proteins S100A12 can bind divalent…Abstract Number: 258 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Unmet Psychosocial Needs in Patients with CAPS
Background/Purpose: Cryopyrin-associated periodic syndrome (CAPS) is a rare autoinflammatory disease. Generalized manifestations like recurrent fever and fatigue and organ disease like reduced vision, hearing loss,…Abstract Number: 2037 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Proteostasis Dysregulation and Autoinflammation in Patients with TRNT1 Deficiency
Background/Purpose: Hypomorphic mutations in the TRNT1gene result in a syndrome of sideroblastic anemia, immunodeficiency, periodic fevers and developmental delay (SIFD). The TRNT1 enzyme is essential…Abstract Number: 2257 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Regulation of Mitochondrial Proton Gradient Is Critical for NLRP3 Inflammasome Activation
Background/Purpose: Self-activating mutations in NLRP3 cause a spectrum of autoinflammatory diseases known as cryopyrin-associated periodic syndromes (CAPS). NLRP3 is a key component of a multiprotein…Abstract Number: 2401 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Mucocutaneous Lesions and Recurrent Fevers in Patients with Trisomy 8 Mosaicism and Chromosome 8 Duplication
Background/Purpose: Many patients with myelodysplastic syndromes with somatic trisomy 8 in the bone marrow and Behcet’s-like ulcerations have been described. A handful of patients with…Abstract Number: 3207 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Deficiency of Adenosine Deaminase Type 2 (DADA2)—Results of Anti-TNF Treatment in a Cohort of Patients with a History of Stroke
Background/Purpose: The deficiency of adenosine deaminase type 2 (DADA2) is an autosomal recessive disease resulting from biallelic mutations in CECR1. Patients commonly present with vascular…Abstract Number: 253 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Multiple Serum Cytokine Profiling to Identify Specific Molecular Networks in Attacks of Familial Mediterranean Fever
Background/Purpose: Familial mediterranean fever (FMF) is caused by a number of mutations of the MEFV gene, coding for a protein named pyrin that acts as…Abstract Number: 258 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Quality of Life Changes with Canakinumab Therapy in Adults with Colchicine Resistant FMF
Background/Purpose: Introduction:Familial Mediterranean Fever (FMF), the most common form of the hereditary autoinflammatory disorders, is characterized by recurrent attacks of fever along with serosal or…Abstract Number: 263 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Use of Serum Ferritin and Heme Oxygenase 1 for the Diagnosis of Adult-Onset Still’s Disease: A Preliminary Report of Multicenter Study
Background/Purpose: Yamaguchi's criteria for classification of adult-onset Still's disease (AOSD) has been widely applied in clinic despite it was established decades ago. However, hyperferritinemia, which…