Disorder of the immune system, NOS: Difference between revisions
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* adult-onset Still's Disease | * adult-onset Still's Disease | ||
* multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) for COVID 19 related link with [[Post COVID-19 condition]] | * multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) for COVID 19 related link with [[Post COVID-19 condition]] | ||
* Antisynthetase syndrome | * Antisynthetase syndrome | ||
VEXAS syndrome is an adult-onset autoinflammatory disease primarily affecting males, caused by a somatic mutation of the UBA1 gene in hematopoietic progenitor cells.[1][2][3][4][5] The name VEXAS is an acronym deriving from the core features of disease:[6] | * VEXAS syndrome- VEXAS syndrome is an adult-onset autoinflammatory disease primarily affecting males, caused by a somatic mutation of the UBA1 gene in hematopoietic progenitor cells.[1][2][3][4][5] The name VEXAS is an acronym deriving from the core features of disease:[6] | ||
V: Vacuoles are often identified in the bone marrow stem cells of patients presenting with VEXAS. | V: Vacuoles are often identified in the bone marrow stem cells of patients presenting with VEXAS. | ||