Familial Chilblain Lupus Due to a Novel Mutation in the Exonuclease III Domain of 3′ Repair Exonuclease 1 (TREX1)
Author(s) -
Claudia Günther,
Nicole Berndt,
Christine Wolf,
Min Ae LeeKirsch
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
jama dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.128
H-Index - 166
eISSN - 2168-6084
pISSN - 2168-6068
DOI - 10.1001/jamadermatol.2014.3438
Subject(s) - exonuclease iii , medicine , exonuclease , mutation , systemic lupus erythematosus , interferon , interferon type i , lupus erythematosus , immunology , pathogenesis , antibody , gene , genetics , pathology , biology , disease , polymerase , escherichia coli
Familial chilblain lupus is a rare, autosomal dominant form of lupus erythematosus characterized by cold-induced inflammatory lesions at acral locations presenting in early childhood. Familial chilblain lupus is usually caused by a mutation in TREX1 (3' repair exonuclease 1).
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