Diagnostic Tools/Genetic Testing

…tact the Autoinflammatory Alliance here. We are trying to feature the most comprehensive panels for the widest number of classified autoinflammatory diseases available at this time, and have a limited area for the table. We are always on the lookout for more testing options, so please contact us for more suggestions. Learn More About Genetic Testing Blueprint genetics produced a series of informational webinars in their Blueprint Academy series th…

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Autoinflammatory vs. Autoimmune: What is the Difference?

…n. Fever, being one tool of the innate immune system to fight infection, becomes the most common symptom of many systemic autoinflammatory diseases. Muscles, joints, skin, the gastrointestinal system, and internal organs, can also all be affected by this inflammation simultaneously. Because it’s the innate immune system that overreacts first, not the acquired or adaptive immune system, in most patients with autoinflammatory conditions, diagnostic…

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Periodic Fever Syndromes in Adults

…dic Syndromes Pediatric Rheumatology: ANTI IL-1 therapies and pregnancy outcome BMJ.com: A patient’s wish: anakinra in pregnancy PubMed.gov: Adult-onsetl Still’s disease and pregnancy: about ten cases and review of the literature PubMed.gov: Behcet disease and pregnancy PubMed.gov: Retrospective evaluation of pregnancy outcomes in women with familial Mediterranean fever Amyloidosis.org: Colchicine in Pregnancy PubMed.gov: Muckle-Wells syndrome and…

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