Disease Mimicry: Genetic Diseases Can Produce Rheumatic Symptoms

CHICAGO—The 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting session on genetic mimics of rheumatic disease began with a description of a patient who presented with the symptoms of childhood-onset lupus but instead had a well-defined genetic disease: lysinuric protein intolerance (LPI). Lindsay Burrage, MD, PhD, assistant professor of molecular and human genetics at Baylor College of Medicine, Houston,... [Read More]
Source: The Rheumatologist - Category: Rheumatology Authors: Tags: Conditions Meeting Reports 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting Fabry disease genetic disease lysinuric protein intolerance mimics Source Type: research