Here's a selection of information from patients & professionals to better understand CAPS .
All CAPS Articles
Research summary: Detection of Base Substitution-Type Somatic Mosaicism of the NLRP3 Gene with >99.9% Statistical Confidence by Massively Parallel Sequencing
Article summary:
Genetic testing for the heterozygous germline missense mutations in the NLRP3 coding region gene mutation that can cause Cryopyrin-Associated Perioidic Syndromes (CAPS) has bee...
Research summary: Cryopyrin-Associated Periodic Syndrome: An Update on Diagnosis and Treatment Response
Summary:
This is an excellent article for anyone interested in learning more about Cryopyrin-Associated Periodic Syndromes (CAPS) and about the recommended diagnostic procedures. In addition, t...
Muckle-Wells Syndrome
Symptoms
Common symptoms of MWS include recurrent rashes beginning in infancy or early childhood, intermittent fevers, joint pain (usually with no apparent changes in tissue and cartilage), rec...
Familial Cold Autoinflammatory Syndrome
Symptoms
Patients with FCAS experience mild to debilitating symptoms such as rash, fatigue, recurrent fever and chills, recurrent joint pain, and recurrent conjunctivitis (inflammation of the o...
Neonatal-onset Multisystem Inflammatory Disease
Symptoms
In addition to fever, symptoms of NOMID involve the skin, CNS and joints. Skin rashes occur in all patients within the first six weeks of life and persist throughout their lives. CNS s...
