Cryopyrin
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Cryopyrin is a recently discovered protein contained in the intracellular inflammasome. This protein has been linked to the pathogenesis of pseudogout, gout, familial mediterranean fever, NOMID (neonatal onset multisystem inflammatory disease) among other conditions.