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The aim of this study was to assess the contribution of mosaicism in a paediatric cohort of patients with a clinical diagnosis of CAPS and no\n                      <jats:italic>NLRP3<\/jats:italic>\n                      mutations identified through conventional DNA sequencing.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Mosaicism was assessed by amplicon-based deep sequencing (ADS) on DNA extracted from different tissues overtime. Targeted gene panels (TGPs) and whole-exome sequencing (WES) were used for comparison of detection methods.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      In 40% (4\/10) of the cohort a post-zygotic\n                      <jats:italic>NLRP3<\/jats:italic>\n                      mutation leading to somatic mosaicism was found by ADS. Three of the detected\n                      <jats:italic>NLRP3<\/jats:italic>\n                      mutations had been previously described only in somatic form and one both as germline and somatic. Mean mutant allelic frequencies (MAF) at diagnosis varied between 3.1-14.5% in whole blood, with all mutations being present in other tissues tested. In 3 patients, mosaicism was evaluated over time in whole blood, with results confirming mosaicism stability in 2 patients, and a MAF increase in 1 patient (from 1.9% to 5%). TGPs identified 4\/4 cases of mosaicism whilst WES detected only 1\/3.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Discussion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Somatic\n                      <jats:italic>NLRP3<\/jats:italic>\n                      mosaicism was present in 40% of this paediatric cohort, confirming the key role of this phenomenon in disease pathogenesis and in genetic confirmation of CAPS diagnosis. MAFs can be extremely low, which warrants caution regarding lower detection limits of the sequencing techniques utilized. 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