Mutations in inflammasome genes are responsible for rare monogenic and polygenic autoinflammatory diseases. On the other side, genetic polymorphisms in the same molecules contribute to the development of common multifactorial diseases (i.e., autoimmune diseases, cardiovascular pathologies, cancer). In this chapter we depicted the current knowledge about inflammasome genetics.
Keywords: Autoinflammatory syndromes; IL-18; IL-1β; Inflammasome; Multifactorial diseases; Polymorphisms.