Prevalence of MEFV gene mutations in a large cohort of patients with suspected familial Mediterranean fever in Central Anatolia

BACKGROUND: Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF), an autosomal recessive, autoinflammatory disease that is common in Arabs, Jews, Armenians and Turks, is caused by mutations in the MEFV gene, which encodes a protein called pyrin. The disease is characterised by recurrent fever, peritonitis, pleuritis,...

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Autores principales: Yildirim, Malik Ejder, Kurtulgan, Hande Kucuk, Ozdemir, Ozturk, Kilicgun, Hasan, Aydemir, Didem S., Baser, Burak, Sezgin, Ilhan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6894460/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31804137
http://dx.doi.org/10.5144/0256-4947.2019.382

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