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MEFV mutation analysis in patients suffering from amyloidosis of familial Mediterranean fever.
Amyloid : the international journal of experimental and clinical investigation : the official journal of the International Society of Amyloidosis - 1 Mar 1999
Livneh A, Langevitz P, Shinar Y, Zaks N, Kastner D L, Pras M, Pras E
Abstract excerpt
Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is a major cause of AA amyloidosis. Recently, the gene (MEFV) causing this disease was cloned and 16 disease associated mutations have been described. We have analyzed 178 FMF patients, 30 of whom also suffered from amyloidosis, for 4 mutations in MEFV. Mutation...
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