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Phenotype-genotype correlation in familial Mediterranean fever: evidence for an association between Met694Val and amyloidosis.
European journal of human genetics : EJHG - 1 Apr 1999
Shohat M, Magal N, Shohat T, Chen X, Dagan T, Mimouni A, Danon Y, Lotan R, Ogur G, Sirin A, Schlezinger M, Halpern G J, Schwabe A, Kastner D, Rotter J I, Fischel-Ghodsian N
Abstract excerpt
Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is an autosomal recessive disease characterised by recurrent attacks of inflammation of serosal membranes. Amyloidosis is the most severe complication of the disease. The aim of this study was to investigate the genotype-phenotype correlation and specifically the association between amyloidosis and the four common mutations in exon 10 of the gene causing FMF (MEFV) in a total of...
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