[Familial Mediterranean fever. New aspects with respect to molecular genetics and pathogenesis revealed in three case reports].

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HISTORY AND CLINICAL PRESENTATION: Three young Turkish males were admitted because of acute abdominal pain and fever. All 3 patients had recurrent attacks of these symptoms every few weeks since years with each attack lasting 2 to 3 days. One patient developed a renal amyloidosis with an end-stage renal failure. DIAGNOSTICS AND CLINICAL COURSE: All patients presented with local abdominal tenderness and an...

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