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Is the Ala138Gly alteration of MEFV gene important for amyloidosis?
Human mutation - 1 Jan 2001
Akar E, Yalcinkaya F, Akar N
Abstract excerpt
Progressive systemic amyloidosis is the most important complication of familial Mediterranean fever that inevitably leads to chronic renal failure. Initial studies have suggested that the presence of the Met694Val mutation carry a significant risk for the development of amyloidosis. On the contrary, our data revealed that there was no dominance of any MEFV mutation in relation to amyloidosis. The difference...
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