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The MICA region determines the first modifier locus in familial Mediterranean fever.
Arthritis and rheumatism - 1 Jan 2001
Touitou I, Picot M C, Domingo C, Notarnicola C, Cattan D, Demaille J, Koné-Paut I
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is a genetically recessive inflammatory disease caused by mutations in the MEFV gene. Most patients of non-Ashkenazi Jewish ancestry or those who are homozygous for M694V manifest a severe disease course, but some express a mild form of the disease. W...
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