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Genotype/phenotype correlations in Arab patients with familial Mediterranean fever.
Seminars in arthritis and rheumatism - 1 Jun 2002
Majeed Hasan A, El-Shanti Hatem, Al-Khateeb Mohammed S, Rabaiha Z Abu
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: To study the phenotype/genotype correlations in Arab patients with familial Mediterranean fever (FMF). PATIENTS AND METHODS: The study was performed in a 3-year period (February 1998-February 2001). Patients were seen in the pediatric FMF clinic of Jordan University Hospital, and the diagnosis of FMF was made according to published criteria. Screening for mutations was carried out by direct sequencing...
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