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Familial Mediterranean fever associated pyrin mutations in Greece.
Annals of the rheumatic diseases - 1 May 2003
Konstantopoulos K, Kanta A, Deltas C, Atamian V, Mavrogianni D, Tzioufas A G, Kollainis I, Ritis K, Moutsopoulos H M
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To search for pyrin mutations associated with familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) in Greece. PATIENTS AND METHODS: 62 patients fulfilling the Tel Hashomer diagnostic criteria for definite (33) or probable (29) FMF diagnosis were studied. Eight point mutations of pyrin gene were tested by standard methods. Of the 62 patients tested, 48 were Greek, four were Jewish, seven were Armenian, and three were...
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