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Serum amyloid A1 and tumor necrosis factor-alpha alleles in Turkish familial Mediterranean fever patients with and without amyloidosis.
Amyloid : the international journal of experimental and clinical investigation : the official journal of the International Society of Amyloidosis - 1 Mar 2003
Akar Nejat, Hasipek Metis, Akar Ece, Ekim Mesiha, Yalçinkaya Fatos, Cakar Nilgün
Abstract excerpt
The major complication of familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is AA amyloidosis. The influence of FMF gene (MEFV) mutations and/or unknown environmental factors and other genetic modifiers are likely to affect the phenotypic variations of the disease and the development of amyloidosis. Serum amyloid A is a serum precursor of AA amyloid that is induced by inflammatory cytokines including TNF-alpha. Our analysis of...
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