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Familial Mediterranean fever with amyloidosis associated with novel exon 2 mutation (S1791) of the MEFV gene.
Blood cells, molecules & diseases - 1 Jan 2000
Timmann Christian, Mersinli Osman, Kuhne Kathrin, Sievertsen Juergen, Griebel Martin A, Dieckerhoff Jost, Horstmann Rolf D
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Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is an autosomal recessive disorder characterized by recurrent attacks of fever, serositis, and a risk for AA amyloidosis. FMF is caused by mutations in the Mediterranean fever gene (MEFV), which is expressed in blood cells of the myelomonocytic differentiation p...
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