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Clinical and genetic aspects of the hereditary periodic fever syndromes.
Rheumatology (Oxford, England) - 1 Apr 2004
Grateau G
Abstract excerpt
Hereditary periodic fever syndromes are a group of diseases characterized by intermittent bouts of clinical inflammation with focal organ involvement, mainly of the abdomen, musculoskeletal system and skin. The most frequent is familial Mediterranean fever, which affects patients of Mediterranean descent all over the world. Three other types have recently been characterized clinically and genetically. A thorough...
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