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Reverse hybridization vs. DNA sequencing in the molecular diagnosis of Familial Mediterranean fever.
Genetic testing - 1 Jan 2004
Delague Valérie, Kriegshäuser Gernot, Oberkanins Christian, Mégarbané André
Abstract excerpt
Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is an autosomal recessive inflammatory disorder predominantly affecting people living in or originating from areas around the Mediterranean Sea. It is caused by a number of mutations within the MEFV gene, which differently affect the severity of the disease phenotype. Because patients usually present with rather nonspecific clinical symptoms, MEFV genotyping can confirm and...
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