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Influence of Serum Amyloid A (SAA1) and SAA2 gene polymorphisms on renal amyloidosis, and on SAA/C-reactive protein values in patients with familial mediterranean fever in the Turkish population.
The Journal of rheumatology - 1 Jun 2004
Bakkaloglu Aysin, Duzova Ali, Ozen Seza, Balci Banu, Besbas Nesrin, Topaloglu Rezan, Ozaltin Fatih, Yilmaz Engin
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effect of serum amyloid A (SAA) 1 and SAA2 gene polymorphisms on SAA levels and renal amyloidosis in Turkish patients with familial Mediterranean fever (FMF). METHODS: SAA1 and SAA2 gene polymorphisms and SAA levels were determined in 74 patients with FMF (39 female, 35 male; median age 11.5 yrs, range 1.0-23.0). All patients were on colchicine therapy. SAA1 and SAA2 gene polymorphisms...
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