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Diagnosis delay in familial Mediterranean fever (FMF): social and gender gaps disclosed.
Clinical and experimental rheumatology - 1 Jan 2000
Lidar M, Tokov I, Chetrit A, Zaks N, Langevitz P, Livneh A
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OBJECTIVE: To characterize the factors contributing to a greater than 10 year delay in the diagnosis of familial Mediterranean fever (FMF). METHODS: 50 patients, in whom diagnosis of FMF was delayed by more than 10 years, comprised the study population. The clinical, demographic and molecular genetic characteristics were compared to a control group of 50 FMF patients, in whom the diagnosis was made within a...
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