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The contribution of genotypes at the MICA gene triplet repeat polymorphisms and MEFV mutations to amyloidosis and course of the disease in the patients with familial Mediterranean fever.
Rheumatology international - 1 Apr 2007
Turkcapar Nuran, Tuncali Timur, Kutlay Sim, Burhan Basak Yalcin, Kinikli Gulay, Erturk Sehsuvar, Duman Murat
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effects of MEFV genotypes and the major histocompatibility complex class I chain-related gene A (MICA) triplet repeat polymorphism on the severity and clinical features of familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) and amyloidosis in a group of Turkish FMF patients. METHODS: We evaluated 105 adult FMF patients (with or without amyloidosis, 33 and 72, respectively) along with 107 healthy...
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