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Is the CD14 C159T polymorphism effective in the development of secondary amyloidosis in Familial Mediterranean fever?
Rheumatology international - 1 Jun 2007
Keskin Ozlem, Yilmaz Engin, Kutlay Sim, Bakkaloglu Aysin, Topaloglu Rezan, Arici Mustafa, Kalayci Omer, Ozen Seza
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The most important complication of FMF is the development of amyloidosis. It is more common in the eastern Mediterranean compared to the US. The individual response to endotoxin may have a significant effect on the development of amyloidosis in FMF patients. To investigate the association between CD14 promotor C-159T polymorphism and development of amyloidosis, one hundred and forty-six patients who had FMF and...
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