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An unexpectedly high frequency of MEFV mutations in patients with anti-citrullinated protein antibody-negative palindromic rheumatism.
Arthritis and rheumatism - 1 Aug 2007
Cañete Juan D, Arostegui Juan I, Queiró Rubén, Gratacós Jordi, Hernández M Victoria, Larrosa Marta, Alperí Mercedes, Moll Conchita, Rius Josefa, Sanmartí Raimon, Yagüe Jordi
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OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether the MEFV gene, which is involved in the regulation of the inflammatory response and has been associated with familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) and intermittent hydrarthrosis, is implicated in the pathogenesis of palindromic rheumatism (PR) and to examine its clinical presentation and its evolution in a Spanish cohort of PR patients. METHODS: Family histories, demographic...
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