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Common MEFV mutation analysis in Iranian Azeri Turkish patients with familial Mediterranean fever.
Seminars in arthritis and rheumatism - 1 Apr 2008
Esmaeili Mohsen, Bonyadi Mortaza, Rafeey Mandana, Sakha Kazem, Somi Mohammad Hossein
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OBJECTIVES: To identify the frequency and distribution of familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) gene (MEFV) mutations among Azeri Turkish patients from northwestern Iran. METHODS: One hundred ninety unrelated patients were referred by specialists to the Molecular-Medical Genetic Center of Tabriz. A clinical diagnosis of FMF was made according to published criteria. Mutation screening of the MEFV gene was performed...
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