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MEFV mutations in patients with familial Mediterranean fever in the Black Sea region of Turkey: Samsun experience [corrected].
The Journal of rheumatology - 1 Jan 2008
Yigit Serbulent, Bagci Hasan, Ozkaya Ozan, Ozdamar Kazim, Cengiz Kuddusi, Akpolat Tekin
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To investigate MEFV mutations among patients with familial Mediterranean fever (FMF), their relatives, and healthy controls in the Black Sea region of Turkey; to compare 3 different MEFV mutation analysis methods; to evaluate the role of MEFV mutations in the diagnosis of FMF; and to investigate the role of M694V in the development of amyloidosis. METHODS: In total, 890 subjects (625 patients, 165...
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