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Distribution of killer cell immunoglobulin-like receptor (KIR) genotypes in patients with familial Mediterranean fever.
Genetic testing and molecular biomarkers - 1 Feb 2009
Mahfouz Rami A R, Sabbagh Amira S, Shamseddine Wael, Bazarbachi Ali, Ibrahim Georges, Arayssi Thourayya, El Hajj Nady, Rayes Roni, Zaatari Ghazi S, Khazen Georges, Khalaf Roy A
Abstract excerpt
Genotypic profiles of the natural killer cell immunoglobulin-like receptors (KIR) have been reported to vary among different ethnic groups and variable clinical entities. This study represents the first report on its distribution among patients with familial Mediterranean fever (FMF). We studied 56 unrelated Lebanese FMF patients, had their DNA typed using sequence-specific primer (SSP) technique for the presence...
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