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The clinical spectrum of 94 patients carrying a single mutated MEFV allele.
Rheumatology (Oxford, England) - 1 Jul 2009
Koné-Paut Isabelle, Hentgen Véronique, Guillaume-Czitrom Severine, Compeyrot-Lacassagne Sandrine, Tran Tu-Anh, Touitou Isabelle
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To assess the clinical characteristics of patients living in France and carrying a single MEFV mutation. METHOD: A retrospective chart review of patients referred to us for recurrent fevers. Genetic testing: systematic screening of exons 2 and 10 was performed in the MEFV gene. A subset of patients was also investigated for other auto-inflammatory genes. RESULTS: We analysed 94 patients (sex ratio:1)....
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