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Clinical disease among patients heterozygous for familial Mediterranean fever.
Arthritis and rheumatism - 1 Jun 2009
Marek-Yagel Dina, Berkun Yackov, Padeh Shai, Abu Almogit, Reznik-Wolf Haike, Livneh Avi, Pras Mordechai, Pras Elon
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To define the molecular basis of familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) in patients with only 1 mutation in the MEFV gene. METHODS: Genetic analysis was performed in 20 FMF patients, including full sequencing of complementary DNA (cDNA) samples and multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification analysis. In patients with first-degree relatives with FMF, haplotype analysis was also performed. RESULTS: A...
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