An overview of familial Mediterranean fever with emphasis on pyrin and colchicine.

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Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is the earliest known autoinflammatory disease, characterized by symptoms such as arthritis, peritonitis, pleuritis, erysipelas-like erythema, and most importantly amyloidosis. This disease is very common in populations of the Mediterranean area, and due to its high carrier frequency and occurrence rate in these populations, it has been the focus of much research work. Such...

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