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MEFV mutations in Egyptian patients suffering from familial Mediterranean fever: analysis of 12 gene mutations.
Rheumatology international - 1 Aug 2010
el-Garf Ayman, Salah Samia, Iskander Iman, Salah Hala, Amin Sherif Naseh
Abstract excerpt
The objective of the study is to screen 12 MEFV gene mutations in Egyptian patients with familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) and to study the initial hypothesis that the phenotypic expression of the disease may be attributable to the existence of a particular mutation. We enrolled 136 Egyptian patients (74 males, and 62 females) with a clinical diagnosis of FMF. DNA was amplified by PCR and subjected to reverse...
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