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Serum amyloid A and P protein genes in familial Mediterranean fever.
Genomics - 1 Sept 1990
Shohat M, Shohat T, Rotter J I, Schlesinger M, Petersen G M, Pribyl T, Sack G, Schwabe A D, Korenberg J R
Abstract excerpt
Two recent studies have suggested the involvement of serum amyloid A (SAA) and P (APCS) genes in familial Mediterranean fever (MEF). To test the role of SAA and APCS in MEF and MEF-amyloidosis, we studied 17 informative families (15 Armenians, 2 non-Ashkenazi Jews) and 8 MEF patients with amyloidosis using a candidate gene approach. No evidence for any MEF-associated polymorphism was found in any of the 41...
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