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Surgery for acute abdomen and MEFV mutations in patients with FMF.
Acta reumatologica portuguesa - 1 Jan 2000
Samli Hale, Içduygu Fadime Mutlu, Ozgöz Asuman, Akbulut Gökhan, Hekimler Kuyas, Imirzalioglu Necat
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: Familial Mediterranean Fever (FMF) is an autosomal recessive disease characterized by recurrent fever, peritonitis, arthritis, pleuritis, and secondary amyloidosis. In the current study, we sought to determine the frequency of acute surgical abdominal intervention and MEFV gene mutations in FMF patients. PATIENTS AND METHODS: A total of 159 patients were referred to our department with a diagnosis of...
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