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The spectrum of MEFV clinical presentations--is it familial Mediterranean fever only?
Rheumatology (Oxford, England) - 1 Nov 2009
Ben-Chetrit Eldad, Peleg Hagit, Aamar Suhail, Heyman Samuel N
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: FMF is an autosomal recessive hereditary disease, associated with a single gene named MEFV. This gene is considered to be responsible only for FMF. In the present study, we tried to find out whether the MEFV gene is associated with or responsible for clinical conditions other than FMF. METHODS: We looked for patients who presented with signs and symptoms not typical for FMF but carried MEFV mutations....
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