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MEFV gene mutations and its impact on the clinical course in ulcerative colitis patients.
Rheumatology international - 1 Jul 2011
Yıldırım Beytullah, Tuncer Candan, Kan Derya, Tunc Bilge, Demirag Mehmet Derya, Ferda Percın E, Haznedaroglu Seminur, Alagozlu Hakan
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Ulcerative colitis (UC) is an inflammatory disease of the colonic mucosa. The presence of gene responsible for FMF, MEFV, which frequently causes inflammation, may aggravate the clinical course of UC. We aimed to determine the prevalence of MEFV mutations in UC patients and its impact on the clinical course. Four groups were formed as group 1 UC with distal disease, group 2 UC with pancolonic disease, group 3 UC...
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