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Role of the R92Q TNFRSF1A mutation in patients with familial Mediterranean fever.
Arthritis care & research - 1 Sept 2010
Marek-Yagel Dina, Berkun Yackov, Padeh Shai, Lidar Merav, Shinar Yael, Bar-Joseph Ifat, Reznik-Wolf Haike, Langevitz Pnina, Livneh Avi, Pras Elon
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To define the frequency of the R92Q tumor necrosis factor receptor-associated periodic syndrome (TRAPS) mutation in patients with familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) and to study the role of this mutation in FMF. METHODS: Ninety-two FMF patients and 250 controls were genotyped for the R92Q mutation. The frequency of R92Q was assessed among 5 groups of FMF patients. RESULTS: R92Q was found in 6% of the...
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