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Prevalence of MEFV gene mutations and their clinical correlations in Turkish children with Henoch-Schönlein purpura.
Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992) - 1 May 2011
Bayram Cengiz, Demircin Gülay, Erdoğan Ozlem, Bülbül Mehmet, Caltik Aysun, Akyüz Sare G
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AIM: To investigate the frequency of MEFV mutations and their associations with the clinical and laboratory findings in children with Henoch-Schönlein purpura (HSP). METHODS: One hundred and seven children with HSP were investigated for 12 common MEFV mutations. RESULTS: Forty-seven patients (43.9%) were found to have one of the MEFV mutations. Eight patients (7.5%) were homozygous for one mutation, 33 (30.8%)...
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