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MEFV mutations in Moroccan patients suffering from familial Mediterranean Fever.
Rheumatology international - 1 Apr 2012
Belmahi Latifa, Cherkaoui Imane Jaouad, Hama Iman, Sefiani Abdelaziz
Abstract excerpt
Familial Mediterranean Fever (FMF, MIM 249100) is an autosomal recessive disease mainly affecting patients of the Mediterranean basin. It is an autoinflammatory periodic disorder characterised by recurrent episodes of fever and abdominal pain, synovitis and pleuritis. FMF is caused by mutations in the Mediterranean Fever (MEFV) gene located on chromosome 16p13.3. Several mutations in the MEFV gene have been...
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