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Familial Mediterranean fever--a review.
Genetics in medicine : official journal of the American College of Medical Genetics - 1 Jun 2011
Shohat Mordechai, Halpern Gabrielle J
Abstract excerpt
Familial Mediterranean fever is inherited in an autosomal recessive manner. There are two phenotypes: types 1 and 2. Familial Mediterranean fever type 1 is characterized by recurrent short episodes of inflammation and serositis, including fever, peritonitis, synovitis, pleuritis, and, rarely, pericarditis. The symptoms and severity vary among affected individuals, sometimes even among members of the same family....
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