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Spectrum of mutations and carrier frequency of familial Mediterranean fever gene in the Algerian population.
Rheumatology (Oxford, England) - 1 Dec 2011
Ait-Idir Djouher, Khilan Abdulghani, Djerdjouri Bahia, El-Shanti Hatem
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OBJECTIVES: FMF is characterized by recurrent self-limiting episodes of fever and painful polyserositis. We aimed to study the spectrum and distribution of MEFV mutations in an Algerian patient cohort using a comprehensive mutation detection method. Using the same methodology, we also studied the carrier rate in an unaffected ethnically matched control cohort. METHODS: We recruited 71 unrelated subjects...
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