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Association of clinical and genetical features in FMF with focus on MEFV strip assay sensitivity in 452 children from western Anatolia, Turkey.
Clinical rheumatology - 1 Mar 2012
Ozturk Can, Halicioglu Oya, Coker Işil, Gulez Nesrin, Sutçuoglu Sumer, Karaca Neslihan, Aksu Guzide, Kutukculer Necil
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The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between clinical findings and the most common mutated alleles of MEFV gene in a childhood population and to determine the sensitivity of the 12-mutation-strip assay test in familial Mediterranean fever (FMF). Records of 452 FMF children living in western Anatolia, Turkey, (12.3 ± 4.7 years mean) were retrospectively reviewed. Of the 408 patients who met the...
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