Article
Familial Mediterranean fever and related periodic fever syndromes/autoinflammatory diseases
16 Nov 2011
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: The spectrum of periodic fever syndromes (PFS)/autoinflammation diseases is continuously expanding. This review provides an overview of the primary research and an update on the main clinical developments in these disorders published in the past 12-18 months. RECENT FINDINGS: IL-1β is pivotal to the pathogenesis of most of the PFS. In familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) MEFV mutations lead to...