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NOD2/CARD15 gene mutations in patients with familial Mediterranean fever.
Seminars in arthritis and rheumatism - 1 Aug 2012
Berkun Yackov, Karban Amir, Padeh Shai, Pras Elon, Shinar Yael, Lidar Merav, Livneh Avi, Bujanover Yoram
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) and Crohn's disease are autoinflammatory disorders, associated with genes (MEFV and NOD2/CARD15, respectively) encoding for regulatory proteins, important in innate immunity, apoptosis, cytokine processing, and inflammation. Although mutations in the MEFV gene were shown to modify Crohn's disease, the role of NOD2/CARD15 gene mutations in the FMF disease phenotype was...
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