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The possible underlying pathophysiological mechanisms for development of multiple sclerosis in familial Mediterranean fever.
Medical hypotheses - 1 Jun 2012
Alpayci Mahmut, Bozan Nazim, Erdem Seyfettin, Gunes Muslum, Erden Metin
Abstract excerpt
Patients with familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) have a susceptibility to the development of multiple sclerosis (MS). Here, we will propose the possible underlying pathophysiological mechanisms of this predisposition. Inflammation, disruption of blood-brain barrier (BBB), mitochondrial energy deficit, demyelination, and axonal damage, which play an important role in the pathogenesis of MS, may occur during the...
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