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A molecular analysis of familial Mediterranean fever disease in a cohort of Turkish patients.
Annals of Saudi medicine - 1 Jan 2000
Dundar Munis, Kiraz Aslihan, Emirogullari Elif Funda, Saatci Ccedil Etin, Taheri Serpil, Baskol Mevlut, Polat Seher, Ozkul Yusuf
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is an autosomal recessive disorder caused by mutations in MEFV gene, which encodes pyrin. FMF is especially prevalent among Turks, Armenians, non-Ashkenazi Jews, and Arabs. The aim of this study was to determine the frequency and spectrum of 12 MEFV mutations of these patients and any genotype-phenotype correlation in this large Turkish group. DESIGN...
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