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MEFV gene mutations (M694V, V726A, M680I, and A744S) in Iranian children with Henoch-Schönlein purpura.
Pneumologia (Bucharest, Romania) - 1 Jan 2000
Nikibakhsh Ahmad-Ali, Houshmand Mohammad, Bagheri Morteza, Zadeh Hashem Mahmood, Rad Isa Abdi
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INTRODUCTION: Henoch-Schönlein purpura (HSP) is the most common systemic vasculitis in children. Several risk factors play important role in pathogenesis of HSP. We aimed to study the MEFV gene mutations (M694V, V726A, M680I, and A744S) in Iranian children with HSP. MATERIAL AND METHODS: 50 unrelated pediatric cases were studied regarding M694V, V726A, M680I, and A744S mutations using ASO-PCR method. RESULTS: 24%...
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