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Mediterranean fever gene mutations in Greek patients with Behcet's disease.
The West Indian medical journal - 1 Jan 2012
Konstantopoulos K, Kanta E, Papadopoulos V, Kaklamanis P, Hatzinikolaou M, Kalotychou V, Kanta A, Kapsimali V, Vaiopoulos G
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OBJECTIVE: It is known that clinical similarities between Behcet's disease and Familial Mediterranean Fever have led to the hypothesis of a common pathogenesis. Familial Mediterranean Fever is caused by MEFV gene mutations coding for pyrin. Therefore, we examined whether these pyrin mutations are...
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