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Genetic marker family studies in familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) in Armenians.
Clinical genetics - 1 Nov 1990
Shohat T, Shohat M, Petersen G M, Sparkes R S, Langfield D, Bickal J, Korenberg J R, Schwabe A D, Rotter J I
Abstract excerpt
Familial Mediterranean fever is an autosomal recessive disease manifested by recurrent short episodes of fever associated with polyserositis. It is common in a variety of Mediterranean and near Eastern populations. The biochemical defect is unknown, and there have been few studies of genetic marker associations or linkage with the disease. We have screened blood samples from members of 14 nuclear Armenian...
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