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Plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 gene polymorphism in Iranian Azeri Turkish patients with FMF disease and its association with amyloidosis.
European journal of pediatrics - 1 Jan 2013
Bonyadi M, Shaghaghi Z, Haghi M, Dastgiri S
Abstract excerpt
UNLABELLED: Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is an autosomal recessive disorder characterized by intermittent episodes of fever with serositis, arthritis, or eriseplemya. Plasminogen activator inhibitor 1 (PAI-1) is a key element in the inhibition of fibrinolysis by inactivating tissue-type and urokinase-type plasminogen activators. We evaluated the association of PAI-1 -675 4G/5G polymorphism with the severity...
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