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Association of inflammatory bowel disease with familial Mediterranean fever in Turkish children.
Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition - 1 May 2013
Beşer Omer F, Kasapçopur Ozgür, Cokuğraş Fügen Cullu, Kutlu Tufan, Arsoy Nil, Erkan Tülay
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) share common clinical and biological features. The prevalence of other inflammatory diseases, including IBD, is increased in FMF. We investigated the presence of IBD accompanying FMF in patients who were being followed up with a diagnosis of FMF and the relation of IBD with the MEFV gene mutation. METHODS: A total of 78...
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