Activated phenotype of circulating neutrophils in familial Mediterranean fever.

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Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is autoinflammatory disorder, characterized by MEFV gene mutations and recurrent episodes of fever and serosal or synovial inflammation. Neutrophils are the predominant effector cells of acute inflammatory attacks in FMF; however pathogenic role and molecular phenotype of these cells remain largely unknown. To gain insight into the processes that contribute to the self-directed...

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