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IL-1β biological treatment of familial Mediterranean fever.
Clinical reviews in allergy & immunology - 1 Aug 2013
Soriano Alessandra, Verecchia Elena, Afeltra Antonella, Landolfi Raffaele, Manna Raffaele
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Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is a recessive, autosomal, auto-inflammatory disorder characterised by brief, recurring, self-limited episodes of fever and serositis resulting in abdominal, chest, joint and muscular pain; it is the most common of the periodic hereditary fevers and mostly affects Mediterranean populations. Daily administration of colchicine, a tricyclic alkaloid with anti-microtubule and...
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