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Genotype-phenotype and genotype-origin correlations in children with mediterranean fever in Germany - an AID-net study.
Klinische Padiatrie - 1 Nov 2013
Jeske M, Lohse P, Kallinich T, Berger T, Rietschel C, Holzinger D, Kamlah C, Lankisch P, Berendes R, Dueckers G, Horneff G, Lilienthal E, Haas J P, Giese A, Dressler F, Berrang J, Braunewell L, Neudorf U, Niehues T, Föll D, Lainka E
Abstract excerpt
Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is the most inherited common autoinflammatory disease (AID) with mutations in the MEFV (MEditerraneanFeVer) gene.The Mor- and Pras-Score modified for children and C-reactive protein (CRP) were used to assess FMF disease severity in Germany. We evaluate the applicability of the 2 severity scores and the correlations between ethnic origin, phenotype, and genotype.Among 242...
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