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MEFV gene variations in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus.
Modern rheumatology - 1 Jan 2014
Erer Burak, Cosan Fulya, Oku Basar, Ustek Duran, Inanc Murat, Aral Orhan, Gul Ahmet
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to investigate the frequency of familial Mediterranean fever (FMF)-associated MEFV gene variations in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). METHODS: The study group comprised 190 SLE patients and 101 healthy controls of Turkish origin with no clinical features of FMF. All individuals were genotyped for the four most common MEFV gene variations (M694V, M680I, V726A...
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