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The role of IL-4 gene 70 bp VNTR and ACE gene I/D variants in Familial Mediterranean fever.
Cytokine - 1 May 2014
Yigit Serbülent, Tural Sengul, Tekcan Akın, Tasliyurt Turker, Inanir Ahmet, Uzunkaya Süheyla, Kismali Gorkem
Abstract excerpt
Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is characterized by recurrent attacks of fever and inflammation in the peritoneum, synovium, or pleura, accompanied by pain. It is an autosomal recessive disease caused by mutations in the MEFV (MEditerranean FeVer) gene. Patients with similar genotypes exhibit phenotypic diversity. As a result, the variations in different genes could be responsible for the clinical findings of...
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