Article
MEFV mutation frequency and effect on disease severity in ankylosing spondylitis.
Turkish journal of medical sciences - 1 Jan 2014
Maraş Yiiksel, Akdoğan Ali, Kisacik Bünyamin, Kiliç Levent, Yilmaz Engin, Tufan Abdurrahman, Kalyoncu Umut, Apraş Bilgen Şaziye Şule, Kiraz Sedat, Ertenli Ali İhsan, Çalgüneri Meral
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND/AIM: To define the frequency of familial Mediterranean fever gene (MEFV) mutations in ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and describe different clinical aspects of MEFV mutation carrier and noncarrier AS patients. MATERIALS AND METHODS: In 112 AS patients, Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Index (BASDAI) and Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Functional Index (BASFI) scores were calculated. The...
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