Article
[Is there a relationship between gouty arthritis and Mediterranean fever gene mutations?].
Revista brasileira de reumatologia - 1 Jan 2000
Sari Ismail, Simsek Ismail, Tunca Yusuf, Kisacik Bunyamin, Erdem Hakan, Pay Salih, Cay Hasan Fatih, Gul Davut, Dinc Ayhan
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Gouty arthritis and familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) share some clinical and pathological features such as being classified as auto inflammatory disease, association with inflammasome, short-lived intermittent arthritis, and good response to colchicine and anti-interleukin-1 treatments. As Mediterranean fever (MEFV) gene is the causative factor of FMF, we aimed to investigate the prevalence of MEFV...
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