Article
Predictors of AA amyloidosis in familial Mediterranean fever.
Rheumatology international - 1 Jul 2015
Mukhin Nikolay A, Kozlovskaya Lidiya V, Bogdanova Marina V, Rameev Vilen V, Moiseev Sergey V, Simonyan Armine Kh
Abstract excerpt
The aim of the study was to evaluate the clinical and genetic predictors of AA amyloidosis in patients with familial Mediterranean fever (FMF). We retrospectively studied 170 Armenian patients who were admitted to the two tertiary centers in 2003-2014. The diagnosis of amyloidosis that was suspected clinically (new proteinuria or nephrotic syndrome) was confirmed histologically. Screening for MEFV gene mutations...
Topics
- Adult
- Amyloidosis
- Armenia
- Chi-Square Distribution
- Cytoskeletal Proteins
- DNA Mutational Analysis
- Familial Mediterranean Fever
- Female
- Genetic Markers
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Heterozygote
- Homozygote
- Humans
- Male
- Mutation
- Odds Ratio
- Phenotype
- Prognosis
