Article
Familial Mediterranean Fever.
Acta medica (Hradec Kralove) - 1 Jan 2014
Kucuk Adem, Gezer Ilknur Albayrak, Ucar Ramazan, Karahan Ali Yavuz
Abstract excerpt
Familial Mediterranean Fever is an autosomal recessive inherited disease with a course of autoinflammation, which is characterized by the episodes of fever and serositis. It affects the populations from Mediterranean basin. Genetic mutation of the disease is on MEFV gene located on short arm of Chromosome 16. The disease is diagnosed based on clinical evaluation. Amyloidosis is the most important complication....
Topics
- Amyloidosis
- Colchicine
- Cytoskeletal Proteins
- Diagnosis, Differential
- Familial Mediterranean Fever
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Humans
- Mutation
- Prognosis
- Pyrin
- Tubulin Modulators