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The spectrum of MEFV gene mutations and genotypes in Van province, the eastern region of Turkey, and report of a novel mutation (R361T).
Gene - 10 May 2015
Coşkun Salih, Ustyol Lokman, Bayram Yasemin, Selçuk Bektaş M, Gulsen Suleyman, Çim Abdullah, Uluca Unal, Savaş Didem
Abstract excerpt
Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is the most common hereditary inflammatory periodic disease, characterized by recurrent episodes of fever and abdominal pain, synovitis, and pleuritis. The aim of this study was to determine the frequency and distribution of Mediterranean fever (MEFV) gene mutat...
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