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Increased serum concentrations of neutrophil-derived protein S100A12 in heterozygous carriers of MEFV mutations.
Clinical and experimental rheumatology - 1 Jan 2000
Lieber Mareike, Kallinich Tilmann, Lohse Peter, Klotsche Jens, Holzinger Dirk, Foell Dirk, Wittkowski Helmut
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: To assess subclinical inflammation in heterozygous carriers of Mediterranean fever (MEFV) gene mutations, analysis of classical inflammation markers and S100A12 was performed. METHODS: Exons 2, 3, and 10 of the MEFV gene, C-reactive protein (CRP), serum amyloid A protein (SAA), procalcitonin (PCT), and S100A12 concentrations, erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), and differential blood count were...
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