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Frequency of mutations in Mediterranean fever gene, with gender and genotype-phenotype correlations in a Turkish population.
Journal of genetics - 1 Dec 2015
Coşkun Salih, Kurtgöz Serkan, Keskin Ece, Sönmez Ferah, Bozkurt Gökay
Abstract excerpt
Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is the most common hereditary inflammatory periodic disease, characterized by recurrent episodes of fever, abdominal pain, synovitis and pleurisy. The aim of this study was to determine the frequency and distribution of Mediterranean fever (MEFV) gene mutations and to investigate the clinical characteristics and genotype-phenotype correlation in patients with FMF in Aydin, a...
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