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Relationship between clinical findings and genetic mutations in patients with familial Mediterranean fever.
Pediatric rheumatology online journal - 12 Dec 2015
Kilic Ayse, Varkal Muhammet Ali, Durmus Mehmet Sait, Yildiz Ismail, Yıldırım Zeynep Nagihan Yürük, Turunc Gorkem, Oguz Fatma, Sidal Mujgan, Omeroglu Rukiye Eker, Emre Sevinc, Yilmaz Yasin, Kelesoglu Fatih Mehmet, Gencay Genco Ali, Temurhan Sonay, Aydin Filiz, Unuvar Emin
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is one of the most frequent genetic diseases encountered in the Mediterranean region. We aimed to investigate the correlation between genetic mutations and the clinical findings in 562 patients with FMF. METHODS: In this retrospective cross-sectional study conducted with patients' files between 2006, and 2013, reverse hybridization assay for MEFV gene mutations was...
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