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Familial Mediterranean fever in children from the Aegean region of Turkey: gene mutation frequencies and phenotype-genotype correlation.
Turkish journal of medical sciences - 1 Jan 2015
Yilmaz Ebru, Dinçel Nida, Sözeri Betül, Ozdemir Kadriye, Bulut Ipek Kaplan, Berdeli Afig, Mir Makbule Sevgi
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND/AIM: Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is diagnosed by fever episodes with sterile peritonitis, arthritis, pleurisy, and erysipelas-like erythema. The relationship between phenotype and genotype in FMF has not been adequately explained. The aim of this study was to characterize the phenotype and genotype correlation in FMF. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Clinical diagnosis of FMF was conducted according to...
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