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Is Turkish MEFV Mutations Spectrum Different Among Regions?
Journal of clinical laboratory analysis - 1 Sept 2016
Yilmaz Gulsen, Senes Mehmet, Kayalp Damla, Yucel Dogan
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is an autosomal recessive inherited inflammatory disease. The gene responsible for the disease, called MEFV, encodes a protein called pyrin or marenostrin. According to recent data, MEFV mutations are not the only cause of FMF, but genetic analysis of MEFV gene is needed for confirming the diagnosis of FMF. In the present study, we aimed to evaluate the molecular...
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