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Prevalence and significance of MEFV gene mutations in patients with gouty arthritis.
Rheumatology international - 1 Nov 2016
Karaarslan Ahmet, Kobak Senol, Kaya Işın, Intepe Nazım, Orman Mehmet, Berdelı Afig
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Gouty arthritis is a chronic erosive autoinflammatory disease. Pyrin has anti-inflammatory effects in the regulation of inflammasome and is encoded by the MEFV gene. The relationship between different rheumatic diseases and the MEFV gene mutations was demonstrated. The aim of this study was to determine the frequency of MEFV gene mutations in patients with gouty arthritis and identify a possible correlation with...
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