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MEFV and SAA1 genotype associations with clinical features of familial Mediterranean fever and amyloidosis in Armenia.
Clinical and experimental rheumatology - 1 Jan 2000
Atoyan Stepan, Hayrapetyan Hasmik, Sarkisian Tamara, Ben-Chetrit Eldad
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OBJECTIVES: Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is a hereditary periodic disease characterised by recurrent attacks of fever and serositis. The most devastating complication of FMF is amyloidosis (AA) affecting mainly the kidneys. Aim of the study is to search for correlations between the MEFV genotype and the SAA polymorphisms with the clinical manifestations of FMF and the occurrence of amyloidosis in a large...
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