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A retrospective analysis of 7 cases of familial mediterranean fever.
Nihon Rinsho Men'eki Gakkai kaishi = Japanese journal of clinical immunology - 1 Jan 2017
Ogita Chie, Matsui Kiyoshi, Kisida Dai, Yazaki Masahide, Nakamura Akinori, Kaku Satosi, Makino Hidehiko, Tadokoro Rei, Azuma Kouta, Tsuboi Kazuyuki, Tani Mei, Tamura Masao, Yoshikawa Takahiro, Morimoto Mai, Nishioka Aki, Sekiguchi Masahiro, Azuma Naoto, Kitano Masayasu, Tsunoda Shinichiro, Sawai Hideaki, Sano Hajime
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Familial mediterranean fever (FMF) is a single inherited autoinflammatory disease characterized by periodic fever with relatively short duration of 1 to 3 days and sterile serositis. Although the prevalence rate is highest in the Mediterranean coastal area, a large number of cases have been reported recently by genetic analysis by identification of MEFV (Mediterranean fever) which is responsible gene...
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