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The spectrum of Familial Mediterranean Fever gene (MEFV) mutations and genotypes in Iran, and report of a novel missense variant (R204H).
European journal of medical genetics - 1 Dec 2017
Ebadi Nader, Shakoori Abbas, Razipour Masoumeh, Salmaninejad Arash, Zarifian Yeganeh Razieh, Mehrabi Saman, Raeeskarami Seyed Reza, Khaleghian Malihea, Azhideh Hamidreza
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Familial Mediterranean Fever (FMF) is an autosomal recessive disorder, characterized by recurrent and self-limited episodes of fever, abdominal pain, synovitis and pleuritis. FMF as the most common inherited monogenic autoinflammatory disease mainly affects ethnic groups of the Mediterranean basin, Arab, Jewish, Turkish, Armenian North Africans and Arabic descent. MATERIALS AND METHODS: In the present...
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