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Clinical and genetic heterogeneity in a large cohort of Armenian patients with late-onset familial Mediterranean fever.
Genetics in medicine : official journal of the American College of Medical Genetics - 1 Dec 2018
Kriegshäuser Gernot, Enko Dietmar, Hayrapetyan Hasmik, Atoyan Stepan, Oberkanins Christian, Sarkisian Tamara
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: This work aimed at investigating demographic, clinical, and genetic characteristics of individuals experiencing their first familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) attack at age ≥40 years in a very large cohort of Armenian FMF patients. METHODS: In total, 10,370 Armenian patients diagnosed with FMF based on the Tel Hashomer criteria and carrying at least one MEFV mutant allele were included in this study....
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