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Familial Mediterranean Fever Mutations in a Patient with Periodic Episodes of Systemic Pain Deriving from Cancer Bone Metastases.
Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan) - 1 Oct 2018
Yamashita Kouhei, Mizugishi Kiyomi, Takaori-Kondo Akifumi
Abstract excerpt
Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF), the most common autoinflammatory disorder, is characterized by recurrent febrile attacks and polyserositis. FMF is caused by mutations in MEFV, which encodes pyrin. In this report, we present an atypical FMF case with E148Q/L110P mutations in MEFV. The patient experienced periodic episodes of systemic pain originating from prostate cancer bone metastases. The pain attacks were...
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