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High prolidase levels in patients with Familial Mediterranean Fever (FMF).
Romanian journal of internal medicine = Revue roumaine de medecine interne - 1 Mar 2020
Bayram Meliha, Derin Mehmet Emin, Doğan Halef Okan, Asan Gökmen, Şahin Mehtap, Şahin Ali
Abstract excerpt
INTRODUCTION: Familial Mediterranean Fever (FMF) is an autoinflammatory disease. Prolidase is a specific imidodipeptidase that plays a role in collagen degradation, and an important role in inflammation and wound healing. Hypoxia-inducible factor-1α (HIF-1) is an important protein in the regulation of immunological response, hemostasis, vascularization. The aim of the study was to compare serum prolidase and...
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