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Familial Mediterranean fever phenotype progression into anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide antibody-positive rheumatoid arthritis:a case report.
Fukushima journal of medical science - 10 Dec 2020
Yago Toru, Asano Tomoyuki, Fujita Yuya, Migita Kiyoshi
Abstract excerpt
Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is caused by dysfunction of the MEFV gene product, pyrin. Here we report a case of FMF phenotype which developed into rheumatoid arthritis (RA), based on a positive result for anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide (CCP) antibody (Ab). A 42-year-old woman presented to our clinic with more than 6 months of intermittent arthralgia in the wrists, feet, and fingers associated with...
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