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Presentation of a new mutation in FMF and evaluating the frequency of distribution of the MEFV gene mutation in our region with clinical findings.
Molecular biology reports - 1 Mar 2021
Arpacı Abdullah, Doğan Serdar, Erdoğan Hazal Fatma, El Çiğdem, Cura Sibel Elmacıoğlu
Abstract excerpt
Familial Mediterranean Fever (FMF), which is an autosomal recessive disease characterized by recurrent self-limiting fever, peritonitis, pleuritis, arthritis and erysipelas-like erythemas, has been common among ethnic groups such as Turkish, Armenian, Arabic and Jewish. The clinical presentation is caused by mutations in the MEFV gene encoding the Pyrin protein. In this study, we aimed to present a new mutation...
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