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Microbiome is not linked to clinical disease severity of familial Mediterranean fever in an international cohort of children.
Clinical and experimental rheumatology - 1 Jan 2000
Ozen Seza, Lutz Holly L, Rivera Vanessa M, Reiff Andreas, Batu Ezgi Deniz, Anderson Edwin, Salas Garcia Mariana, Aldrovandi Grace, Akbaba Tayfun Hilmi, Pazarbasi İlker, Bilginer Yelda, Balat Ayse, Balci-Peynircioglu Banu, Gilbert Jack A, Dedeoglu Fatma, Hausmann Jonathan S
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: The severity of familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) may vary in different areas, suggesting a role for environmental factors. We analysed the composition of gut microbiota among children with FMF and healthy controls from Turkey and the USA and determined its effect on disease severity. METHODS: Children with FMF with pathogenic MEFV mutations and healthy controls from Turkey and the USA were enrolled....
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