Co-occurrence of familial Mediterranean fever with systemic lupus erythematosus in South Asian population.

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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) are autosomal recessive auto-inflammatory diseases, triggered by FMF-associated gene mutations and auto-antigens. The literature on the co-occurrence of these two disorders is limited to case reports and their correlation is considered rare. We investigated the proportion of FMF among SLE patients when compared...

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