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MEFV gene pathogenic variants: a risk factor for dysmenorrhea in the Turkish population.
Nucleosides, nucleotides & nucleic acids - 1 Jan 2024
Nacar Mehmet Can, Yigit Serbulent, Ozsoy Asker Zeki, Demirturk Fazli, Nursal Ayse Feyda, Karakus Nevin
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BACKGROUND/AIM: The Mediterranean fever (MEFV) gene codes for protein pyrin, which is among the modulators of inflammasome activity in innate immune cells. It was suggested that there is a relation between MEFV variations and inflammatory diseases. The aim of this study was to investigate MEFV gene variations in the patients with primary dysmenorrhea. METHODS: The prevalence of common MEFV gene variations (M694V,...
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