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Beyond genotype: clustering analysis highlights clinical heterogeneity in paediatric familial Mediterranean fever.
RMD open - 3 Jul 2026
Mahé Isild, Billard Claire, Anselmi Federica, Rossi-Semerano Linda, Galeotti Caroline, Kone-Paut Isabelle, Dusser Perrine
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BACKGROUND: Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is an autoinflammatory disease caused by mutations in the MEFV gene. Despite therapeutic advances with colchicine and interleukin-1 (IL-1) inhibitors, FMF shows marked interindividual variability, including among symptomatic heterozygotes, challenging genotype-phenotype correlations. OBJECTIVES: To identify clinically meaningful subgroups of paediatric patients with...
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