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Familial Mediterranean fever and hyperimmunoglobulinemia D syndrome: two diseases with distinct clinical, serologic, and genetic features.
The Journal of rheumatology - 1 Aug 1997
Livneh A, Drenth J P, Klasen I S, Langevitz P, George J, Shelton D A, Gumucio D L, Pras E, Kastner D L, Pras M, van der Meer J W
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To determine whether the 2 periodic febrile syndromes familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) and hyperimmunoglobulinemia D syndrome (HIDS) are distinct diseases. METHODS: Clinical manifestations of the diseases were analyzed by physicians experienced with FMF and HIDS. Serum immunoglobulin (Ig) levels were studied in 70 patients with FMF using nephelometry or ELISA and compared with Ig levels in 50...
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