Article
Knowledge About Familial Mediterranean Fever: A Literature Review
2025-03-10
Abstract excerpt
Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is an uncommon genetic fault that results in persistent episodes of fever and inflammation in various parts of the body. FMF is caused by mutations in the MEFV gene, which codes for the inflammation-regulating protein pyrin. It affects mainly people of Mediterranean origin, but it can occur in any racial group. FMF symptoms often begin in childhood and range in intensity and freq...
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- Literature Corpus work
- ae5551e0-7439-526a-9bac-3927aad649b2
- DOI
- 10.20944/preprints202503.0587.v1
