Prevalence of MEFV gene mutations in a large cohort of patients with suspected familial Mediterranean fever in Central Anatolia

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YILDIRIM M. E., Kurtulgan H. K., ÖZDEMİR Ö., KILIÇGÜN H., Aydemir D. S., Baser B., ...Daha Fazla

ANNALS OF SAUDI MEDICINE, cilt.39, sa.6, ss.382-387, 2019 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier identifier

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BACKGROUND: Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF), an autosomal recessive, autoinflammatory disease that is common in Arabs, Jews, Armenians and Turks, is caused by mutations in the MEFV gene, which encodes a protein called pyrin. The disease is characterised by recurrent fever, peritonitis, pleuritis, abdominal pain and arthralgia.