The role of MEFV mutations in the concurrent disorders observed in patients with familial Mediterranean fever

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Guncan S., Bilge N. S. Y., ÜSKÜDAR CANSU D., KAŞİFOĞLU T., KORKMAZ C.

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF RHEUMATOLOGY, vol.3, no.3, pp.118-121, 2016 (ESCI) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 3 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2016
  • Doi Number: 10.5152/eurjrheum.2016.16012
  • Journal Name: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF RHEUMATOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.118-121
  • Keywords: Familial Mediterranean fever, Behcet's disease, amyloidosis, spondylarthropathy, BEHCETS-DISEASE, VASCULITIS, CARRIERS
  • Eskisehir Osmangazi University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective: This study aimed to investigate the frequency in which familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) coexists with other diseases and determine whether Mediterranean fever (MEFV) gene mutations are involved in such coexistence.