Relationship between clinical findings and genetic mutations in patients with familial Mediterranean fever

Kılıç, Ayşe; Varkal, Muhammet; Durmus, Mehmet; Yildiz, Ismail; Yildirim, Zeynep; Turunc, Gorkem; Oguz, Fatma; Sidal, Mujgan; Omeroglu, Rukiye; Emre, Sevinc; Yilmaz, Yasin; Kelesoglu, Fatih; Gencay, Ali; Temurhan, Sonay; Aydin, Filiz; Unuvar, Emin

doi:10.1186/s12969-015-0057-1

Relationship between clinical findings and genetic mutations in patients with familial Mediterranean fever

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Kılıç A., Varkal M. A., Durmus M. S., Yildiz I., Yildirim Z. N., Turunc G., ...More

PEDIATRIC RHEUMATOLOGY, vol.13, 2015 (SCI-Expanded)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 13
Publication Date: 2015
Doi Number: 10.1186/s12969-015-0057-1
Journal Name: PEDIATRIC RHEUMATOLOGY
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Istanbul University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background: Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is one of the most frequent genetic diseases encountered in the Mediterranean region. We aimed to investigate the correlation between genetic mutations and the clinical findings in 562 patients with FMF.