Investigation of MEFV gene polymorphisms (G138G and A165A) in adult patients with familial Mediterranean fever

Abstract Aim: Various mutations have been identified in the Mediterranean fever (MEFV) gene which is reported to be responsible from Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF). In our study, we aimed to determine the frequency of the MEFV mutations in our region and to investigate the impact of G138G (rs22...

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Main Authors: Mustafa Ferhat Öksuz, Mutlu Karkucak, Orhan Görukmez, Gökhan Ocakoğlu, Abdulmecit Yıldız, Mehmet Ture, Tahsin Yakut, Kamil Dilek
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Reumatologia
Series:Revista Brasileira de Reumatologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0482-50042017000600501&lng=en&tlng=en