The changing face of Familial Mediterranean fever

Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 612-627

  Livneh, A ^a   Langevitz, P ^a   Zemer, D ^a   Padeh, S ^a   Migdal, A ^a   Sohar, E ^a   Pras, M ^a  

^a HELLER INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Israel)

Author keywords

amyloidosis; colchicine; Familial Mediterranean fever; gene

Indexed keywords

COLCHICINE;

AMYLOIDOSIS; ANGIONEUROTIC EDEMA; ARTICLE; AZOOSPERMIA; CHROMOSOME 16P; DIARRHEA; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; FAMILIAL MEDITERRANEAN FEVER; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LEUKOPENIA; ONSET AGE; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPONDYLOARTHROPATHY;

EID: 0030469361     PISSN: 00490172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0049-0172(96)80012-6     Document Type: Article

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