Clinical differences between North African and Iraqi Jews with familial Mediterranean fever

American Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 216-219

  Pras, Eran ^a   Livneh, Avi ^a,b   Balow Jr , James E ^c   Pras, Elon ^a   Kastner, Daniel L ^c   Pras, Mordechai ^a,b   Langevitz, Pnina ^a,b  

^a SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b HELLER INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Israel)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ARTHRITIS AND MUSCULOSKELETAL AND SKIN DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical differences; FMF; Iraqi; Jews; North African

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME 16; DISEASE SEVERITY; FAMILIAL MEDITERRANEAN FEVER; FEVER; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; IRAQ; JEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NORTH AFRICA; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AFRICA, NORTHERN; AGE OF ONSET; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 16; FAMILIAL MEDITERRANEAN FEVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRAQ; ISRAEL; MALE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 0031983713     PISSN: 01487299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-8628(19980113)75:2<216::AID-AJMG20>3.0.CO;2-R     Document Type: Article

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