MEFV-gene analysis in Armenian patients with familial Mediterranean fever: Diagnostic value and unfavorable renal prognosis of the M694V homozygous genotype - Genetic and therapeutic implications

American Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 88-97

  Cazeneuve, Cécile ^a   Sarkisian, Tamara ^c   Pêcheux, Christophe ^e   Dervichian, Michel ^g   Nédelec, Brigitte ^e   Reinert, Philippe ^b   Ayvazyan, Alexandre ^d   Kouyoumdjian, Jean Claude ^a   Ajrapetyan, Hasmik ^c   Delpech, Marc ^e   Goossens, Michel ^a   Dodé, Catherine ^e   Grateau, Gilles ^f   Amselem, Serge ^a  

^a HENRI MONDOR HOSPITAL   (France)

^b CENTRE HOSPITALIER INTERCOMMUNAL DE CRÉTEIL   (France)

^c YEREVAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (Armenia)

^d Erebuni Medical Center   (Armenia)

^e Université Paris Descartes   (France)

^f HÔTEL DIEU   (France)

^g NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLCHICINE; RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARMENIA; ARTICLE; AUTOSOMAL RECESSIVE DISORDER; CHILD; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FAMILIAL MEDITERRANEAN FEVER; FAMILY STUDY; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENOTYPE; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMAN; KIDNEY AMYLOIDOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PENETRANCE; PHENOTYPE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 0033362158     PISSN: 00029297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/302459     Document Type: Article

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