Mutation frequency of Familial Mediterranean Fever and evidence for a high carrier rate in the Turkish population

European Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 9, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 553-555

  Yilmaz, Engin ^a   Ozen, Seza ^a   Balci, Banu ^a   Duzova, Ali ^a   Topaloglu, Rezan ^a   Besbas, Nesrin ^a   Saatci, Umit ^b   Bakkaloglu, Aysin ^a   Ozguc, Meral ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b BASKENT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

FMF; MEFV gene; Mutations

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOSOMAL RECESSIVE DISORDER; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILIAL MEDITERRANEAN FEVER; FEVER; GENE MUTATION; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MUTATION RATE; NEUTROPHIL; POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROSA; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ALLELES; FAMILIAL MEDITERRANEAN FEVER; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMANS; MALE; MUTATION; MUTATION, MISSENSE; TURKEY;

EID: 0034879079     PISSN: 10184813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejhg.5200674     Document Type: Article

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