The spectrum of Familial Mediterranean Fever (FMF) mutations

European Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 9, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 473-483

  Touitou, I ^a  

^a HÔPITAL ARNAUD DE VILLENEUVE   (France)

Author keywords

FMF; Mutations; Review

Indexed keywords

COLCHICINE;

ALLELE; ARAB; ARMENIA; CHROMOSOME; CODON; EUROPE; EXON; FAMILIAL MEDITERRANEAN FEVER; FOUNDER EFFECT; GENE LOCUS; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC DISORDER; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GENOTYPE; HEREDITY; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; JEW; PENETRANCE; PHENOTYPE; POPULATION GENETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

FAMILIAL MEDITERRANEAN FEVER; GENE FREQUENCY; GENES; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MUTATION;

EID: 0034879132     PISSN: 10184813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejhg.5200658     Document Type: Review

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