Familial Mediterranean Fever

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 104-109

  El Shanti, Hatem E ^a,b  

^a JORDAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Jordan)

^b NONE   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Abdominal pain; Colchicine; Familial Mediterranean Fever

Indexed keywords

CYTOSKELETON PROTEIN; MARENOSTRIN; PROTEIN;

FAMILIAL MEDITERRANEAN FEVER; GENETICS; HUMAN; REVIEW;

CYTOSKELETAL PROTEINS; FAMILIAL MEDITERRANEAN FEVER; HUMANS; PROTEINS;

EID: 0035257679     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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