Clinical versus genetic diagnosis of familial Mediterranean fever

QJM: An International Journal of Medicine

Volumn 93, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 223-229

  Grateau, G ^a   Pecheux C ^b   Cazeneuve, C ^c   Cattan, D ^d   Dervichian, M ^d   Goossens, M ^c   Delpech, M ^b   Amselem, S ^c   Dode C ^b  

^a HÔTEL DIEU   (France)

^b ASSISTANCE PUBLIQUE HÔPITAUX DE PARIS   (France)

^c HENRI MONDOR HOSPITAL   (France)

^d NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FAMILIAL MEDITERRANEAN FEVER; FEMALE; GENE ISOLATION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0343963221     PISSN: 14602725     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/qjmed/93.4.223     Document Type: Article

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