MEFV mutations in familial Mediterranean fever: Association of M694V homozygosity with arthritis

Rheumatology International

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 255-259

  Olgun, Abdullah ^a   Akman, Serif ^a   Kurt, Ismail ^a   Tuzun, Ahmet ^a   Kutluay, Turker ^a  

^a GULHANE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Arthritis; Familial Mediterranean fever; Mutation; Pyrin

Indexed keywords

APPARATUS; ARTHRALGIA; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ETHNIC GROUP; FAMILIAL MEDITERRANEAN FEVER; GENE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; HETEROZYGOTE; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDITERRANEAN FEVER GENE; PATIENT; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOM;

ADULT; ARTHRITIS; CYTOSKELETAL PROTEINS; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; FAMILIAL MEDITERRANEAN FEVER; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMANS; MALE; POINT MUTATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TURKEY;

EID: 20044395312     PISSN: 01728172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00296-003-0433-x     Document Type: Article

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