MEFV analysis is of particularly weak diagnostic value for recurrent fevers in western European Caucasian patients

Arthritis and Rheumatism

Volumn 52, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 3603-3605

  Tchernitchko, D ^a   Moutereau, S ^a   Legendre, M ^a   Delahaye, A ^a   Cazeneuve, C ^a   Lacombe, C ^a   Grateau, G ^b   Amselem, S ^a  

^a HENRI MONDOR HOSPITAL   (France)

^b HÔPITAL TENON   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EXON; FAMILIAL MEDITERRANEAN FEVER; GENE; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEFV GENE; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; WESTERN EUROPE;

CYTOSKELETAL PROTEINS; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; EUROPE; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FAMILIAL MEDITERRANEAN FEVER; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMANS; MUTATION; PHENOTYPE;

EID: 27744593756     PISSN: 00043591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/art.21408     Document Type: Article

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