Intrafamilial segregation analysis of the p.E148Q MEFV allele in familial Mediterranean fever

Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases

Volumn 65, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1154-1157

  Tchernitchko, D O ^a,b   Gerard Blanluet M ^c   Legendre, M ^a   Cazeneuve, C ^a   Grateau, G ^d   Amselem, S ^a  

^a HENRI MONDOR HOSPITAL   (France)

^b CENTRE HOSPITALIER VICTOR DUPOUY   (France)

^c CENTRE HOSPITALIER INTERCOMMUNAL DE CRÉTEIL   (France)

^d HÔPITAL TENON   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; ARTICLE; AUTOSOMAL RECESSIVE INHERITANCE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILIAL MEDITERRANEAN FEVER; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; HUMAN; PEDIGREE ANALYSIS; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELATIVE; SEGREGATION ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLELES; CHILD; CYTOSKELETAL PROTEINS; FAMILIAL MEDITERRANEAN FEVER; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PEDIGREE; PHENOTYPE; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC;

EID: 33747785963     PISSN: 00034967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ard.2005.048124     Document Type: Article

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