Juvenile psoriatic arthritis carrying familial Mediterranean fever gene mutations in a 14-year-old Turkish girl

Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 344-348

  Yeniay, Betul Sozeri ^a   Karaca, Neslihan Edeer ^a   Yuksel, Seciye Eda ^a   Midyat, Levent ^a   Kutukculer, Necil ^a  

^a EGE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Familial Mediterranean fever; Juvenile psoriatic arthritis; Sacroiliitis

Indexed keywords

COLCHICINE; DISEASE MODIFYING ANTIRHEUMATIC DRUG; FAMILIAL MEDITERRANEAN FEVER PROTEIN; GENE PRODUCT; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; KERATIN; METHOTREXATE; SALAZOSULFAPYRIDINE; SERUM AMYLOID A; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADD ON THERAPY; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; HETEROZYGOSITY; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; LABORATORY TEST; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PSORIATIC ARTHRITIS; SKIN BIOPSY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ADOLESCENT; ARTHRITIS, PSORIATIC; CYTOSKELETAL PROTEINS; FAMILIAL MEDITERRANEAN FEVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MUTATION;

EID: 34047229120     PISSN: 03852407     EISSN: 13468138     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1346-8138.2007.00285.x     Document Type: Article

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