A novel mutation of the familial Mediterranean fever gene in a Greek family related to a non-classical, variably expressed FMF phenotype

Rheumatology International

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 167-169

  Zonios, Dimitrios ^a   Mavragani, Clio P ^a,c   Giaglis, Stavros ^b   Ritis, Konstatinos ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

^b DEMOCRITUS UNIVERSITY OF THRACE   (Greece)

^c HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLCHICINE; PREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; FAMILIAL MEDITERRANEAN FEVER; FEMALE; FEVER; FOLLOW UP; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MUTATION; HETEROZYGOSITY; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; LABORATORY TEST; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHENOTYPE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; COLCHICINE; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; FAMILIAL MEDITERRANEAN FEVER; FAMILY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GOUT SUPPRESSANTS; GREECE; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMANS; MUTATION; PEDIGREE; PHENOTYPE; PREDNISOLONE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 36149000560     PISSN: 01728172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00296-007-0389-3     Document Type: Article

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