Non-founder mutations in the MEFV gene establish this gene as the cause of familial Mediterranean fever (FMF)

Human Molecular Genetics

Volumn 7, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 1317-1325

  Bernot, Alain ^a,b   Da Silva, Corinne ^a,b   Petit, Jean Louis ^a,b   Cruaud, Corinne ^a,b   Caloustian, Christophe ^a   Castet, Valérie ^c   Ahmed Arab, Mehdi ^c   Dross, Christiane ^c   Dupont, Madeleine ^c   Cattan, Daniel ^e   Smaoui, Nizar ^f   Dodé, Catherine ^f   Pêcheux, Christophe ^f   Nédelec, Brigitte ^f   Medaxian, Jean ^f   Rozenbaum, Michel ^d   Rosner, Itshak ^d   Delpech, Marc ^f   Grateau, Gilles ^f   Demaille, Jacques ^c   Weissenbach, Jean ^a,b   Touitou, Isabelle ^c   more..

^a GÉNÉTHON   (France)

^b CENTRE NATIONAL DE SÉQUENÇAGE   (France)

^c HÔPITAL ARNAUD DE VILLENEUVE   (France)

^d BNAI ZION MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^e Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal de Villeneuve Saint Georges   (France)

^f UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOSOMAL RECESSIVE DISORDER; CHROMOSOME MUTATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ETHNIC GROUP; EXON; FAMILIAL MEDITERRANEAN FEVER; GENE LOCUS; GENE MUTATION; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 7344255810     PISSN: 09646906     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/hmg/7.8.1317     Document Type: Article

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