Familial Mediterranean fever in Syrian patients: MEFV gene mutations and genotype-phenotype correlation

Molecular Biology Reports

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-5

  Jarjour, Rami A ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY   (Syrian Arab Republic)

Author keywords

Familial Mediterranean fever; Genotype phenotype correlation; MEFV mutations; Syria

Indexed keywords

COLCHICINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FAMILIAL MEDITERRANEAN FEVER; FEMALE; GENE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENOTYPE PHENOTYPE CORRELATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEFV GENE; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CYTOSKELETAL PROTEINS; FAMILIAL MEDITERRANEAN FEVER; FEMALE; GENETIC TESTING; HETEROZYGOTE; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMANS; MALE; MUTATION; PHENOTYPE; SYRIA;

EID: 77949263088     PISSN: 03014851     EISSN: 15734978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11033-009-9475-9     Document Type: Article

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