Decrease in the rate of secondary amyloidosis in Turkish children with FMF: Are we doing better?

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 169, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 971-974

  Akse Önal, Victoria ^a   Sağ, Erdal ^a   Ozen, Seza ^a   Bakkaloglu, Aysin ^a   Cakar, Nilgun ^b   Besbas, Nesrin ^a   Gucer, Safak ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Turkey)

Author keywords

FMF; Secondary amyloidosis

Indexed keywords

CREATININE;

AMYLOIDOSIS; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FAMILIAL MEDITERRANEAN FEVER; HEREDITY; HUMAN; INNATE IMMUNITY; KIDNEY AMYLOIDOSIS; KIDNEY BIOPSY; MEDICAL CARE; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

EID: 77954425025     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00431-010-1158-y     Document Type: Article

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