Common Familial Mediterranean Fever gene mutations in a Turkish cohort

Molecular Biology Reports

Volumn 38, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 5065-5069

  Dundar, Munis ^a   Emirogullari, Elif Funda ^a   Kiraz, Aslihan ^a   Taheri, Serpil ^a   Baskol, Mevlut ^a  

^a ERCIYES UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Familial Mediterranean Fever; Genetic heterogeneity; MEFV gene; Pyrin

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; CYSTEINE; GLUTAMINE; GLYCINE; METHIONINE; VALINE;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA HYBRIDIZATION; FAMILIAL MEDITERRANEAN FEVER; FEMALE; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE MUTATION; HETEROZYGOTE; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDITERRANEAN FEVER GENE; MOLECULAR PATHOLOGY; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; MUTATOR GENE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CYTOSKELETAL PROTEINS; FAMILIAL MEDITERRANEAN FEVER; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUTATION; MUTATION RATE; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; TURKEY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84855225080     PISSN: 03014851     EISSN: 15734978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11033-010-0652-7     Document Type: Article

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