Significance of MEFV gene R202Q polymorphism in Turkish familial Mediterranean fever patients

Gene

Volumn 506, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 43-45

  Yigit, Serbulent ^a   Karakus, Nevin ^a,b   Tasliyurt, Turker ^a   Kaya, Suheyla Uzun ^a   Bozkurt, Nihan ^a   Kisacik, Bunyamin ^c  

^a GAZIOSMANPASA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ONDOKUZ MAYIS UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c GAZIANTEP UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF); MEFV gene; R202Q

Indexed keywords

GENOMIC DNA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DNA ISOLATION; DNA POLYMORPHISM; EXON; FAMILIAL MEDITERRANEAN FEVER; FEMALE; GENE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENOTYPE; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDITERRANEAN FEVER GENE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SCHOOL CHILD; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; BASE SEQUENCE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; CYTOSKELETAL PROTEINS; DNA PRIMERS; EXONS; FAMILIAL MEDITERRANEAN FEVER; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION STUDIES; GENOTYPE; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; TURKEY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84864505741     PISSN: 03781119     EISSN: 18790038     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2012.06.074     Document Type: Article

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