Prevalence and significance of the MEFV gene mutations in childhood Henoch-Schönlein purpura without FMF symptoms

Rheumatology International

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 377-380

  Dogan, Cagla Serpil ^a   Akman, Sema ^a   Koyun, Mustafa ^a   Bilgen, Turker ^a   Comak, Elif ^a   Gokceoglu, Arife Uslu ^a  

^a AKDENIZ UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Childhood; Familial Mediterranean fever; Henoch Sch nlein purpura; MEFV gene mutations

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CYCLOSPORIN A; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PROTEIN MEFV; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ALLELE; ANAPHYLACTOID PURPURA; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; DISEASE COURSE; EDEMA; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; EXON; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HEMATURIA; HETEROZYGOSITY; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; INFANT; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; NEPHRITIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEINURIA; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CYTOSKELETAL PROTEINS; FAMILIAL MEDITERRANEAN FEVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MUTATION; PREVALENCE; PURPURA, SCHOENLEIN-HENOCH;

EID: 84874000755     PISSN: 01728172     EISSN: 1437160X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00296-012-2400-x     Document Type: Article

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