Familial Mediterranean fever in Germany: Epidemiological, clinical, and genetic characteristics of a pediatric population

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 171, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1775-1785

  Lainka, E ^a   Bielak, M ^a   Lohse, P ^b,e   Timmann, C ^c   Stojanov, S ^b   Von Kries, R ^b   Niehues, T ^d   Neudorf, U ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c BERNHARD NOCHT INSTITUTE FOR TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Germany)

^d Helios Hospital Krefeld   (Germany)

^e Institute for Laboratory Medicine and Human Genetics   (Germany)

Author keywords

AID; ESPED; FMF; HRF; MEFV gene; Pyrin

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN; PYRIN PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CYTOSKELETON PROTEIN; MARENOSTRIN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; FAMILIAL MEDITERRANEAN FEVER; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC TRAIT; GERMANY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; BLOOD; ETHNOLOGY; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETICS; HEALTH SURVEY; MUTATION; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CYTOSKELETAL PROTEINS; FAMILIAL MEDITERRANEAN FEVER; GERMANY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MUTATION; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TURKEY;

EID: 84874596555     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: 14321076     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00431-012-1803-8     Document Type: Article

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