Diagnostic criteria of familial Mediterranean fever

Autoimmunity Reviews

Volumn 13, Issue 4-5, 2014, Pages 388-390

  Berkun, Yackov ^a   Eisenstein, Eli M ^a  

^a HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Autoinflammatory; Diagnostic criteria; Familial Mediterranean fever; MEFV gene

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL FEATURE; ETHNIC GROUP; FAMILIAL MEDITERRANEAN FEVER; GENE; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; LABORATORY TEST; MEDITERRANEAN FEVER GENE; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PATHOGENESIS; PERITONEUM ADHESION; RECURRENT DISEASE; REVIEW; VASCULITIS;

AUTOINFLAMMATORY; DIAGNOSTIC CRITERIA; FAMILIAL MEDITERRANEAN FEVER; MEFV GENE;

AMYLOIDOSIS; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; FAMILIAL MEDITERRANEAN FEVER; GENETIC TESTING; HUMANS; MUTATION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84896318874     PISSN: 15689972     EISSN: 18730183     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.autrev.2014.01.045     Document Type: Review

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