Autoinflammation: When is familial Mediterranean fever 'severe'?

Nature Reviews Rheumatology

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2016, Pages

  Lachmann, Helen J ^a   Brogan, Paul A ^b  

^a ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIN POLYMERIZATION; CHRONIC DISEASE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FAMILIAL MEDITERRANEAN FEVER; HUMAN; INNATE IMMUNITY; INTERNATIONAL SEVERITY SCORING SYSTEM FAMILIAL MEDITERRANEAN FEVER; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCORING SYSTEM; SHORT SURVEY; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; MUTATION;

COLCHICINE;

COLCHICINE; FAMILIAL MEDITERRANEAN FEVER; HUMANS; MUTATION;

EID: 84964743924     PISSN: 17594790     EISSN: 17594804     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nrrheum.2016.55     Document Type: Short Survey

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