2014Pediatric RheumatologyOpen access

The role of genotype in Familial Mediterranean Fever

Semanur Özdel, Zeynep Birsin Özçakar, Seda Şahin, Mesı̇ha Ekı̇m, Atilla Halil Elhan, Fatoş Yalçınkaya

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Familial Mediterranean Fever (FMF) is an autosomal recessive disease, characterised by recurrent, self limited attacks of fever with serositis. The gene responsible for FMF, designated as MEFV , encodes pyrin.

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Familial Mediterranean Fever (FMF) is an autosomal recessive disease, characterised by recurrent, self limited attacks of fever with serositis. The gene responsible for FMF, designated as MEFV , encodes pyrin.

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Familial Mediterranean Fever (FMF) is an autosomal recessive disease, characterised by recurrent, self limited attacks of fever with serositis. The gene responsible for FMF, designated as MEFV , encodes pyrin.

Key concepts: Familial Mediterranean fever, Serositis, MEFV, Pyrin domain, Medicine, Genotype, Rheumatology, Genetics

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