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A novel single variant in the MEFV gene causing Mediterranean fever and Behçet’s disease: a case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2018
Background Familial Mediterranean fever is an autoinflammatory disease of unknown etiology, characterized clinically by recurrent attacks of sudden-onset fever with arthralgia and/or thoracoabdominal pain and pathogenetically by autosomal recessive ...
Maria Zerkaoui, Fatima Zahra Laarabi, Yousra Ajhoun, Bouchra Chkirate, Abdelaziz Sefiani   +4 more
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Familial Mediterranean fever without cardinal symptoms and role of genetic screening

Reumatismo, 2012
Familial mediterranean fever is an autosomal recessive disorder characterized by paroxysmal episodes of fever and serosal inflammation. The classical presentation is fever and severe recurrent abdominal pain due to serositis that lasts for one to three ...
I. Hacıbekiroglu, M.S. Dal, C. Bes, H. Buyukhatipoglu, T. Ulas, H.G. Apucu, F. Borlu   +6 more
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Familial Mediterranean Fever: Perspective and Round on Uncertainties

Dubai Medical Journal
Introduction: Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is a hereditary periodic fever characterized by its autosomal recessive nature. The complexity of its presentation and response to treatment poses significant challenges in diagnosing and managing FMF ...
Haifa Ali Bin Dahman, Adel Mohammed Al-Wahadneh, Mohammed Elian Abu-Shukair   +2 more
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FMF is not always “fever”: from clinical presentation to “treat to target”

Italian Journal of Pediatrics, 2020
Familial Mediterranean Fever, a monogenic autoinflammatory disease secondary to MEFV gene mutations in the chromosome 16p13, is characterized by recurrent self-limiting attacks of fever, arthritis, aphthous changes in lips and/or oral mucosa, erythema ...
Maria Cristina Maggio, Giovanni Corsello
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A multifaceted interplay between hemophagocytosis, IL‐18 and type I IFN distinguishes Still disease from other autoinflammatory diseases

Arthritis &Rheumatology, Accepted Article.
Objectives The unknown pathophysiology and the lack of specific features for systemic Juvenile Idiopathic arthritis and adult‐onset Still disease (collectively Still disease/SD) delays diagnosis and appropriate treatment. The goal of this study was to identify features and mechanisms that distinguish SD from other systemic autoinflammatory diseases ...
Yvonne M. Mueller, Charlotte Girard, Harmen J. G. van de Werken, Stefan J. Erkeland, Dwin G.B. Grashof, Laurie Vaillant, Renske J.H. den Dekker, Iris van Zuijen, Sharon Veenbergen, Fanny Coffin, Eric Bindels, Yvan Jamilloux, Katerina Laskari, ImmunAID consortium, Vassili Soumelis, Bruno Fautrel, Cem Gabay, Peter D. Katsikis   +17 more
wiley   +1 more source

Uncovering the Genetic Landscape of Spinal Dysraphism: A Retrospective Analysis of 150 Fetal Cases

Prenatal Diagnosis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Spinal dysraphism (SD) results from incomplete neural tube closure and encompasses a heterogeneous group of congenital anomalies with genetic and environmental etiologies. Although genetic contributions are recognized, causative variants remain insufficiently defined, and the clinical implications of extended genetic testing on ...
I. Bedei, A. Feresin, R. Zemet, D. Berner, D. Polidori, K. Fröbius, A. Skakkebæk, R. Axt‐Fliedner, M. Shoukier, C. Keil   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Haunting the Historiography of Slaves in South Asia from the nineteenth century to the present

Gender &History, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Using both English and Urdu‐language records, this article traces the career of a few African and Afro‐Asian women slaves in the household‐state of Awadh during the first half of the nineteenth century. Focusing on the same records, this article compares a master‐poet's recognition of the motherhood of the African and Afro‐Asian slaves to the ...
Indrani Chatterjee
wiley   +1 more source

Familial Mediterranean fever. [PDF]

BMJ, 1980
To the Editor. —We would like to report the following case of familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) with pleuropericarditis, nephrotic syndrome, sensitivity to indomethacin, and unexplained hyperkalemia. Report of a Case. —A 57-year-old man was admitted because of severe edema and pleuropericardial effusion.
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Association of amyloidosis cutis dyschromica and familial Mediterranean fever [PDF]

Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia, 2017
: Amyloidosis cutis dyschromica is a rare type of primary cutaneous amyloidosis characterized by reticulate hyper-pigmentation with discrete hypopigmented macules.
Asli Akin Belli, Asude Kara, Yelda Dere, Nevin Yilmaz   +3 more
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Exploring marking methods for the predatory hoverfly Sphaerophoria rueppellii (Diptera: Syrphidae)

Insect Science, EarlyView.
As important pollinators and predators of aphids, hoverflies play an important role in ecosystems. This study focuses on identifying the best marking technique for the model species Sphaerophoria rueppellii that can be used to track hoverfly feeding and oviposition sites, evaluating three methods: rubidium (RbCl), fluorescein, and fluorescent dusts ...
Michele Violi, Elena Costi, Elena Monari, Daniele Sommaggio, Lara Maistrello   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source