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Genetic Analysis of MEFV Gene Pyrin Domain in Patients With Behçet's Disease [PDF]
Mediators of Inflammation, 2006 Objectives. Behçet's disease (BD) is a systemic vasculitis with recurrent oral and genital ulcers and uveitis. MEFV gene, which is the main factor in familial Mediterranean fever (FMF), is also reported to be a susceptibility gene for BD.
Ahmet Dursun +5 more
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Current Issues in Molecular Biology, 2023 Epigenetic modifications play a pivotal role in autoimmune/inflammatory disorders and could establish a bridge between personalized medicine and disease epidemiological contexts.
May E. Zekry +5 more
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Frequencies of the Common Mefv Gene Mutations in Adiyaman, Southeast Anatolia, Turkey
Balkan Journal of Medical Genetics, 2014 Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is an autosomal recessive disorder characterized by fever and serosal inflammation. The reasons for the disorder are mutations in the Mediterranean fever (MEFV) gene; the most common of which are M694V, M680I, M694I and
Korkmaz D. T., Atak P. G., Çelik Ç.
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Immunogenic Potential of the Mediterranean Fever Gene in Patients with Coronavirus Disease: A Cross-Sectional Study [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Medical Sciences, 2023 Background: In December 2019, an outbreak of pneumonia caused by the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) became a pandemic and caused a global health crisis.
Farhad Salehzadeh +5 more
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Gastroenterology Research and Practice, 2021 Background. The clinical and pathological features of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and Familial Mediterranean Fever (FMF) are similar. Objective. Here, the frequency of Mediterranean Fever (MEFV) gene mutation and its effect on the outcome of IBD ...
S. Sahin, D. Gulec, S. Günay, C. Cekic
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Recurrent synovitis of hip and MEFV gene related arthritis in children
Pediatric Rheumatology Online Journal, 2020 Background Recurrent and relapsing arthritis has been proposed to describe a group of arthritis with recurring and periodic nature, in which the joints are intermittently involved.
Farhad Salehzadeh, Mehrdad Mirzarahimi
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MEFV gene mutations in neuro‐Behçet's disease and neuro‐Sweet disease
Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, 2019 Mediterranean fever (MEFV) gene mutations are associated with familial Mediterranean fever (FMF). Recent studies have suggested that MEFV gene mutations may act as disease modifiers in neuro‐Behçet's (NBD) disease and neuro‐Sweet disease (NSD).
Hidehiro Ishikawa +14 more
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Missense mutations in the MEFV gene are associated with fibromyalgia syndrome and correlate with elevated IL-1beta plasma levels. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2009 BACKGROUND:Fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS), a common, chronic, widespread musculoskeletal pain disorder found in 2% of the general population and with a preponderance of 85% in females, has both genetic and environmental contributions.
Jinong Feng +12 more
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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 +4 more
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Case Reports in Pediatrics, 2021 Periodic fever syndromes are heterogeneous diseases. Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is one of the hereditary periodic fever diseases caused by a Mediterranean fever (MEFV) gene abnormality.
Tomonobu Sato +10 more
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