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Published in: Pediatric Rheumatology 1/2013

Open Access 01-11-2013 | Meeting abstract

P01-024 – Vascular risk assessment and MMP-3 gene in FMF

Authors: S Mir, B Sozeri, K Ozdemir, A Berdeli

Published in: Pediatric Rheumatology | Special Issue 1/2013

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The patients characterized with chronic subclinical inflammation even during attack-free periods, are now considered to have an increased risk of atherosclerotic complications as well as other autoinflammatory disease. Damage to the arterial wall due to atherosclerosis causes increased arterial stiffness. Pulse wave velocity (PWV), a noninvasive measure of arterial stiffness, is accepted to be an indicator of subclinical atherosclerosis. Cardiovascular disease included various risk markers; blood biomarkers and genetic markers. …
Metadata
Title
P01-024 – Vascular risk assessment and MMP-3 gene in FMF
Authors
S Mir
B Sozeri
K Ozdemir
A Berdeli
Publication date
01-11-2013
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Pediatric Rheumatology / Issue Special Issue 1/2013
Electronic ISSN: 1546-0096
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/1546-0096-11-S1-A28

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