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Published in: Pediatric Rheumatology 1/2013

Open Access 01-11-2013 | Meeting abstract

PW01-003 – Frequency of MEFV mutations in Turkish population

Authors: F Yalcinkaya, A Duzova, S Gonen, B Ozcakar, E Baskin, O Ozkaya, O Soylemezoglu

Published in: Pediatric Rheumatology | Special Issue 1/2013

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Data on the epidemiology of familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) and the prevalence of disease causing mutations among different ethnic groups and geographical regions around the world are insufficient. The prevalence of mutations that account for FMF in Turkey has been defined in the past by determining the frequency of MEFV mutations in affected individuals or in hospital-based controls. This study is a population-based study and is, therefore, different from previous patient-based studies. …
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Title
PW01-003 – Frequency of MEFV mutations in Turkish population
Authors
F Yalcinkaya
A Duzova
S Gonen
B Ozcakar
E Baskin
O Ozkaya
O Soylemezoglu
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-A56

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