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01-11-2013 | Meeting abstract
PW01-004 – The sequence analysis in E148Q homozygous patients
Authors:
R Topaloglu, C Yildiz, E Taskiran, E Korkmaz, N Besbas, S Ozen, A Duzova, N Akarsu, F Ozaltin
Published in:
Pediatric Rheumatology
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Special Issue 1/2013
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Excerpt
Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is an autosomal recessive disease associated with a number of mutations of the MEFV gene. To date 246 variants responsible for the disease were identified, one such a variant is E148Q in exon 2. The role of E148Q variant in the development of FMF remains inconclusive. Some authors believe it causes the disease, whereas others favor the concept of a non causative role. …