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Published in: Pediatric Rheumatology 1/2013

Open Access 01-11-2013 | Meeting abstract

PW01-026 – Validation of pediatric diagnostic criteria in FMF

Authors: E Demirkaya, S Ozen, C Saglam, T Turker, A Duzova, P Woo, I Konè-Paut, M Doglio, G Amaryan, J Frenkel, Y Uziel, A Insalaco, L Cantarini, M Hofer, S Boiu, C Modesto, A Bryant, D Rigante, E Papadopoulou-Alataki, S Guillaume-Czitrom, N Ruperto, M Gattorno, PRINTO and Eurofever Project

Published in: Pediatric Rheumatology | Special Issue 1/2013

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The diagnosis of FMF is made clinically and may be confirmed by identifying mutations in the MEFV gene. The most commonly used diagnostic criteria for FMF are those of Tel Hashomer, which have been established in the Jewish adult population. Recently, a Turkish group (Yalcinkaya-Ozen's diagnostic criteria) proposed new criteria for diagnosis of FMF in children. …
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Title
PW01-026 – Validation of pediatric diagnostic criteria in FMF
Authors
E Demirkaya
S Ozen
C Saglam
T Turker
A Duzova
P Woo
I Konè-Paut
M Doglio
G Amaryan
J Frenkel
Y Uziel
A Insalaco
L Cantarini
M Hofer
S Boiu
C Modesto
A Bryant
D Rigante
E Papadopoulou-Alataki
S Guillaume-Czitrom
N Ruperto
M Gattorno
PRINTO and Eurofever Project
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-A79

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