1Novel <it>MEFV </it>transcripts in Familial Mediterranean fever patients and controls

• Main Authors: Jalkh Nadine (Author), Chouery Eliane (Author), Nehme Nancy (Author), Medlej-Hashim Myrna (Author), Megarbane André (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Familial Mediterranean fever is a recessive autoinflammatory disease frequently encountered in Armenians, Jews, Arabs and Turks. The <it>MEFV </it>gene is responsible for the disease. It encodes a protein called pyrin/mar...