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Diagnostic value of MEFV gene analysis in familial Mediterranean fever must still be assessed in non–classically affected populations: Comment on the article by Cazeneuve et al

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Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
Year: 2004
Tongue: English
Weight: 87 KB
Volume: 50
Category: Article
ISSN: 0004-3591
DOI: 10.1002/art.20144

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In their recent article, Cazeneuve et al investigated the diagnostic value of MEFV gene analysis in populations classically affected with familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) (1). They concluded that a search for very few mutations is highly sensitive in the molecular diagnosis of MEFV-related FMF.

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## Abstract ## Objective Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is an autosomal‐recessive disorder that is common in Armenian, Turkish, Arab, and Sephardic Jewish populations. Its clinical diagnosis is one of exclusion, with the patients displaying nonspecific symptoms related to serosal inflammation.