Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is an autosomal recessive disease clinically characterized by recurrent short self-limited attacks of fever accompanied by peritonitis, pleurisy, and arthritis and can lead to amyloidosis and renal failure in the longer term. It is prevalent mainly in non-Ashkenazi
Dominant inheritance in two families with familial Mediterranean fever (FMF)
β Scribed by Yuval, Y. ;Hemo-Zisser, M. ;Zemer, D. ;Sohar, E. ;Pras, M.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1995
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 275 KB
- Volume
- 57
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0148-7299
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