The E148Q MEFV allele is not implicated
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Dimitri Tchernitchko; Marie Legendre; Cécile Cazeneuve; Andrée Delahaye; Florenc
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Article
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2003
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is an autosomal recessive disorder characterized by recurrent attacks of fever and serositis, common in populations of Armenian, Arab, Sephardic Jewish and Turkish origin. Early diagnosis is crucial to start colchicine therapy that prevents the occurrence of attack