Familial Mediterranean Fever in Siblings

ÖZÇAKAR Z. B., DOĞANAY ERDOĞAN B., ELHAN A. H., Yalcinkaya F.

JOURNAL OF RHEUMATOLOGY, vol.39, no.11, pp.2170-2174, 2012 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 39 Issue: 11
  • Publication Date: 2012
  • Doi Number: 10.3899/jrheum.120530
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF RHEUMATOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.2170-2174
  • Keywords: FAMILIAL MEDITERRANEAN FEVER, PEDIATRIC, SIBLINGS, DISEASE SEVERITY, AMYLOIDOSIS, GENETIC-FACTORS, AMYLOIDOSIS, MUTATION, DISEASE, POPULATION, FREQUENCY, DIAGNOSIS, SEVERITY, CRITERIA, FMF
  • Ankara University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective. Genetic and environmental factors have been implicated in disease severity and development of amyloidosis in familial Mediterranean fever (FMF). We investigated similarities in clinical characteristics, disease severity, and treatment response within siblings with FMF.