The contribution of genotypes at the MICA gene triplet repeat polymorphisms and MEFV mutations to amyloidosis and course of the disease in the patients with familial Mediterranean fever

Turkcapar, Nuran; Tuncali, TİMUR; Kutlay, SİM; Burhan, Basak; Kinikli, Gulay; ERTÜRK, ŞEHSUVAR; Duman, Murat

doi:10.1007/s00296-006-0255-8

The contribution of genotypes at the MICA gene triplet repeat polymorphisms and MEFV mutations to amyloidosis and course of the disease in the patients with familial Mediterranean fever

Turkcapar N., Tuncali T., Kutlay S., Burhan B. Y., Kinikli G., ERTÜRK Ş., ...Daha Fazla

RHEUMATOLOGY INTERNATIONAL, cilt.27, sa.6, ss.545-551, 2007 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 27 Sayı: 6
Basım Tarihi: 2007
Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s00296-006-0255-8
Dergi Adı: RHEUMATOLOGY INTERNATIONAL
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.545-551
Anahtar Kelimeler: familial Mediterranean fever, amyloidosis, MICA, MEFV, TRANSMEMBRANE REGION, ASSOCIATION, HLA-B51, NKG2D, CELLS, JEWS, SAA1, FMF
Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

To evaluate the effects of MEFV genotypes and the major histocompatibility complex class I chain-related gene A (MICA) triplet repeat polymorphism on the severity and clinical features of familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) and amyloidosis in a group of Turkish FMF patients.