Familial Mediterranean fever gene mutation frequencies in a sample Turkish population

Soylemezoglu O., Kandur Y., GÖNEN S., DÜZOVA A., ÖZÇAKAR Z. B., Fidan K., ...More

CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RHEUMATOLOGY, vol.34, no.6, 2016 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 34 Issue: 6
  • Publication Date: 2016
  • Journal Name: CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RHEUMATOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Keywords: Turkish population, familial Mediterranean fever, MEFV mutational, carrier rate, JEWISH ETHNIC-GROUPS, MEFV MUTATION, CARRIER RATE, PHENOTYPE, FEATURES, TURKEY, CHILDHOOD, DIAGNOSIS, ANATOLIA, CRITERIA
  • Ankara University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective. Our knowledge about the frequencies of mutations in the Turkish population is based on the studies on the affected patients and hospital based control groups. We aimed to determine the frequencies of MEFV gene mutations in a population-based field study in Turkey.