JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS, vol.151, no.6, pp.675-678, 2007 (SCI-Expanded)
Objectives To test the hypothesis that alterations in the Mediterranean fever (MEFV) gene area susceptibility factor for the development of polyarteritis nodosa (PAN) we investigated the prevalence of MEFV mutations in patients with PAN without tiny symptoms of familial Mediterranean fever (FMF).