Prevalence of the MEFV gene mutations in childhood polyarteritis nodosa


Yalcinkaya F., ÖZÇAKAR Z. B., KASAPÇOPUR Ö., Oeztuerk A., Akar N., BAKKALOĞLU A., ...More

JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS, vol.151, no.6, pp.675-678, 2007 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 151 Issue: 6
  • Publication Date: 2007
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2007.04.062
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.675-678
  • Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

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).