Disease severity in children and adolescents with familial Mediterranean fever: a comparative study to explore environmental effects on a monogenic disease

ÖZEN S., Aktay N., Lainka E., DÜZOVA A., Bakkaloglu A., Kallinich T.

ANNALS OF THE RHEUMATIC DISEASES, vol.68, no.2, pp.246-248, 2009 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 68 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2009
  • Doi Number: 10.1136/ard.2008.092031
  • Journal Name: ANNALS OF THE RHEUMATIC DISEASES
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.246-248
  • Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background: Worldwide, familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is the most common autoinflammatory disease. It has been suggested that environmental factors affect the phenotype as some patients do not develop the complication of secondary amyloidosis.