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, cilt.68, sa.2, ss.246-248, 2009 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 68 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2009
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1136/ard.2008.092031
  • Dergi Adı: ANNALS OF THE RHEUMATIC DISEASES
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.246-248
  • Hacettepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

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.