Comparison of early versus late onset familial Mediterranean fever

Yasar Bilge, Nazife; Sari, Ismail; Solmaz, Dilek; Senel, Soner; Emmungil, Hakan; KILIÇ, LEVENT; Yilmaz Oner, Sibel; Yildiz, Fatih; Yilmaz, Sedat; Ersozlu Bozkirli, Duygu; Aydin Tufan, Muge; YILMAZ, SEMA; Yazisiz, Veli; Pehlivan, Yavuz; Bes, Cemal; Yildirim Cetin, Gozde; Erten, Sukran; Gonullu, Emel; Sahin, Fezan; Akar, Servet; AKSU, KENAN; KALYONCU, UMUT; DİRESKENELİ, RAFİ; ERKEN, EREN; Sayarlioglu, Mehmet; Cinar, Muhammed; KAŞİFOĞLU, TİMUÇİN

doi:10.1111/1756-185x.13259

Comparison of early versus late onset familial Mediterranean fever

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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RHEUMATIC DISEASES, vol.21, no.4, pp.880-884, 2018 (SCI-Expanded)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 21 Issue: 4
Publication Date: 2018
Doi Number: 10.1111/1756-185x.13259
Journal Name: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RHEUMATIC DISEASES
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Page Numbers: pp.880-884
Keywords: age at onset of disease, early onset, familial Mediterranean fever, M694V, TURKISH PATIENTS, TURKEY, MULTICENTER, AMYLOIDOSIS, FMF
Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

AimFamilial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is the most common autoinflammatory disease. One of the common characteristics of this disease is its young age predominance. Nearly 90% of patients experience disease flares during early adult age periods. Currently there are limited data for the comparison of early versus late onset FMF and therefore the primary aim of this study was to investigate these two subsets with regard to their certain demographic, clinical and genetic differences.