The Association of Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Mediterranean Fever Gene (MEFV) Mutations in Turkish Children

Uslu, Nuray; YÜCE, AYSEL; DEMİR, HÜLYA; Saltik-Temizel, İNCİ; Usta, Yusuf; Yilmaz, ENGİN; Besbas, NESRİN; Gurakan, Figen; ÖZEN, HASAN; ÖZEN, SEZA

doi:10.1007/s10620-010-1178-5

The Association of Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Mediterranean Fever Gene (MEFV) Mutations in Turkish Children

Uslu N., YÜCE A., DEMİR H., Saltik-Temizel İ. N., Usta Y., Yilmaz E., ...Daha Fazla

DIGESTIVE DISEASES AND SCIENCES, cilt.55, sa.12, ss.3488-3494, 2010 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 55 Sayı: 12
Basım Tarihi: 2010
Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s10620-010-1178-5
Dergi Adı: DIGESTIVE DISEASES AND SCIENCES
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.3488-3494
Anahtar Kelimeler: Inflammatory bowel disease, MEFV mutation, FMF, Children, ULCERATIVE-COLITIS, SUSCEPTIBILITY, VALIDATION, FREQUENCY
Hacettepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) concordance has been investigated in a few studies. We investigated MEFV mutations and prevalence of FMF disease in Turkish children with IBD and their relationship with the disease severity.