Prevalence of the MEFV gene mutations and their clinical correlations in Azeri Turkish patients with childhood Henoch-Schonlein purpura: The role of M680I and E148Q mutations

Prevalence of the MEFV gene mutations and their clinical correlations in Azeri Turkish patients with childhood Henoch-Schonlein purpura: The role of M680I and E148Q mutations

Introduction: Patients with Henoch-Shonlein purpura (HSP) have higher rates of Mediterranean fever (MEFV) mutations comparing general population. To our knowledge, there is no report in this regard among Azeri Turkish children. In this study, we evaluated the prevalence of MEFV mutations and their c...

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Main Authors: Mandana Rafeey, Morteza Jabbarpour-Bonyadi, Behzad Aliyari, Mahnaz Sadeghi-Shabestari, Fakhrossadat Mortazavi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tabriz University of Medical Sciences 2015-06-01
Series:Journal of Analytical Research in Clinical Medicine
Subjects:
Henoch-Shonlein Purpura
MEFV Mutation
M680I
E148Q
Online Access:http://journals.tbzmed.ac.ir/JARCM/Manuscript/JARCM-3-112.pdf

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