Musculoskeletal manifestations occur predominantly in patients with later-onset familial Mediterranean fever: Data from a multicenter, prospective national cohort study in Japan

Musculoskeletal manifestations occur predominantly in patients with later-onset familial Mediterranean fever: Data from a multicenter, prospective national cohort study in Japan

Abstract Background We showed previously that Japanese individuals with familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) have a more atypical phenotype compared to endemic areas. The clinical differences between young-onset FMF (YOFMF), adult-onset FMF (AOFMF), and late-onset FMF (LOFMF) in Japan are unclear. Met...

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Main Authors: Yushiro Endo, Tomohiro Koga, Midori Ishida, Yuya Fujita, Sosuke Tsuji, Ayuko Takatani, Toshimasa Shimizu, Remi Sumiyoshi, Takashi Igawa, Masataka Umeda, Shoichi Fukui, Ayako Nishino, Shin-ya Kawashiri, Naoki Iwamoto, Kunihiro Ichinose, Mami Tamai, Hideki Nakamura, Tomoki Origuchi, Kazunaga Agematsu, Akihiro Yachie, Junya Masumoto, Kiyoshi Migita, Atsushi Kawakami
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-11-01
Series:Arthritis Research & Therapy
Subjects:
Familial Mediterranean fever
MEFV gene
Young onset
Late onset
Musculoskeletal manifestations
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13075-018-1738-1

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