Familial Mediterranean fever and seronegative arthritis

N Akkoc, A Gul - Current rheumatology reports, 2011 - Springer
Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is characterized by recurrent, self-limited episodes of
polyserositis, with articular involvement also being a common manifestation. The pattern and …

Targeting chondrocytes for arresting bony fusion in ankylosing spondylitis

F Shao, Q Liu, Y Zhu, Z Fan, W Chen, S Liu, X Li… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Bony fusion caused by pathological new bone formation manifests the clinical feature of
ankylosing spondylitis (AS). However, the underlying mechanism remains elusive. Here we …

The frequency of sacroiliitis in familial Mediterranean fever and the role of HLA-B27 and MEFV mutations in the development of sacroiliitis

T Kaşifoğlu, C Çalışır, DÜ Cansu, C Korkmaz - Clinical rheumatology, 2009 - Springer
The objective of this study was to investigate the frequency of sacroiliitis in familial
Mediterranean fever (FMF) patients and the role of HLA-B27 and MEFV mutations in the …

[PDF][PDF] Familial Mediterranean fever-related spondyloarthropathy

P Borman, F Gokoglu, O Tasbas, M Yilmaz… - Singapore Med J, 2009 - smj.org.sg
Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is an autosomal recessively-transmitted disease
characterised by attacks of fever and serositis. Articular involvement is the second most …

Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) and multiple sclerosis: an association study in one of the world's largest FMF cohorts

G Yahalom, S Kivity, M Lidar… - European Journal of …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Background and purpose: To describe and characterize the association between familial
Mediterranean fever (FMF) and multiple sclerosis (MS). Methods: The patient registry of The …

[HTML][HTML] Vasculitis and familial Mediterranean fever: Description of 22 French adults from the juvenile inflammatory rheumatism cohort

S Abbara, JB Monfort, L Savey, P Moguelet… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Objective: The frequency of vasculitis may be increased in patients with Familial
Mediterranean Fever (FMF), according to several studies. Our aim was to assess the …

Coexisting diseases in patients with familial Mediterranean fever

F Salehzadeh… - … : Research and Reviews, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Background and Aims Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is a prototype of autoinflammatory
disease and mainly associated with MEFV gene mutations. This single-center study as an …

Ophthalmic manifestations in familial Mediterranean fever: a case series of 6 patients

A Yazici, P Ozdal, P Yuksekkaya… - European Journal …, 2014 - journals.sagepub.com
Purpose To describe the ocular involvement of patients with familial Mediterranean fever
(FMF) followed in a tertiary referral center. Methods The data of 6 patients with FMF were …

The rate and significance of Mediterranean fever gene mutations in patients with ankylosing spondylitis: a three-month, longitudinal clinical study

M Cinar, A Dinc, I Simsek, H Erdem, B Koc… - Rheumatology …, 2008 - Springer
In this study, our aim was to investigate the prevalence of Mediterranean fever (MEFV) gene
mutations in patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and assessing their clinical …

Common Mediterranean fever (MEFV) gene mutations associated with ankylosing spondylitis in Turkish population

S Yigit, A Inanir, N Karakus, E Kesici… - Disease …, 2012 - content.iospress.com
Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a common inflammatory rheumatic disease. Mediterranean
fever (MEFV) gene, which has already been identified as being responsible for familial …