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RESEARCH PRODUCT

Genetic and clinical profile of a paediatric population with FMF in Sicily

Maria Cristina MaggioCarmelo FabianoRoberto ScondottoGiuliana VitalitiGiovanni Corsello

subject

Settore MED/38 - Pediatria Generale E SpecialisticaFamilial Mediterranean fever Mediterranean countries

description

Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is an Autoinflammatory syndrome that is common in children in Mediterranean countries. The real prevalence of FMF in Sicilian children is unknown and need a wide population study. Furthermore, there are no data on the real prevalence of the different mutations between FMF patients and the concordance and/or discordance in clinical and biochemical parameters between patients of different generations.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2017-01-01
10.1186/s12969-017-0186-9http://hdl.handle.net/10447/390105