The association of endoplasmic reticulum aminopeptidase‐1 (ERAP‐1) with Familial Mediterranean Fever (FMF)

Enigmas in familial Mediterranean fever (FMF).

Familial Mediterranean Fever (FMF) before the age of one year

Results We identified 446 patients divided as such: 37 in the earlyonset group (A) and 409 in the other group (B). A statistically significant difference was noted between the 2 groups (A vs B) for the ethnic origin (Sefaradic Jews p < 0.001), male preponderance (p < 0.015), number of crises/month (p < 0.015), response to colchicine treatment, and type of mutations in codon 694 and 680 (for M69...

Genetic Analysis of Southwestern Iranian Patients with Familial Mediterranean Fever

Background: Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is an autosomal recessive genetic disorder characterized by recurrent episodes of self-limited fever and serosal tissues inflammation. Methods: To evaluate clinical symptoms and common genetic mutations in southwestern Iranian patients with FMF, 20 unrelated patients were enrolled in this study based on clinical criteria. A panel of 12 common ME...

Protracted synovitis without systemic manifestations in familial Mediterranean fever (FMF).

Sirs, It is now being recognised that familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) also occurs in non-Mediterranean populations, including Japanese (1). The arthritis of FMF consists of acute attacks of pain and swelling of one articulation at a time, most frequently affecting the large joints of the lower extremities within 2-3 days duration (2). In some cases, however, protracted arthritis develops, mo...

Thoracic and lung involvement in familial Mediterranean fever (FMF).

Lung involvement in FMF is limited mainly to transient pleuritis during acute attacks. Amyloidosis of the lung is rare and is associated with symptomatic involvement of other organs while remaining subclinical in itself. Vasculitis of the lung in FMF is possible because of the strong association between FMF and a variety of vasculitides. With the exception of one case of isolated pulmonary vasc...