PW01-033 – Phenotype – genotype in Armenian children with FMF
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Introduction Familial Mediterranean Fever (FMF) is an ethnic disease for Armenian population and represents a significant health care problem. Frequency of carriers of MEFV mutations is 1:3, and the prevalence of FMF is rather high (14-100:10000). During the period between 2003 and 2012 there was a 4.5-fold increase of the total number of children with FMF. Many of these cases have severe clinical picture and atypical course, which may complicate timely diagnosis.
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