FAMILIAL MEDITERRANEAN FEVER AND HYPERCOAGULABILITY

Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is an autosomal recessive hereditary disease which is characterized by recurrent attacks of fever and peritonitis, pleuritis, arthritis, or erysipelas-like skin disease. As such, FMF is a prototype of autoinflammatory diseases where genetic changes lead to acute in...

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Main Authors: Oshrat E. Tayer-Shifman, Eldad Ben-Chetrit
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2011-05-01
Series:Mediterranean Journal of Hematology and Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:http://www.mjhid.org/index.php/mjhid/article/view/283