Browsing by Subject "familial Mediterranean fever"

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Discovery of old diseases: The molecular approach [1]

Constantinou-Deltas, Constantinos D. (2003)

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Familial Mediterranean Fever (FMF) mutations occur frequently in the Greek-Cypriot population of Cyprus

Constantinou-Deltas, Constantinos D.; Mean, R.; Rossou, Elena; Costi, Constantina Eleni; Koupepidou, P.; Hadjiyanni, I.; Koptides, Michael; Hadjiroussos, V.; Petrou, P.; Pierides, Alkis M.; Lamnissou, Klea; Koptides, M. (2002)

Familial Mediterranean Fever (FMF) is an autosomal recessive disease of high prevalence within Mediterranean countries and particularly common in four ethnic populations: Arabs, non-Ashkenazi Jews, Armenians, and Turks. ...

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Familial Mediterranean fever associated pyrin mutations in Greece

Print Email Konstantopoulos, Konstantinos; Kanta, Alexandra; Constantinou-Deltas, Constantinos D.; Atamian, V.; Mavrogianni, D.; Tzioufas, A. G.; Kollainis, I.; Ritis, K.; Moutsopoulos, H. M. (2003)

Objective: To search for pyrin mutations associated with familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) in Greece. Patients and methods: 62 patients fulfilling the Tel Hashomer diagnostic criteria for definite (33) or probable (29) ...

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Multiplex molecular diagnosis of MEFV mutations in patients with Familial Mediterranean fever by light-cycler real-time PCR

Rossou, Elena; Kouvatsi, Anastasia; Aslanidis, Charalampos; Constantinou-Deltas, Constantinos D. (2005)

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Non-isotopic RNase cleavage assay for mutation detection in MEFV, the gene responsible for familial Mediterranean fever, in a cohort of Greek patients

Ritis, K.; Giaglis, Stavros; Spathari, N.; Micheli, A.; Zonios, D.; Tzoanopoulos, D.; Constantinou-Deltas, Constantinos D.; Rafail, S.; Mean, R.; Papadopoulos, Vassilios P.; Tzioufas, A. G.; Moutsopoulos, H. M.; Kartalis, G. (2004)

Background: The MEFV gene is responsible for familial Mediterranean fever (FMF). Several disease associated mutations have been identified. The range of genetic variation in MEFV in Greek patients has not been determined. ...

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Screening for Familial Mediterranean Fever M694V and V726A mutations in the Greek population.

Gkretsi, V.; Constantinou-Deltas, Constantinos D.; Yapijakis, C.; Lamnissou, Klea (2009)

Familial Mediterranean Fever (FMF) is an autosomal recessive genetic disease that primarily affects populations surrounding the Mediterranean basin. FMF patients suffer from recurrent episodes of fever accompanied by ...