Open AccessFamilial Mediterranean fever in Jordanian Children: single centre experience
Author(s) -
Raed Alzyoud,
Motasem Alsweiti,
Hiba Maittah,
Ehab Zreqat,
Adel Alwahadneh,
Mohammed Abu-Shukair,
Lana Ayesh Habahbeh,
Mohammed Mutereen
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
mediterranean journal of rheumatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2529-198X
DOI - 10.31138/mjr.29.4.211
Subject(s) - familial mediterranean fever , mefv , compound heterozygosity , medicine , myalgia , abdominal pain , colchicine , amyloidosis , pediatrics , genotype , disease , gene mutation , gastroenterology , mutation , genetics , biology , gene
Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is an autosomal recessive autoinflammatory disorder caused by mutations in the Mediterranean Fever (MEFV) gene. The disease is especially common among Mediterranean ancestry, mostly Armenian, Turkish, Jewish and Arab populations. Our aim is to describe clinical phenotype, and genotype of FMF in the Jordanian children.