Open AccessMicrobiome is not linked to clinical disease severity of familial Mediterranean fever in an international cohort of children
Author(s) -
Seza Özen,
H Lutz,
Vanessa M Rivera,
Andreas Reiff,
Ezgi Deniz Batu,
Edwin L. Anderson,
Mariana Salas Garcia,
Grace M. Aldrovandi,
Tayfun Hilmi Akbaba,
İlker Pazarbaşı,
Yelda Bilginer,
Ayşe Balat,
Banu BalcıPeynircioğlu,
Jack A. Gilbert,
Fatma Dedeoğlu,
Jonathan S Hausmann
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
clinical and experimental rheumatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.184
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 1593-098X
pISSN - 0392-856X
DOI - 10.55563/clinexprheumatol/olvbyd
Subject(s) - familial mediterranean fever , medicine , disease , microbiome , mefv , cohort , case control study , gut flora , severity of illness , etiology , immunology , genetics , biology , gene , gene mutation , mutation
The severity of familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) may vary in different areas, suggesting a role for environmental factors. We analysed the composition of gut microbiota among children with FMF and healthy controls from Turkey and the USA and determined its effect on disease severity.