The Prevalence of

Özkol, Halil; Yildirim, Ibrahim; TULUCE, Yasin; Ediz, Levent; DELEN, Veysel; GULCU, Elif

doi:10.5152/tftrd.2014.46244

The Prevalence of "MEFV" Gene Mutations in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Inhabiting the Van Province and Surroundings

Özkol H., Yildirim I. H., TULUCE Y., Ediz L., DELEN V., GULCU E.

TURKIYE FIZIKSEL TIP VE REHABILITASYON DERGISI-TURKISH JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION, cilt.60, sa.1, ss.17-21, 2014 (SCI-Expanded)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 60 Sayı: 1
Basım Tarihi: 2014
Doi Numarası: 10.5152/tftrd.2014.46244
Dergi Adı: TURKIYE FIZIKSEL TIP VE REHABILITASYON DERGISI-TURKISH JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.17-21
Van Yüzüncü Yıl Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Objective: An inhibitory protein of inflammation pyrin/marenostrin is encoded by the Mediterranean fever (MEFV) gene. Mutations of this gene are known to cause familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) disease. A relation between mutations of the MEFV gene and rheumatic diseases was also suggested. The aim of the present study was to investigate the frequency of four common mutations of the MEFV gene in 110 rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients and 98 healthy controls (HC) inhabiting a region of eastern Turkey.