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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
A genetic test is also available now that the disease has been linked to mutations in the MEFV gene. Sequencing of exons 2, 3, 5, and 10 of this gene detects an estimated 97% of all known mutations.<ref name=Livneh>Livneh A, Langevitz P. Diagnostic and treatment concerns in familial Mediterranean fever. ''Baillieres Best Pract Res Clin Rheumatol'' 2000;14(3):477-98. PMID 10985982.</ref> | A [[genetic]] test is also available now that the [[disease]] has been linked to [[mutations]] in the [[MEFV]] [[gene]]. Sequencing of [[exons]] 2, 3, 5, and 10 of this [[gene]] detects an estimated 97% of all known [[mutations]]. | ||
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A [[genetic]] test is also available now that the [[disease]] has been linked to [[mutations]] in the [[MEFV]] [[gene]]. Sequencing of exons 2, 3, 5, and 10 of this [[gene]] detects an estimated 97% of all known [[mutations]].<ref name=Livneh>Livneh A, Langevitz P. Diagnostic and treatment concerns in familial Mediterranean fever. ''Baillieres Best Pract Res Clin Rheumatol'' 2000;14(3):477-98. PMID 10985982.</ref> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sahar Memar Montazerin, M.D.[2]
Overview
A genetic test is also available now that the disease has been linked to mutations in the MEFV gene. Sequencing of exons 2, 3, 5, and 10 of this gene detects an estimated 97% of all known mutations.
Other Diagnostic Studies
A genetic test is also available now that the disease has been linked to mutations in the MEFV gene. Sequencing of exons 2, 3, 5, and 10 of this gene detects an estimated 97% of all known mutations.[1]
References
- ↑ Livneh A, Langevitz P. Diagnostic and treatment concerns in familial Mediterranean fever. Baillieres Best Pract Res Clin Rheumatol 2000;14(3):477-98. PMID 10985982.