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==Overview==
==Overview==
Familial Mediterranean fever is most often caused by a mutation in the MEFV gene. This [[gene]] creates proteins involved in [[inflammation]].
[[Familial Mediterranean fever]] is most often [[Causes|caused]] by a [[mutation]] in the [[MEFV]] [[gene]]. This [[gene]] creates [[proteins]] involved in [[inflammation]].
==Causes==
==Causes==
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===Genetic Causes===
===Genetic Causes===
*Familial Mediterranean fever is caused by a mutation in the MEFV gene.<ref name="pmid9288094">{{cite journal |vauthors= |title=A candidate gene for familial Mediterranean fever |journal=Nat. Genet. |volume=17 |issue=1 |pages=25–31 |date=September 1997 |pmid=9288094 |doi=10.1038/ng0997-25 |url=}}</ref>
*[[Familial mediterranean fever|Familial Mediterranean fever]] is [[Causes|caused]] by a [[mutation]] in the [[MEFV]] [[gene]].<ref name="pmid9288094">{{cite journal |vauthors= |title=A candidate gene for familial Mediterranean fever |journal=Nat. Genet. |volume=17 |issue=1 |pages=25–31 |date=September 1997 |pmid=9288094 |doi=10.1038/ng0997-25 |url=}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 16:53, 20 May 2019


Template:Familial Mediterranean fever Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sahar Memar Montazerin, M.D.[2]

Overview

Familial Mediterranean fever is most often caused by a mutation in the MEFV gene. This gene creates proteins involved in inflammation.

Causes

Genetic Causes

References

  1. "A candidate gene for familial Mediterranean fever". Nat. Genet. 17 (1): 25–31. September 1997. doi:10.1038/ng0997-25. PMID 9288094.