Increased prevalence of M694V in patients with ankylosing spondylitis: additional evidence for a link with familial mediterranean fever.

Akkoc, Nurullah; SARI, İSMAİL; Akar, Servet; Binicier, Omer; Thomas, Mark; Weale, Michael; Birlik, AHMET; Savran, Yusuf; Onen, FATOŞ; Bradman, Neil; Plaster, Christopher

doi:10.1002/art.27598

Increased prevalence of M694V in patients with ankylosing spondylitis: additional evidence for a link with familial mediterranean fever.

Akkoc N., SARI İ., Akar S., Binicier O., Thomas M. G., Weale M. E., ...More

Arthritis and rheumatism, vol.62, no.10, pp.3059-63, 2010 (SCI-Expanded)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 62 Issue: 10
Publication Date: 2010
Doi Number: 10.1002/art.27598
Journal Name: Arthritis and rheumatism
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED)
Page Numbers: pp.3059-63
Open Archive Collection: AVESIS Open Access Collection
Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective. To assess whether there is a statistically significant difference in the frequency of common MEFV allele variants in patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) as compared with control patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and with healthy control subjects.