Prevalence of Mediterranean Fever Gene Mutations in Turkish Cypriot Population

GALİP ÇELİK, NİLÜFER; DALKAN, CEYHUN; Terali, Ayse; Cobanoglu, Nazan; ÜLGENALP, AYFER; BAHÇECİLER, NERİN; KAVUKÇU, SALİH

doi:10.5606/archrheumatol.2017.5791

Prevalence of Mediterranean Fever Gene Mutations in Turkish Cypriot Population

GALİP ÇELİK N., DALKAN C., Terali A., Cobanoglu N., ÜLGENALP A., BAHÇECİLER N., ...More

ARCHIVES OF RHEUMATOLOGY, vol.32, no.1, pp.10-14, 2017 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus, TRDizin)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 32 Issue: 1
Publication Date: 2017
Doi Number: 10.5606/archrheumatol.2017.5791
Journal Name: ARCHIVES OF RHEUMATOLOGY
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
Page Numbers: pp.10-14
Keywords: Cyprus, Familial Mediterranean fever, Mediterranean fever gene, mutations
Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objectives: This study aims to determine the carrier frequency and the most common mutations of the Mediterranean fever (MEFV) gene in healthy Cypriot population of Turkish origin.