Amyloidosis and its related factors in Turkish patients with familial Mediterranean fever: a multicentre study

KAŞİFOĞLU, TİMUÇİN; Bilge, Sule; Sari, Ismail; Solmaz, Dilek; Senel, Soner; Emmungil, Hakan; KILIÇ, LEVENT; Oner, Sibel; Yildiz, Fatih; Yilmaz, Sedat; Bakirli, Duygu; Tufan, Muge; Yilmaz, Sema; Yazisiz, Veli; Pehlivan, YAVUZ; Bes, Cemal; Cetin, Gozde; Erten, Sukran; Gonullu, Emel; Temel, Tuncer; Sahin, Fezan; Akar, Servet; Aksu, Kenan; Kalyoncu, Umut; Direskeneli, Haner; Erken, Eren; Kisacik, Bunyamin; Sayarlioglu, Mehmet; Korkmaz, Cengiz

doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ket400

Amyloidosis and its related factors in Turkish patients with familial Mediterranean fever: a multicentre study

KAŞİFOĞLU T., Bilge S. Y., Sari I., Solmaz D., Senel S., Emmungil H., ...Daha Fazla

RHEUMATOLOGY, cilt.53, sa.4, ss.741-745, 2014 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 53 Sayı: 4
Basım Tarihi: 2014
Doi Numarası: 10.1093/rheumatology/ket400
Dergi Adı: RHEUMATOLOGY
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.741-745
Anahtar Kelimeler: familial Mediterranean fever, amyloidosis, prevalence, RISK-FACTOR, MEFV, M694V, GENE, PROGNOSIS, GENOTYPE, FMF
Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Methods. Fifteen centres from the different geographical regions of Turkey were included in the study. Detailed demographic and medical data based on a structured questionnaire and medical records were collected. The diagnosis of amyloidosis was based on histological proof of congophilic fibrillar deposits in tissue biopsy specimens.