Serum 17-OH progesterone and free testosterone levels in women patients with Familial Mediterranean Fever: a pivotal study

Deveci K., Gokakin A. K., Boztosun A., DEVECI H., Senel S., Uslu A. U., ...More

EUROPEAN REVIEW FOR MEDICAL AND PHARMACOLOGICAL SCIENCES, vol.17, no.2, pp.261-265, 2013 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 17 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2013
  • Journal Name: EUROPEAN REVIEW FOR MEDICAL AND PHARMACOLOGICAL SCIENCES
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.261-265
  • Keywords: Fungal peritonitis, Peritoneal dialysis, Bacterial peritonitis, TUMOR-NECROSIS-FACTOR, C-REACTIVE PROTEIN, ELDERLY-MEN, HORMONE, EXPRESSION, CYTOKINES, ESTROGEN, THERAPY, CELLS, GENE
  • Akdeniz University Affiliated: No

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Familial Mediterranean Fever (FMF) is an autosomal recessive disease characterized by short lived, febrile serosae inflammatory attacks. FMF has various effects in multiple systems and organs. AIM: In the present study, our aim was to evaluate adrenal steroidogenesis in female FMF patients.