Familial Mediterranean Fever Mutation Analysis in Pediatric Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Multicenter Study


Urganci N., Ozgenc F., KULOĞLU Z., Yuksekkaya H., SARI S., ERKAN T., ...More

TURKISH JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY, vol.32, no.3, pp.248-260, 2021 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 32 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2021
  • Doi Number: 10.5152/tjg.2021.20057
  • Journal Name: TURKISH JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, EMBASE, MEDLINE
  • Page Numbers: pp.248-260
  • Keywords: Children, familial Mediterranean fever, MEFV, mutation analysis, inflammatory bowel disease, MEFV GENE-MUTATIONS, ACTIVITY INDEX, ULCERATIVE-COLITIS, TURKISH CHILDREN, ASSOCIATION, SEVERITY, DISORDERS, FREQUENCY, CHILDHOOD, MODIFIER
  • Akdeniz University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background: the aim of the study was to evaluate familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) mutation analysis in pediatric patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). The relation between MEFV mutations and chronic inflammatory diseases hos been reported previously.