Abstract Number: 195 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Activation of the Pyrin Inflammasome through the RhoA Signaling Pathway in Familial Mediterranean Fever (FMF) and Hyperimmunoglobulinemia D Syndrome (HIDS)
Background/Purpose: Mutations in the genes encoding pyrin and mevalonate kinase (MVK) cause the autoinflammatory diseases familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) and hyperimmunoglobulinemia D syndrome (HIDS), respectively. …Abstract Number: 246 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Adult Autoinflammatory Disease Frequency and Our Diagnostic Experience in an Adult Autoinflammatory Clinic
Background/Purpose: Autoinflammatory diseases (AIDs), aka, periodic fever syndromes include monogenic diseases, such as familial Mediterranean fever (FMF), cryopyrin-associated periodic disease (CAPS), tumor necrosis factor receptor-associated…Abstract Number: 941 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Relationship Between Colchine Plasma Level and Frequency of Familial Mediterranean Fever Attacks
Background/Purpose: Colchicine is the mainstay of Familial Mediterranean Fever (FMF) treatment that reduces the frequency of attacks and prevents amyloidosis in the majority of patients. Colchicine,…Abstract Number: 2270 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Changes in Cerebral Blood Flow Velocity in Patients with Familial Mediterranean Fever
Background/Purpose Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is a hereditary and an auto-inflammatory disease predominantly characterized by repeated attacks of fever, abdominal pain, pleuritic chest pain, arthritis…Abstract Number: 1229 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Is NOD2-Associated Autoinflammatory Disease Remotely Related to Familial Mediterranean Fever or Continuum of It?
Background/Purpose NOD2-associated autoinflammatory disease (NAID) is a newly described autoinflammatory disease characterized by periodic fever, dermatitis, polyarthritis, gastrointestinal and sicca symptoms. It is genotypically associated…Abstract Number: 1858 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Investigating The Role Of IL-22 In The Pathogenesis Of Familial Mediterranean FEVER
Background/Purpose: Familial mediterranean fever (FMF) is a familial disease characterized by recurrent episodes of febrile serositis, peritonitis, arthritis andpleuritis. Many studies have been performed as an attempt to understand…Abstract Number: 1209 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Starting Time Of Inflammatory Attacks In Patients With Familial Mediterranean Fever
Background/Purpose: Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF), the most common form of the hereditary autoinflammatory diseases, is characterized by recurrent self-limiting attacks of fever and/or serositis accompanied…Abstract Number: 1211 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Adult Autoinflammatory Phenotypes Associated With Heterozygous MEFV Mutations: A Continuum of Familial Mediterranean Fever?
Background/Purpose: Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is traditionally regarded as an autosomal recessive disease characterized by periodic fever, serositis, erysipelas-like erythema and good response to colchicine. The…Abstract Number: 1212 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Are Different Disease Subtypes With Distinct Clinical Expression Present In Familial Mediterranean Fever: Results Of a Cluster Analysis
Background/Purpose: Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is an auto-inflammatory disorder characterized by self limited attacks of fever and serositis. The disease expression may be different in…Abstract Number: 750 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Efficacy and Safety of Canakinumab in Adults with Colchicine Resistant Familial Mediterranean Fever
Background/Purpose: Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is associated with variations in the MEFV gene resulting in proteolytic activation of IL-1β through the inflammasome complex. FMF is…
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