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Rheumatology / Original Article
The presence of MEFV gene mutations in patients with primary osteoarthritis who require surgery
Sedat Yilmaz, Hakan Erdem, Servet Tunay, Deniz Torun, Halil Genc, Yusuf Tunca, Omer Karadag, Ismail Simsek, Muhterem Bahce, Salih Pay, Ayhan Dinc
Korean J Intern Med. 2013;28(5):594-598. Published online August 14, 2013
Background/AimsChronic arthritis of familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) involves weight-bearing joints and can occur in patients without a history of acute attack. Our aim was to investigate a possible causal relationship between FMF and osteoarthritis in a population in which ..
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