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| rdfs:label | - Familial Mediterranean fever
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| rdfs:comment | - Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is a hereditary inflammatory disorder that affects groups of people originating from around the Mediterranean Sea (hence its name). It is prominently present in the Armenian people, Sephardi Jews (and, to a much lesser extent, Ashkenazi Jews), Greeks, and people from Turkey and the Arab countries.
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| mortalityrate | - Low, but serious complications can develop
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| symptom | - Abdominal pain, joint pain, chest pain with pleuritis, testicular pain, myalgia, fever.
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| Name | - Familial Mediterranean fever
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| Cause | - Abnormality in MEFV gene preventing the synthesis of the protein pyrin
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| abstract | - Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is a hereditary inflammatory disorder that affects groups of people originating from around the Mediterranean Sea (hence its name). It is prominently present in the Armenian people, Sephardi Jews (and, to a much lesser extent, Ashkenazi Jews), Greeks, and people from Turkey and the Arab countries. The symptoms are generally self-limiting and will disappear of their own accord. Analgesics and anti-inflammatories can be used to treat the symptoms of attacks. However, FMF patients appear to be at risk for more serious disorders such as amyloidosis and vasculitis.
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