Association between serum amyloid A1 genotype and age of onset restricts to M694 homozygote familial Mediterranean fever patients in Armenia

• Published in: Clinical and experimental rheumatology Vol. 39 Suppl 132; no. 5; p. 18
• Main Authors: Kriegshäuser, Gernot, Hayrapetyan, Hasmik, Atoyan, Stepan, Oberkanins, Christian, Sarkisian, Tamara
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Italy 01.09.2021
• Subjects: Adult; Age of Onset; Armenia; Familial Mediterranean Fever - diagnosis; Familial Mediterranean Fever - genetics; Follow-Up Studies; Genotype; Homozygote; Humans; Mutation; Pyrin - genetics; Serum Amyloid A Protein - genetics; Young Adult; Armenia

Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is an autosomal-recessive, inflammatory disorder characterised by short, recurrent attacks of fever, accompanied by pain in the abdomen, chest, or joints and complications of amyloidosis. Recently, we observed a significant association between the serum amyloid A1...