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Nov 11, 2021 · Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is an inherited disorder that usually occurs in people of Mediterranean origin — including those of Jewish, Arab, Armenian, Turkish, North African, Greek or Italian ancestry. But it can affect people in any ethnic group. FMF is typically diagnosed during childhood.
Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is a hereditary inflammatory disorder. [1]: 149 FMF is an autoinflammatory disease caused by mutations in Mediterranean fever gene, which encodes a 781–amino acid protein called pyrin. [2]
Sep 30, 2010 · Familial Mediterranean fever is primarily a genetic disease due to Mendelian-recessive inheritance of Mediterranean fever gene mutations. Occurs mainly in people of Mediterranean ancestry, especially from Arab countries, Turkey, Israel, and Armenia.
Jul 16, 2023 · Familial Mediterranean fever is a rare inherited disorder seen in some ethnic groups that causes bouts of fever, chest pain, stomach pain, and arthritis.
Apr 25, 2024 · Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is an inherited autoinflammatory disease characterized by recurrent episodes (attacks) of fever and acute inflammation of the membranes lining the abdomen, joints and lungs.
Familial Mediterranean fever is an inherited autoinflammatory syndrome characterised by recurrent short episodes of high fever associated with abdominal pain, inflammation of joints and other body sites and skin rash. If untreated, amyloidosis commonly develops and may have a fatal outcome.
Symptoms. The symptoms of FMF can first appear at any age, but are most commonly noted in early childhood and less frequently at older ages; 80% of cases are diagnosed before 10 years of age, 90% before 20 years.
