The spectrum of familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) mutations

Touitou I

Eur J Hum Genet · 2001

Grade Bpopulation geneticsn=1173

Key Findings

  • Carrier rates extremely high: 1 in 3.5 to 1 in 5 in affected populations
  • Suggests heterozygote advantage or genetic drift

Referenced in (1 disease)

ID: pmid-11528510DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejhg.5200658PMID: 11528510