Abstract

Familial Mediterranean Fever (FMF) is an ethnic disease for Armenian population and represents a significant health care problem. Frequency of carriers of MEFV mutations is 1:3, and the prevalence of FMF is rather high (14-100:10000). During the period between 2003 and 2012 there was a 4.5-fold increase of the total number of children with FMF. Many of these cases have severe clinical picture and atypical course, which may complicate timely diagnosis.

Highlights

  • Familial Mediterranean Fever (FMF) is an ethnic disease for Armenian population and represents a significant health care problem

  • FMF manifestation during the first decade of life were determined in 95.2% of patients

  • FMF onset before 5 years was in 78.6%

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Summary

Objectives

To establish phenotype-genotype correlations in Armenian children with FMF

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