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MEFV gene variations in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus

Burak ErerDivision of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul 34390, TurkeyCorrespondence[email protected] [email protected]
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Fulya CosanDivision of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul 34390, Turkey
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Basar OkuDepartment of Genetics, Institute for Experimental Medicine, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
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Duran UstekDepartment of Genetics, Institute for Experimental Medicine, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
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Murat InancDivision of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul 34390, Turkey
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Orhan AralDivision of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul 34390, Turkey
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Ahmet GulDivision of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul 34390, Turkey;Department of Genetics, Institute for Experimental Medicine, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul, TurkeyCorrespondence[email protected] [email protected]
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Pages 93-96 | Received 08 Aug 2012, Accepted 02 Feb 2013, Published online: 22 Nov 2013

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