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Original Article

Enhanced exon 2 skipping caused by c.910G>A variant and alternative splicing of MEFV genes in two independent cases of familial Mediterranean fever

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Pages 45-51 | Received 04 Apr 2011, Accepted 15 Apr 2011, Published online: 02 Jan 2014

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