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Clinical Study

Phenotype 2 Familial Mediterranean Fever: Evaluation of 22 Case Series and Review of the Literature on Phenotype 2 FMF

Alpaslan AltunoğluDepartment of Nephrology, Atatürk Education and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
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Şükran ErtenDepartment of Rheumatology, Ankara Atatürk Education and Research Hospital, Ankara, TurkeyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Mujdat Batur CanozDepartment of Nephrology, Yalova Private Hospital, Yalova, Turkey
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Aydan YukselDepartment of Nephrology, Atatürk Education and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
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Gulay Gulec CeylanDepartment of Medical Genetics, Atatürk Education and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
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Serdar BalciDepartment of Pathology, Atatürk Education and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
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Hayriye Tatli DoganDepartment of Pathology, Atatürk Education and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
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Pages 226-230 | Received 10 Aug 2012, Accepted 04 Oct 2012, Published online: 11 Dec 2012

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