Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) was previously believed to be an autosomal recessive disease. We present a patient with only one pathogenic variation of the gene due to the c.2177T>C mutation. The patient had clinical features of recurrent fevers and abdominal pain, serositis, and a history of multiple abdominal surgeries for pain. He was eventually diagnosed with FMF. This case report demonstrates an example of the rare autosomal-dominant phenotype of FMF.
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8443824 | PMC |
http://dx.doi.org/10.14309/crj.0000000000000525 | DOI Listing |
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