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Clinical and Genetic Features of Familial Mediterranean Fever in Japan
Journal of Rheumatology, 08/18/09

Tsuchiya–Suzuki A et al. – A larger than expected number of patients with FMF exist in Japan, and the clinical presentation of Japanese FMF patients seems to be relatively milder than those of Mediterranean FMF patients. AA amyloidosis rarely occurs in Japanese patients, probably due to difference in patterns of the MEFV genotype between Japanese and Mediterranean patients.

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