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Id http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D010505
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D010505
Preferred Name

Familial Mediterranean Fever

Definitions
A group of HEREDITARY AUTOINFLAMMATION DISEASES, characterized by recurrent fever, abdominal pain, headache, rash, PLEURISY; and ARTHRITIS. ORCHITIS; benign MENINGITIS; and AMYLOIDOSIS may also occur. Homozygous or compound heterozygous mutations in marenostrin gene encoding PYRIN result in autosomal recessive transmission; simple heterozygous, autosomal dominant form of the disease also exists with mutations in the same gene.
Synonyms
Familial Paroxysmal Polyserositis
Wolff's Periodic Disease
Periodic Peritonitides
Peritonitides, Periodic
Wolff Periodic Disease
Paroxysmal Polyserositides, Familial
Benign Paroxysmal Peritonitis
Familial Paroxysmal Polyserositides
Peritonitides, Benign Paroxysmal
Paroxysmal Polyserositis, Familial
Peritonitis, Periodic
Familial Mediterranean Fever, Autosomal Dominant
Disease, Wolff's Periodic
Periodic Disease
Periodic Disease, Wolff's
Periodic Diseases
Recurrent Polyserositides
Wolffs Periodic Disease
Benign Paroxysmal Peritonitides
Polyserositis, Familial Paroxysmal
Diseases, Periodic
Disease, Periodic
Periodic Disease, Wolff
Recurrent Polyserositis
Polyserositides, Recurrent
Polyserositis, Recurrent
Peritonitis, Benign Paroxysmal
Periodic Peritonitis
Mediterranean Fever, Familial
Disease, Wolff Periodic
Polyserositides, Familial Paroxysmal
Paroxysmal Peritonitis, Benign
Periodic Disease, Wolffs
Paroxysmal Peritonitides, Benign
Familial Mediterranean Fever, Autosomal Recessive
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