Objectives. Several sets of criteria mainly for adults have been proposed for the diagnosis of
FMF. The aim of the present study is to validate the most widely used diagnostic ‘Tel …

Objective: To test the hypothesis that not all acute phase reactants respond in the same way
during attacks of familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) and that there is a subclinical acute …

… Barut K, Yücel G, Sinoplu AB, Şahin S, Adroviç A, Kasapçopur Ö. Evaluation of macrophage
activation syndrome associated with systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis: single center …

This study was conducted to determine the frequency of antinuclear antibodies (ANA) positivity
and uveitis in our newly diagnosed juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) patients classified …

Adolescent Adult Aged Aged, 80 and over Amyloidosis, Familial-etiology Child Child,
Preschool Colchicine-therapeutic use Epidemiologic Methods Familial Mediterranean Fever-…

Objective To develop criteria for the classification of macrophage activation syndrome (MAS)
in patients with systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). Methods A multistep process, …

Background Interleukin-1 is pivotal in the pathogenesis of systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis
(JIA). We assessed the efficacy and safety of canakinumab, a selective, fully human, anti–…

Background Polyarteritis nodosa is a systemic necrotizing vasculitis with a pathogenesis
that is poorly understood. We identified six families with multiple cases of systemic and …

… Author links open overlay panel Ela Tarakci PhD, PT a , Nilay Arman PhD, PT b , Devrim
Tarakci PhD, PT c , Ozgur Kasapcopur MD d … Kasapcopur …

OBJECTIVES: To test the hypothesis that alterations in the Mediterranean fever (MEFV) gene
are a susceptibility factor for the development of polyarteritis nodosa (PAN) we investigated …