OBO ID: DOID:2987
Term Name: familial mediterranean fever Search Ontology:
Synonyms:
  • benign paroxysmal peritonitis
  • FMF
Definition: An autoimmune disease characterized by recurrent episodes of fever and acute inflammation of the membranes lining the abdomen, joints and lungs; that has_material_basis_in mutations in the MEFV gene, which encodes the protein pyrin. (2)
References:
Ontology: Human Disease   ( DOID:2987 )
Relationships
is a type of:
OTHER familial mediterranean fever PAGES
GENES INVOLVED
Human Gene Zebrafish Ortholog OMIM Term OMIM Phenotype ID
MEFV Familial Mediterranean fever, AD
Familial Mediterranean fever, AR
ZEBRAFISH MODELS No data available
PHENOTYPE No data available

CITATIONS: None
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