Familial Mediterranean Fever
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-319-38252-4 (ISBN)
The book is part of Springer's series Rare Diseases of the Immune System, which presents recently acquired knowledge on pathogenesis, diagnosis, and therapy with the aim of promoting a more holistic approach to these conditions. Monogenic autoinflammatory diseases are hereditary disorders that are caused by single-gene defects in innate immune regulatory pathways and are characterized by a clinical and biological inflammatory syndrome in which there is limited, if any, evidence of autoimmunity. Familial Mediterranean fever itself is due to a mutation in the MEFV gene, which codes for the protein pyrin; it is characterized by periodic fever and episodes of painful inflammation in the abdomen, chest, and joints. Familial Mediterranean Fever will be an invaluable source of up-to-date information for all practitioners involved in the care of patients with the disease.
Preface.- 1 Genetics.- 2 Pathogenesis.- 3 Clinical Picture in Childhood.- 4 Clinical Picture in Adulthood and Unusual Clinical Features.- 5 FMF in Western Countries.- 6 Long Term Complications in FMF.- 7 Recent advances in quantitative assessment of FMF.- 8 How to Manage FMF Patients in Daily Practice.- 9 New Emerging Treatments.- Subject Index.
Erscheinungsdatum | 21.10.2016 |
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Reihe/Serie | Rare Diseases of the Immune System |
Zusatzinfo | VII, 162 p. 17 illus., 12 illus. in color. |
Verlagsort | Cham |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 155 x 235 mm |
Themenwelt | Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Innere Medizin ► Rheumatologie |
Studium ► 2. Studienabschnitt (Klinik) ► Humangenetik | |
Studium ► Querschnittsbereiche ► Infektiologie / Immunologie | |
Schlagworte | Clinical and internal medicine • Colchicine • Human genetics • IL-1 • immunology • Internal Medicine • medical genetics • Medicine • Medicine: general issues • MEFV/pyrin • Monogenic autoinflammatory disease • Periodic fever • rheumatology |
ISBN-10 | 3-319-38252-7 / 3319382527 |
ISBN-13 | 978-3-319-38252-4 / 9783319382524 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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