Associated Disease Details

Disease ID: I10
DO ID: 2987
Disease Name: Familial Mediterranean fever
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. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Familial_Mediterranean_fever, https://www.rarediseases.org/rare-disease-information/rare-diseases/byID/127/viewAbstract
Synonyms: Familial Mediterranean fever
Class: disease of anatomical entity/ immune system disease/primary immunodeficiency disease/primary immunodeficiency disease
Related Drugs: Acetaminophen; Doxycycline
Mechanism: The extremely high proportion of NAFLD in our cohort of FMF patients without overt metabolic syndrome may indicate an unappreciated novel association between FMF and NAFLD.
Reference (PMIDs): 21360101

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