The Amyloidoses Collection

Basic Information
Disease Name: Familial Mediterranean Fever
Alternative Names:
  • Benign Paroxysmal Peritonitis
  • Familial Mediterranean Fever, Autosomal Recessive
  • Familial Paroxysmal Polyserositis
  • Mediterranean Fever, Familial
  • Periodic Disease
  • Periodic Disease, Wolff's
  • Periodic Peritonitis
  • Polyserositis, Familial Paroxysmal
  • Polyserositis, Recurrent
  • Recurrent Polyserositis
  • Wolff Periodic Disease
  • Wolff's Periodic Disease
  • FMF
  • Benign recurrent polyserositis
MeSH Description: 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 result in autosomal recessive transmission; simple heterozygous, autosomal dominant form of the disease.
Type: Clinical condition associated with amyloidosis
ICD-10 Classification Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue
Tissue: Kidney
Associated Amyloidosis: AA Amyloidosis
Precursor Proteins:
Co-deposited Proteins: No information available
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