A case of familial Mediterranean fever associated with compound heterozygosity for the pyrin variant L110P-E148Q/M680I in Japan

Mod Rheumatol. 2010 Apr;20(2):193-5. doi: 10.1007/s10165-009-0249-y. Epub 2009 Dec 8.

Abstract

Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is an autosomal recessive disorder characterized by recurrent and self-limited fever attacks and serositis/arthritis. The M694V, M694I, M680I, V726A, and E148Q mutations in MEFV, the gene responsible for FMF, account for most FMF cases in Mediterranean populations. In Japan, M694I and E148Q are most frequently detected; M694V, M680I, and V726A have not been identified so far. We report the first case of FMF associated with M680I in Japan.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents / therapeutic use
  • Child
  • Colchicine / therapeutic use
  • Cytoskeletal Proteins / genetics*
  • Familial Mediterranean Fever / drug therapy
  • Familial Mediterranean Fever / genetics*
  • Heterozygote*
  • Humans
  • Japan
  • Male
  • Pedigree
  • Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide*
  • Pyrin

Substances

  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents
  • Cytoskeletal Proteins
  • MEFV protein, human
  • Pyrin
  • Colchicine