Human genes for familial Mediterranean fever
Familial Mediterranean fever [DOID:2987]
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.
Synonyms: familial Mediterranean fever, DOID:2987, hereditary Mediterranean fever, familial Mediterranean fevers, benign paroxysmal peritonitis ...