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===Discovery===
===Discovery===
*[[Familial mediterranean fever|Familial Mediterranean fever]] was first described in a Jewish schoolgirl by Janeway and Mosenthal in 1908.<ref name="Janeway1908">{{cite journal|last1=Janeway|first1=Theodore C.|title=AN UNUSUAL PAROXYSMAL SYNDROME, PROBABLY ALLIED TO RECURRENT VOMITING,|journal=Archives of Internal Medicine|volume=II|issue=3|year=1908|pages=214|issn=0730-188X|doi=10.1001/archinte.1908.00050080016002}}</ref>
*[[Familial mediterranean fever|Familial Mediterranean fever]] was first described in a Jewish schoolgirl by Janeway and Mosenthal in 1908.<ref name="Janeway1908">{{cite journal|last1=Janeway|first1=Theodore C.|title=AN UNUSUAL PAROXYSMAL SYNDROME, PROBABLY ALLIED TO RECURRENT VOMITING,|journal=Archives of Internal Medicine|volume=II|issue=3|year=1908|pages=214|issn=0730-188X|doi=10.1001/archinte.1908.00050080016002}}</ref>
*In 1945, Dr. Siegal, an american allergy specialist, published a case report under the title of benign paroxysmal peritonitis and defined this disorder.<ref name="pmid5340644">{{cite journal |vauthors=Sohar E, Gafni J, Pras M, Heller H |title=Familial Mediterranean fever. A survey of 470 cases and review of the literature |journal=Am. J. Med. |volume=43 |issue=2 |pages=227–53 |date=August 1967 |pmid=5340644 |doi= |url=}}</ref>
*In 1945, Dr. Siegal, an american [[allergy]] [[specialist]], published a case report under the title of [[benign]] paroxysmal [[peritonitis]] and defined this [[disorder]].<ref name="pmid5340644">{{cite journal |vauthors=Sohar E, Gafni J, Pras M, Heller H |title=Familial Mediterranean fever. A survey of 470 cases and review of the literature |journal=Am. J. Med. |volume=43 |issue=2 |pages=227–53 |date=August 1967 |pmid=5340644 |doi= |url=}}</ref>
*In 1948, Dr. Reimann, first used the term periodic fever.
*In 1948, Dr. Reimann, first used the term [[periodic]] [[fever]].
*In 1955, Dr. Heller called this disorder [[Familial mediterranean fever|familial Mediterranean fever]], which refers to its high [[prevalence]] in this region and the key presenting feature of [[Familial mediterranean fever|periodic fever]].<ref name="pmid13906231">{{cite journal |vauthors=HELLER H, SOHAR E, PRAS M |title=Ethnic distribution and amyloidosis in familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) |journal=Pathol Microbiol (Basel) |volume=24 |issue= |pages=718–23 |date=1961 |pmid=13906231 |doi= |url=}}</ref>
*In 1955, Dr. Heller called this disorder [[Familial mediterranean fever|familial Mediterranean fever]], which refers to its high [[prevalence]] in this region and the key presenting feature of [[Familial mediterranean fever|periodic fever]].<ref name="pmid13906231">{{cite journal |vauthors=HELLER H, SOHAR E, PRAS M |title=Ethnic distribution and amyloidosis in familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) |journal=Pathol Microbiol (Basel) |volume=24 |issue= |pages=718–23 |date=1961 |pmid=13906231 |doi= |url=}}</ref>
*In 1997, [[MEFV]] [[mutations]] were first implicated in the [[parthenogenesis]] of [[Familial mediterranean fever|familial Mediterranean fever]].<ref name="pmid9288758">{{cite journal |vauthors= |title=Ancient missense mutations in a new member of the RoRet gene family are likely to cause familial Mediterranean fever. The International FMF Consortium |journal=Cell |volume=90 |issue=4 |pages=797–807 |date=August 1997 |pmid=9288758 |doi= |url=}}</ref>
*In 1997, [[MEFV]] [[mutations]] were first implicated in the [[parthenogenesis]] of [[Familial mediterranean fever|familial Mediterranean fever]].<ref name="pmid9288758">{{cite journal |vauthors= |title=Ancient missense mutations in a new member of the RoRet gene family are likely to cause familial Mediterranean fever. The International FMF Consortium |journal=Cell |volume=90 |issue=4 |pages=797–807 |date=August 1997 |pmid=9288758 |doi= |url=}}</ref>
===Landmark Events in the Development of Treatment Strategies===
===Landmark Events in the Development of Treatment Strategies===
*The disease was life-treathening before the introduction of colchicine in 1972.<ref name="pmid4636899">{{cite journal |vauthors=Goldfinger SE |title=Colchicine for familial Mediterranean fever |journal=N. Engl. J. Med. |volume=287 |issue=25 |pages=1302 |date=December 1972 |pmid=4636899 |doi=10.1056/NEJM197212212872514 |url=}}</ref>
*The [[disease]] was life-threatening before the introduction of [[colchicine]] in 1972.<ref name="pmid4636899">{{cite journal |vauthors=Goldfinger SE |title=Colchicine for familial Mediterranean fever |journal=N. Engl. J. Med. |volume=287 |issue=25 |pages=1302 |date=December 1972 |pmid=4636899 |doi=10.1056/NEJM197212212872514 |url=}}</ref>


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==References==

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  1. Janeway, Theodore C. (1908). "AN UNUSUAL PAROXYSMAL SYNDROME, PROBABLY ALLIED TO RECURRENT VOMITING,". Archives of Internal Medicine. II (3): 214. doi:10.1001/archinte.1908.00050080016002. ISSN 0730-188X.
  2. Sohar E, Gafni J, Pras M, Heller H (August 1967). "Familial Mediterranean fever. A survey of 470 cases and review of the literature". Am. J. Med. 43 (2): 227–53. PMID 5340644.
  3. HELLER H, SOHAR E, PRAS M (1961). "Ethnic distribution and amyloidosis in familial Mediterranean fever (FMF)". Pathol Microbiol (Basel). 24: 718–23. PMID 13906231.
  4. "Ancient missense mutations in a new member of the RoRet gene family are likely to cause familial Mediterranean fever. The International FMF Consortium". Cell. 90 (4): 797–807. August 1997. PMID 9288758.
  5. Goldfinger SE (December 1972). "Colchicine for familial Mediterranean fever". N. Engl. J. Med. 287 (25): 1302. doi:10.1056/NEJM197212212872514. PMID 4636899.