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Overview

Pathophysiology

  • Approximately, all cases are due to a mutation in the MEFV gene, which codes for a protein called pyrin or marenostrin (from the original name of the Mediterranean sea, Marenostrum).[1]
  • Mutation in this gene are associated with excess production of interleukin-1β (IL-1β) and an exaggerated inflammatory response.[2]
  • The function of pyrin has not been completely elucidated, but it appears to be a suppressor of the activation of caspase 1, the enzyme that stimulates production of interleukin 1β, a cytokine central to the process of inflammation. It is not conclusively known what exactly sets off the attacks, and why overproduction of IL-1 would lead to particular symptoms in particular organs (e.g. joints or the peritoneal cavity).

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Associated Conditions

Conditions associated with Familial Mediterranean fever include:

References

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  2. Chae JJ, Wood G, Masters SL, Richard K, Park G, Smith BJ, Kastner DL (June 2006). "The B30.2 domain of pyrin, the familial Mediterranean fever protein, interacts directly with caspase-1 to modulate IL-1beta production". Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 103 (26): 9982–7. doi:10.1073/pnas.0602081103. PMC 1479864. PMID 16785446.
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  10. Bahceci, Semiha Erdem; Genel, Ferah; Gulez, Nesrin; Nacaroglu, Hikmet T. (2015). "Coexistence of hereditary angioedema in a case of familial Mediterranean fever with partial response to colchicine". Central European Journal of Immunology. 1: 115–116. doi:10.5114/ceji.2015.50843. ISSN 1426-3912.
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