Article: Studies in the area of familial mediterranean fever therapy reported from Ondokuz Mayis University, Department of Periodontology.(Clinical report)

New investigation results, 'Periodontal disease in patients with familial Mediterranean fever: from inflammation to amyloidosis,' are detailed in a study published in Journal of Periodontal Research. "Familial Mediterranean fever stimulates a very intense acute-phase reactants response and if left untreated eventually leads to amyloidosis. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of periodontal disease among patients with familial Mediterranean fever in the Black Sea region in Turkey and to evaluate whether periodontitis is related to amyloidosis in patients with familial Mediterranean fever," scientists in Samsun, Turkey report (see also Familial ...

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