Plague as a cause for familial Mediterranean fever
Plague as a cause for familial Mediterranean fever
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Plague as a cause for familial Mediterranean fever
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New York: Nature Publishing Group US
Journal title
Nature immunology, 2020-08, Vol.21 (8), p.833-834
Language
English
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New York: Nature Publishing Group US
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Contents
Evolutionary genetic and experimental analyses suggest that mutations causing familial Mediterranean fever have been positively selected in the Middle East, probably because they confer heightened resistance against
Yersinia pestis
infection.
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Full title
Plague as a cause for familial Mediterranean fever
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TN_cdi_hal_primary_oai_HAL_hal_03020414v1
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_hal_primary_oai_HAL_hal_03020414v1
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ISSN
1529-2908
E-ISSN
1529-2916
DOI
10.1038/s41590-020-0724-3
