Gene:
Mediterranean fever
Gene ID:
132762
Symbol:
Mefv
Species:
1182
Description:
protein contains homology to nuclei acid-binding factors; may mediate inflammatory response in differentiated polymorphonuclear leukocytes; mutations in human cause Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF), a recessively inherited disorder of inflammation characterized by episodes of fever with serositis or synovitis [RGD]