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About familial mediterranean fevermy greetings to youi want to ask about fmf as i made amyloid a ( saa) and the result was 41 and the doctor diag?

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Misunderstanding?: Tricky call. Serum amyloid-associated protein levels won't establish a diagnosis of familial mediterranean fever; today you want a geneticist or genetics lab to do this for you. It's an important diagnosis not to miss or to make in error; lifelong rx will make the fatal complication of amylodosis less likely, while an erroneous diagnosis results in lifelong unnecessary rx. Be proactive.

Answered 3/6/2013

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