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Letter
C reactive protein: protecting from lupus in familial Mediterranean fever
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C reactive protein (CRP), a member of the pentraxin family, is a widely measured acute phase reactant. CRP concentrations have been shown to be increased in familial Mediterranean fever (FMF), which is the most common autoinflammatory disorder around the world.1–3 Interestingly, CRP is not only increased during the attacks of FMF but in between the attacks as well.3 Serum amyloid A protein levels are also increased in these patients.4
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