Homozygous ß-Thalassemia Associated with Familial Mediterranean Fever in a Turkish PatientDuran Canatan1, Rüya Coşan1, Hakkı Taştan2, Onur Bilenoğlu3, A. Nazlı Başak31Thalassemia Center, Antalya State Hospital, Antalya, Turkey
2Department Of Pediatric Molecular Genetics, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey
3Department Of Molecular Biology And Genetics, Boğaziçi University, İstanbul, Turkey
We report here a ß- thalassemia major case (homozygous IVS-1-110 G-A) associated with Familial Mediterranean Fever (FMF) (homozygous 694 Met-Val). Our patient’s clinical course revealed a possible synergistic effect between colchicine and desferrioxamine (DFO) However, this could be a only a coincidence, as under colchicine therapy, fever attacks may appear, this may be the topic of a further investigation. Keywords: Thalassemia, Familial Mediterranean Fever (FMF), Desferrioxamine (DFO), Colchicine.
Duran Canatan, Rüya Coşan, Hakkı Taştan, Onur Bilenoğlu, A. Nazlı Başak. Homozygous ß-Thalassemia Associated with Familial Mediterranean Fever in a Turkish Patient. Turk J Hematol. 2001; 18(3): 195-197
Corresponding Author: Duran Canatan, Türkiye |
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