familial mediterranean fever

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What does familial mediterranean fever mean?

A hereditary inflammatory disorder, characterized by recurrent fever, that affects groups of people originating from around the Mediterranean Sea, including Armenians, Sephardi Jews, Greeks, and Arabs.

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