Characteristics and outcomes of adult patients with familial Mediterranean fever: Comparison of patients with one versus two pathogenic exon 10 MEFV mutations.

Objective: To describe the main features and outcomes of a large cohort of adult familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) patients with one pathogenic MEFV mutations and compare them to FMF patients displaying 2 pathogenic MEFV mutations.

Methods: In a retrospective single-referential French center cohort of 581 patients with FMF, 178 FMF patients with one pathogenic mutation were retrieved and compared to 403 patients with 2 pathogenic MEFV mutations. The diagnosis of FMF was based on the Eurofever/PRINTO classification criteria for all patients, and they had all been sequenced for MEFV.

Break down the barriers of auto-inflammation: How to deal with a monogenic auto-inflammatory disease and immuno-haematological features in 2022?

In the past few years, the spectrum of monogenic systemic auto-inflammatory diseases (MSAID) has widely expanded beyond the typical recurrent fever. Immuno-haematological features, as cytopenias, hypogammaglobulinemia, hypereosinophilia, lymphoproliferation and immunodeficiency, have been described in association of several MSAID. The objective of this review was to describe these particular MSAID.

Amyloid Goiter in Familial Mediterranean Fever: Description of 42 Cases from a French Cohort and from Literature Review.

Our aim was to describe the main features of amyloid goiter in adults with amyloidosis secondary to familial Mediterranean fever. Therefore, we analyzed cases from a French cohort of familial Mediterranean fever patients with amyloidosis and from literature review. Forty-two cases were identified: 9 from the French cohort and 33 from literature review.

Risk of liver fibrosis induced by methotrexate and other rheumatoid arthritis medications according to the Fibrosis-4 Index.

Objectives: We aimed to estimate the amount of scarring in the liver with the fibrosis-4 (FIB-4) index in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) with special interest in methotrexate (MTX) influence.

Methods: This was a cross-sectional monocentric study including successive RA patients recruited for a 12-month period. Data on liver function, disease activity, hepatotoxic and cardiovascular risk factors were systematically collected.

Association between familial Mediterranean fever and multiple sclerosis: A case series from the JIR cohort and systematic literature review.

Introduction: Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is the most frequent monogenic autoinflammatory disorder; and leads to the uncontrolled production of interleukin (IL)-1β. Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an inflammatory disease of the central nervous system; and its development seems to be partly correlated with IL-1β levels. It is hypothesized that FMF could be associated with MS.

Disease Activity Score in 28 Joints Using GGT Permits a Dual Evaluation of Joint Activity and Cardiovascular Risk.

Objective: To identify the factors potentially associated with serum gamma-glutamyltransferase (GGT) elevation in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA).

Methods: This is a cross-sectional monocentric study including RA patients over a 12-month period. Data on liver function, RA disease activity, and hepatotoxic and cardiovascular (CV) risk factors were systematically collected.