Molecular-Genetic Aspects of Familial Mediterranean Fever and the Role of the Ethnic Factor in the Manifestation of This Disease in the Republic of Crimea
Journal: Pedagogy and Psychology of Sport
Year: 2026

The study and diagnosis of monogenic diseases is based on population analysis of the frequency of pathological genes. One of the rarest hereditary pathologies in the Russian Federation is Familial Mediterranean Fever (FMF). This monogenic disease is prevalent among Sephardic Jews, Turks, Arabs, Armenians, Italians, and peoples of the North Caucasus. It is characterized by recurrent short episodes of fever and serositis, resulting in abdominal pain, chest pain on inspiration, joint pain, muscle p