@inbook{f87d2be581594751bc55144269aad60e,
title = "Epidemiology of FMF Worldwide",
abstract = "The familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is the primarily described and most prevalent autoinflammatory disease known in the world. FMF was so named by Heller, because of its high prevalence in the Mediterranean population. Indeed, it was previously denominated as benign paroxysmal peritonitis by Siegal, a New York allergist of Jewish origin, whereas it has been described as Maladie periodique by French authors.",
keywords = "Familial Mediterranean Fever, Innate immunity, Familial Mediterranean Fever, Innate immunity",
author = "Elena Verrecchia and Sicignano, {Ludovico Luca} and Lucia Cerrito and Raffaele Manna",
year = "2015",
doi = "10.1007/978-3-319-14615-7_5",
language = "English",
isbn = "2283-6403",
series = "Rare Diseases of the Immune System",
pages = "81--90",
editor = "Marco Gattorno",
booktitle = "Familial Mediterranean Fever",
}