MEFV gene mutation in patients with juvenile-onset systemic lupus erythematosus in upper Egypt
Osman, N., Sayed, S., Asker, G., Hamed, H., Badawy, E. (2025). MEFV gene mutation in patients with juvenile-onset systemic lupus erythematosus in upper Egypt. EKB Journal Management System, 23(1), 12-19. doi: 10.21608/ejpa.2025.315231.1076
Naglaa Samy Osman; Shrouk Ahmed Mostafa Sayed; Gamal Ali Asker; Hosny Badrawy Hamed; Eman Reda Badawy. "MEFV gene mutation in patients with juvenile-onset systemic lupus erythematosus in upper Egypt". EKB Journal Management System, 23, 1, 2025, 12-19. doi: 10.21608/ejpa.2025.315231.1076
Osman, N., Sayed, S., Asker, G., Hamed, H., Badawy, E. (2025). 'MEFV gene mutation in patients with juvenile-onset systemic lupus erythematosus in upper Egypt', EKB Journal Management System, 23(1), pp. 12-19. doi: 10.21608/ejpa.2025.315231.1076
Osman, N., Sayed, S., Asker, G., Hamed, H., Badawy, E. MEFV gene mutation in patients with juvenile-onset systemic lupus erythematosus in upper Egypt. EKB Journal Management System, 2025; 23(1): 12-19. doi: 10.21608/ejpa.2025.315231.1076

MEFV gene mutation in patients with juvenile-onset systemic lupus erythematosus in upper Egypt

The Egyptian Journal of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology
Volume 23, Issue 1, April 2025, Page 12-19  XML PDF (242.98 K)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/ejpa.2025.315231.1076
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Authors
Naglaa Samy Osman email orcid 1; Shrouk Ahmed Mostafa Sayed2; Gamal Ali Asker2; Hosny Badrawy Hamed3; Eman Reda Badawy4
1Pediatric Allergy, Immunology and Rheumatology Unit, Children`s Hospital, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt.
2Department of Pediatrics, Assiut University, Children`s Hospital, Assiut, Egypt
3Department of Clinical Pathology, South Egypt Cancer Institute, Assiut University, Egypt.
4Department of Clinical Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Egypt.
Abstract
Background: Juvenile-onset systemic lupus erythematosus ((j)SLE) is an autoimmune/inflammatory disease that can result in significant damage and disability. Familial Mediterranean Fever (FMF), the most common periodic fever syndrome in children, is characterized by episodes of fever, abdominal pain, arthralgia, arthritis, serositis. Given the overlap in clinical features between jSLE and FMF, we sought to assess the prevalence of the common 12 MEFV gene mutations in a group of jSLE patients. Methods: This cross-sectional controlled study analyzed MEFV gene mutations in 60 jSLE patients and 30 healthy controls using PCR and reverse hybridization. The assay included the following gene mutations E148Q, P369S, F479L, M680I (G/C), M680I (G/A), I692del, M694V, M694I, K695R, V726A, A744S, and R761H. Results: Heterozygous MEFV gene mutations were found in 10% of jSLE patients and 13% of the controls, with no statistically significant difference. These mutations were primarily located in exon 10. Fever, abdominal pain, arthritis, and pericardial effusion were the most common clinical presentations in jSLE patients with a heterozygous MEFV gene mutation. Conclusions: jSLE patients carry MEFV variants at rates comparable to the general population. Nevertheless, MEFV genetic mutations may influence the presentation of SLE. Clinicians should consider the possibility of co-occurrence of both diseases in patients with overlapping symptoms. Wider scale studies are needed to validate our findings
Keywords
Juvenile-onset systemic lupus erythematous (jSLE); Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF); Mediterranean fever gene (MEFV)
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