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

Jean Capron

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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. We aim to describe the features of patients displaying both diseases and to investigate the MEFV mutation rate in MS patients. Methods: Patients with definite MS were retrieved from the cohort of FMF patients in the Reference Center for Rare Auto-inflammatory Diseases and Amyloidosis (CEREMAIA). We also performed a systematic literature review of articles from PubMed that were published from 1990 to 2020. Results: Twenty-four patients were included in the case series: five patients (1.3%) from our cohort of 364 and 19 patients from the literature. The sex ratio was 2:1. The mean age at diagnosis of FMF was 19 years old; and that for MS was 29 years old. Seven studies investigating the MEFV mutation rate in MS patients were included. Three studies found a higher mutation rate in MS patients than in the control group. Conclusion: FMF and MS features were comparable to those of patients with unrelated diseases; and MEFV mutation carriage was not positively correlated with MS. However; MS prevalence in FMF patients was higher than was expected in a healthy population. To a lesser extent; FMF prevalence in MS patients was higher than expected in a healthy population and the difference might not be significant. These data suggest that FMF could be associated with MS; and further studies are needed to investigate a potential causal association.
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inserm-03788436 , version 1 (26-09-2022)

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Inès Elhani, Anael Dumont, Hélène Vergneault, Samuel Ardois, Maëlle Le Besnerais, et al.. Association between familial Mediterranean fever and multiple sclerosis: A case series from the JIR cohort and systematic literature review. Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders, 2021, 50, pp.102834. ⟨10.1016/j.msard.2021.102834⟩. ⟨inserm-03788436⟩
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