Term Name:	familial Mediterranean fever
Synonyms:	benign paroxysmal peritonitis, FMF
Definition:	An autoimmune disease characterized by recurrent episodes of fever and acute inflammation of the membranes lining the abdomen, joints and lungs; that has_material_basis_in mutations in the MEFV gene, which encodes the protein pyrin.
Ontology:	Human Disease [DOID:2987]   ( DOID:2987 )