title: Is plasmapheresis a potential treatment for familial Mediterranean fever patients resistant or intolerant to colchicine?
authors.affiliation: Center of Medical Genetics and Primary Health Care, Yerevan, Armenia.
authors.forename: Gohar
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Shahsuvaryan
authors.affiliation: Center of Medical Genetics and Primary Health Care, Yerevan, Armenia.
authors.forename: Hasmik
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hayrapetyan
authors.affiliation: Center of Medical Genetics and Primary Health Care, Yerevan, Armenia.
authors.forename: Tamara
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sarkisian
authors.affiliation: Rheumatology Unit, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel.
authors.forename: Eldad
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ben-Chetrit
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D003078:Colchicine / Q000009:adverse effects*; D018450:Disease Progression; D004351:Drug Resistance; D010505:Familial Mediterranean Fever / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000276:immunology / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010956:Plasmapheresis; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents; D003078:Colchicine