Rs28940579

rs28940579, also known as V726A, is a SNP in the MEFV gene. The risk allele is given as (G) by 23andMe, however in dbSNP orientation, the risk allele is (C).

The symptoms of familial Mediterranean fever are caused by the person's own inflammatory response; it is not an infectious disease. The condition is more common among Turks, Sephardic Jews, and people of Arab and Armenian ancestry.