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Association of MICA gene and HLA-B*5101 with Behçet's disease in Greece.
Investigative ophthalmology & visual science - 1 Aug 1999
Yabuki K, Mizuki N, Ota M, Katsuyama Y, Palimeris G, Stavropoulos C, Koumantaki Y, Spyropoulou M, Giziaki E, Kaklamani V, Kaklamani E, Inoko H, Ohno S
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: Behçet's disease (BD) is known to be associated with HLA-B51 in many different ethnic groups. Recently MICA, a member of a novel family of the human major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class I genes termed MIC (MHC class I chain-related genes), was identified near the HLA-B gene, and...
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