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Behçet’s disease, the Silk Road and HLA‐B51: historical and geographical perspectives

1 Sept 1999

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Behçet's disease (BD), also known as the Silk Road disease, is a blinding inflammatory disorder of young adults found predominantly between the Mediterranean basin and the Orient, and is strongly associated with the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) antigen HLA-B51. In this article we review the history of Behçet's disease since its first description by Hippocrates, the development of the trading routes...

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PMID: 10519357
DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-0039.1999.540301.x

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