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Comparative analysis of the association of HLA-B*51 suballeles with Behçet's disease in patients of German and Turkish origin.
Tissue antigens - 1 Sept 2001
Kötter I, Günaydin I, Stübiger N, Yazici H, Fresko I, Zouboulis C C, Adler Y, Steiert I, Kurz B, Wernet D, Braun B, Müller C A
Abstract excerpt
The distribution of the different HLA-B*51 suballeles among patients with Behçet's disease (BD) of German (n=33) and Turkish (n=92) origin in comparison to their presence in the respective ethnically matched healthy control groups (German: n=325, Turkish: n=93) was studied. HLA-B*51x was significantly increased in both patient groups in comparison to the controls (Germans: 58% vs. 12%, OR 9.76, P<0.001; Turkish:...
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