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HLA-B51 and its allelic types in association with Behçet's disease and recurrent aphthous stomatitis in Korea.
Clinical and experimental rheumatology - 1 Jan 2000
Chang H K, Kim J U, Cheon K S, Chung H R, Lee K W, Lee I H
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: This case-control study was undertaken to evaluate the association of HLA-B51 antigen and its allelic types with Behçet's disease (BD) and with recurrent aphthous stomatitis (RAS), to investigate the degree of this association with diagnostic types and clinical variables of BD. METHODS: The DNA typing of HLA-B51 by nested PCR-SSP was performed in 61 patients with BD, 56 patients with RAS, and in 70...
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