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MICA gene polymorphisms in an Italian paediatric series of juvenile Behçet disease.
International journal of molecular medicine - 1 Nov 2002
Picco P, Porfirio B, Gattorno M, Buoncompagni A, Falcini F, Cusano R, Bordo D, Pistoia V, Ravazzolo R, Seri M
Abstract excerpt
The objective of this study was to investigate MICA (major histocompatibility complex MHC class I chain-related genes) polymorphisms in an Italian series of patients with juvenile Behcet disease (jBD) and to compare these genetic findings with the high prevalence of inflammatory mucosal disease, which occurs in Western populations. Ten families which included at least 1 affected patient were studied. We genotyped...
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