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Microsatellite polymorphisms of the MICA gene among Japanese patients with Behçet's disease.
Canadian journal of ophthalmology. Journal canadien d'ophtalmologie - 1 Apr 2006
Nishiyama Midori, Takahashi Masanori, Manaka Ken-ichi, Suzuki Shigenari, Saito Mari, Nakae Kimihiro
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Behçet's disease (BD) is a multisystemic inflammatory disease of unknown origin. Because some researchers have recently suggested a primary association of BD with the A6 allele of the human major histocompatibility complex class I chain-related A (MICA) gene, we investigated microsatellite polymorphisms of the MICA gene in subjects with and without BD. METHODS: This was a case-control study of 23...
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