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Evaluation of leptin level and Ob gene polymorphism in patients with Behcet's disease.
Archives of dermatological research - 1 Aug 2006
Okudan Nilsel, Acar Hasan, Gökbel Hakki, Mevlitoğlu Inci, Sari Fatih
Abstract excerpt
The present study was aimed to evaluate serum leptin level and the frequency of oligopolymorphic codon 25 (CAA/CAG) of Ob gene in Behcet's disease. Eighty-seven patients with Behcet's disease and 85 healthy controls with matched age, gender and body mass index were included in the study. Serum leptin level was determined and genotype of codon 25 of Ob gene was performed by using the PCR amplification after DNA...
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