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SAA1 alpha/alpha alleles in Behçet's disease related amyloidosis.
Clinical rheumatology - 1 Jun 2007
Utku Umut, Dilek Melda, Akpolat Ilkser, Bedir Abdülkerim, Akpolat Tekin
Abstract excerpt
Behçet's disease (BD) related amyloidosis is relatively rare. Serum amyloid A protein (SAA) protein gene polymorphism is one of the factors implicated in the pathogenesis of AA type amyloidosis. The aim of this study is to investigate SAA1 gene polymorphism in different patient groups: (1) BD rel...
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