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FcgammaRIIa, IIIa and IIIb gene polymorphisms in Behçet's disease: do they have any clinical implications?
Clinical and experimental rheumatology - 1 Jan 2000
Aksu K, Kitapcioglu G, Keser G, Berdeli A, Karabulut G, Kobak S, Ozmen M, Inal V, Kabasakal Y, Oksel F, Kocanaogullari H, Doganavsargil E
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Behçet's disease (BD) is a unique systemic vasculitis involving both arteries and veins of all sizes. Since Fcgamma receptors (FcgammaR) are important in mediating various immune effector functions, FcgammaR gene polymorphisms may affect the susceptibility to systemic inflammatory diseases such as BD. The aim of this study was to show the distribution of FcgammaRIIa, IIIa ve IIIb receptor gene...
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