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A twin study in Behçet's syndrome.
Clinical and experimental rheumatology - 1 Jan 2000
Masatlioglu Seval, Seyahi Emire, Tahir Turanli Eda, Fresko Izzet, Gogus Feride, Senates Ebubekir, Oguz Savran Fatma, Yazici Hasan
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: Case reports on monozygotic (MZ) twins with Behçet's syndrome (BS) have been few and we are not aware of formal twin studies. We sought the frequency of MZ and dizygotic (DZ) twin births in BS and compared it to a healthy population sample from the same geography. We also looked for the concordance rate among the MZ and DZ twins. METHODS: 1705 (1039M/666F) patients attending a dedicated BS outpatient...
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