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The prevalence of Behçet's syndrome, familial Mediterranean fever, HLA-B51 and MEFV gene mutations among ethnic Armenians living in Istanbul, Turkey.
Clinical and experimental rheumatology - 1 Jan 2000
Seyahi Emire, Tahir Turanli Eda, Mangan Mehmet Serhat, Celikyapi Gokce, Oktay Veysel, Cevirgen Dilsen, Kuzuoglu Duygu, Ozoglu Susan, Yazici Hasan
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OBJECTIVES: We investigated the prevalence of Behçet's syndrome (BS) among the ethnic Armenians in Istanbul using Familial Mediterranean Fever (FMF) as a comparator disease. We also studied HLA-B51 and MEFV mutations among a group of healthy Armenians and a non-Armenian population. METHODS: The p...
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